[Namibian] THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, through its veterinary department, has announced the suspension of live poultry imports from 10 European countries due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

[Namibian] THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has defended a recent invitation for bids to hunt game, saying trophy hunters help the ministry in wildlife conservation and protection.

[Namibian] Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has warned farmers of a livestock guard dog scam. In a statement on 28 December 2020, the fund said it had received a number of reports of livestock guard dogs(LGDs) being sold to farmers by persons not asso...

[Namibian] Scores of Keetmanshoop residents yesterday embarked on a consumer protest to force the shutdown of the local Shoprite store.

[Namibia Economist] The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has advised farmers to be more innovative this year and indicated that although the recent heavy rainfall may have caused damage to some extent, there are beneficial outcomes to it.

[Namibian] Trade has almost come to a standstill last week as Botswana protested footing the bill for cross-border transporters' Covid-19 testing alone.

[Namibian] The restriction on service stations to operate for 17 hours a day only has wiped out around 50% of their business, operators say.

[Namibian] The government has paid more than N$8,8 million to 130 struggle veterans - despite records at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security showing they have died.

[Namibian] SWAPO Party Youth League secretary Ephraim Nekongo has blamed government employees and specifically "technocrats" for the ruling party's poor performance in the 2019 and 2020 national elections.

[Namibian] The Ministry of Finance will launch an investigation into an alleged syndicate of customs officials who are believed to be working with clearing agents to swindle money out of Namibians living in South Africa.

[Namibian] More than 12 000 workers were retrenched in 2020 as businesses struggle to sustain jobs due to Namibia's slumping economy, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

[Namibian] The Rehoboth Town Council finds itself in the grips of a continuous debt crisis.

[Namibian] SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) of a year and older will next week be able to apply for bridging capital from the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN).

[Namibia Economist] The Import and in transit movement of live poultry from the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Belgium, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, and France has been banned with immediate effect.

[Namibian] The Olushandja Horticulture Producers Association (OHPA) based at Epalela in Omusati has appealed to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform to find formal local markets for their fresh produce.

[Namibian] EMPLOYEES at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) are in for a salary increase, yet the future of 133 contract workers remains uncertain.

[Namibian] Oshakati is among towns in the northern regions that frequently suffer from heavy flooding during the rainy season almost every year, and the residents mostly suffer infrastructure and property damage caused by seasonal and flash floods.

[Namibian] Petrina Auwanga (45) from Omkoko village at Outapi in the Omusati region, lives with albinism.

[Namibian] The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has given Trustco Holdings Limited until 29 January to submit provisional financial statements or risk suspension.

[Namibian] THE speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, will step down as a trustee of the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology (Nimt) after 29 years' involvement although his active engagement with the institution ended in 2003.

[Namibian] THE Keetmanshoop municipality has racked up N$12 million in outstanding payments to the national water supplier.

[Namibian] There is no threat yet of a repeat of the massive flood that hit Mariental in February 2006, despite heavy downpours received recently in the downstream catchment areas of the Hardap Dam.

[Namibian] THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources on Thursday denied that a list of new entrants to the fishing industry has been released.

[Namibian] More than 30 000 pupils did not return to school across the country during the gradual return to classes after the Covid-19 lockdown last year, leaving without a trace, while over 3 600 schoolgirls fell pregnant during the 2020 academic ye...

[Namibia Economist] Brave Warriors interim coach Bobby Samaria Thursday revealed the 28 Brave Warriors for the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) Finals in Cameroon.

[Namibia Economist] The Development Bank of Namibia's (Dbn) Covid-19 business relief loans which will provide finance equivalent to three months up to a maximum of six months working capital for enterprises affected by COVID-19, will kick off on 18 J...

[Namibia Economist] The Complete Movement of All Live Clovenhoofed animals within and out of Disease Management Areas (DMAs) has been banned with immediate effect, following confirmed cases of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) in the northern parts of the...

[Namibia Economist] The U.S. Embassy, through the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has extended its support to the Ministry of Health and Social Services to employee 11 data clerks and four public health specialists for an additional m...

[Namibian] Namibia coach Bobby Samaria has revealed the 27 Brave Warriors for the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) Finals in Cameroon.

[Namibia Economist] The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has assessed the measures taken by governments to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on culture professionals and on the sector as a whole, an...