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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:49:41 GMT
Swapo Skirts Around Shoprite Strike
[Namibian] SWAPO appears to be avoiding the ongoing countrywide labour dispute between Shoprite and its workers with youth league secretary Ephraim Nekongo says the ruling party wing will bring the matter to the union.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:49:40 GMT
Bank Windhoek Bags PSG's Nam Best Bank Award Again
[Namibian] INVESTMENT firm PSG Namibia has ranked Bank Windhoek as the best commercial bank in the country in 2020 - for the second consecutive year.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:49:39 GMT
//Kharas Police Issue 119 Warnings to Covid-19 Rule Breakers
[Namibian] THE police in the //Kharas region have issued 119 warning notices to people found to have contravened the Covid-19 regulations.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:49:36 GMT
SAN Pupils Dropping Out At Alarming Rate
[Namibian] San pupils dropping out at alarming rate

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:44:37 GMT
Labour Ministry Diplomatic On Shoprite Workers
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation seems to be taking a laid-back stance on the ongoing Shoprite strikes, putting its faith in conciliation.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:07:18 GMT
Amazing Albatrosses - 'Scarecrows' Cut Seabird Deaths By 98%
[RFI] Conservationists and fishermen in Namibia have reduced the accidental deaths of seabirds including endangered albatrosses, from up to 30,000 per year more than a decade ago, to just 215 at the last count: and it's all down to the simplest of bi...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:56:20 GMT
Warriors Kickstart CHAN Adventure
[Namibian] THE waiting is finally over as the Brave Warriors are due to make their debut at the Africa Nations Championship in Limbe, Cameroon against Guinea tonight.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:31:32 GMT
Bodies Piling Up At Okahao Police Mortuary
[Namibian] The police mortuary at Okahao where the police conduct post-mortems has received more bodies than it can accommodate because of a pileup of bodies.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:28:09 GMT
Man Bites Off Father's Lip During Fight
[Namibian] A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Ohangwena has allegedly bit off his father's lip after the father prevented him from cooking because he arrived home late.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:23:41 GMT
Oshana Renovates Ablution Facilities At Okaukuejo Settlement
[Namibian] The Oshana regional council has renovated and revamped several ablution facilities for the Hai//om community living at Okaukuejo settlement in the Uuvudhiya constituency.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:23:05 GMT
Omusati Pensioner Killed in Shooting Incident
[Namibian] A 73-YEAR-OLD man died in the Omusati region as a result of an alleged self-inflicted gunshot injury on Sunday.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:22:06 GMT
Girl (13) Allegedly Raped At Opuwo
[Namibian] A 13-YEAR-OLD girl was allegedly raped by a 46-year-old man at Opuwo on Friday.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:19:24 GMT
Geingob Named Fishrot Boss of Bosses
[Namibian] Lawyer Marén de Klerk in April last year revealed how he became part of a corruption scheme, initially baptised 'Ndilimani Project', to allegedly fund president Hage Geingob's presidential campaign.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:18:17 GMT
Nantu Unhappy With Erongo Schools Water Shortage
[Namibian] The Namibia National Teachers' Union (Nantu) Swakopmund branch leadership is unhappy with the re-opening of some schools in the rural areas of the Erongo region.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:58:19 GMT
'Kapana' Heading to Los Angeles
[Namibia Economist] 'Kapana', one of the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO)'s films, has just been selected to be part of the prestigious Pan African Film Festival 2021 in Los Angeles.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:57:20 GMT
Earth Tremor Rocks /Ai-/Ais Vicinity
[Namibia Economist] The Ministry of Mines and Energy on Saturday 16 January revealed that an earthquake was recorded in Namibia, some 10 kilometres southwest of /Ai-/Ais during the afternoon hours of Thursday.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:55:45 GMT
2021 Comes With New Economic Challenges, Despite Positive Growth Prospects - Analyst
[Namibia Economist] The year 2021 is expected to remain under the shadow of the pandemic, despite increasing growth prospects as a result of vaccine roll-outs.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:53:08 GMT
Namibia Prepares for CHAN Opener
[Namibia Economist] The 2020 Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicked off on Saturday 16 January in Cameroon.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:52:10 GMT
New Call-Ups Impress in Training Match
[Namibian] Some exciting new talent was on display when the national u20 squad played a training match at the NFA technical centre on Saturday in preparation for next month's Afcon u20 Championships.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:51:20 GMT
City of Windhoek Approves 2,282 Building Plans in 2020
[Namibia Economist] The City of Windhoek approved a total of 2,282 building plans in 2020, 250 more than in 2019, however, in value terms approvals fell by 7% in 2020, declining from N$1.99 billion in 2019 to N$1.85 billion in 2020.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:49:40 GMT
Cops Claim Oshakati Shoprite Strike Was Illegal
[Namibian] The police claim that a Oshakati Shoprite protest at which rubber bullets were fired and workers and Affirmative Repositioning activists were assaulted was illegal.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:48:42 GMT
Young Women Twice Unlikely to Get Employed
[Namibian] GLOBALLY, young women are twice as likely to have 'not in employment, education or training' (NEET) status as young men, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has found.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:48:13 GMT
IPC Mobiliser Quits Over 'Dictatorship'
[Namibian] THE Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) political mobiliser for the Walvis Bay branch, Efraim Nanghama, resigned from the party over the weekend.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:46:23 GMT
Namibians Scoop Zikomo Nominations
[Namibian] NAMIBIAN talents such as Maria Nepembe, Maria Immanuel, better known as 'ML', Meggy Fillipus, Rosaline Vidigal, Auguste Uutoni and Tresia Shongola have all achieved milestones in their careers.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:43:26 GMT
Young Man Masters Furniture Making Through YouTube
[Namibian] WITH little to lose, Leonard Ashilungu (22) refused to sit at his village and wallow in poverty.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:32:46 GMT
Flood Fears Grip Oshana
[Namibian] The onset of the rainy season has sparked flood fears among residents of flood-prone Oshakati areas such as Ekuku, Ehenye and Onawa.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:03:57 GMT
Covid-19 - Namibia to Get AU Vaccines
[Namibian] NAMIBIA will soon receive an additional consignment of Covid-19 vaccines procured for all 54 African countries through a partnership between the African Union (AU) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:39:55 GMT
Flood Alert for Mariental
[Namibian] Flood alert for Mariental

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:45:44 GMT
Amushelelo an Agent of Chaos - Nangombe
[Namibian] CLAIMS made by forex fraud accused Michael Amushelelo about patients in state hospitals receiving the coronavirus vaccine and then dying have been rubbished by the health ministry.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:44:38 GMT
Oshana Police Chief Clueless About Shoprite Beatings
[Namibian] ABOUT 15 hours after Oshakati police officers fired rubber bullets and allegedly assaulted striking U-Save and Shoprite workers and Affirmative Repositioning activists, Oshana regional police commander, commissioner Rauha Amwele, is still ...



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