Namibia
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:51:47 GMTCourt Set to Seal Air Namibia's Fate
[New Era] The Windhoek High Court is today expected to grant a final order for Air Namibia's liquidation after the embattled national airline was placed under provisional liquidation in late February.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:56:15 GMTInadequate Funding an Obstacle in the Film Industry
[New Era] The inadequate government funding for local content production and the further development of the film sector is the biggest hurdle stopping or slowing down the Namibian Film Commission in achieving its mandate.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:55:24 GMTPilot Project Alleviates Housing Backlog in Gobabis
[New Era] More than 1100 households in the town of Gobabis have received land through an existing institutional partnership between the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) and the Namibia Housing Action Group (NHAG) that resulted in a settlem...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:54:21 GMTNamibia Faces Long Wait for Procured Vaccines
[New Era] A decision by India, the world's largest producer of the Covid-19 vaccine to temporarily halt all exports of the AstraZeneca vaccine while prioritising domestic needs, could derail Namibia's fight against the pandemic.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:46:04 GMTCraftswomen Feel Neglected in the Art Industry
[New Era] Six ladies selling handmade jewellery at the OK parking lot at city-centre said they rely on arts to make a living, a sort of solitude they resort but due to Covid-19 and the usual hardship they endure, business has not been gloomy for the ...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:41:30 GMTJobless Fishermen Feel Abandoned
[Namibian] FISHERMEN at Walvis Bay, who have been out of work for the past five years, are accusing the director of the Namibia Fishermen United Association, Matheus Lungameni, of abandoning them.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:31:21 GMTNampa, New Era Marriage Could Be Delayed 'For Years'
[Namibian] MINISTER of information and communication technology Peya Mushelenga says it could take a few years before a decision by the Cabinet to merge the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) and the New Era Publication Corporation (NEPC) can be fully impl...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:21:36 GMTGovt Limit Stifles 7-Seater Drivers' Business
[Namibian] The Kavango Seven Seaters Organisation says government restriction on seven-seater drivers operating without long-distance permits to a 75-kilometre radius is affecting their pockets.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:50:46 GMTDA Urges SA Government to Intervene As Namibia Refuse Entry for Twin Daughters of Same-Sex Couple
[DA] The DA calls on the South African government to intervene in the Namibian government's refusal to issue travel documents to , who were born in South Africa via a surrogate.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:20:36 GMT400 People Face Eviction From Aussenkehr
[Namibian] ABOUT 400 residents at Aussenkehr, 50 kilometres north-west of Noordoewer in the //Kharas region face eviction from what has been their home for 10 years, at the end of this month.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:51:15 GMTMarch Disinformation Madness
[Namibian] Covid-19-related disinformation just keeps going and going.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:59:01 GMTWarriors Aim for Redemption
[Namibian] DESPITE being knocked out of the Afcon finals, Brave Warriors coach Bobby Samaria is determined to end their campaign on a high against Guinea on Sunday.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:59:31 GMTUca Offer 12 More Contracts, Namibia Schedule Released
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Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:44:42 GMT'Namibia Football Not in Good Hands'
[Namibian] So says first vice president of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), Josef Fredericks. Conversely, Fredericks is the face of a pressure group working on ousting NFA president Ranga Haikali, who claims to have proof of such a plot.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:52 GMTUnlicensed Driver Allegedly Runs Over Pedestrians, Flees Scene
[Namibian] A 40-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after allegedly running over two women with a vehicle at Okahao and fleeing the scene.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:29:53 GMTAir Namibia Staff Throw in Towel Over Liquidation
[Namibian] About 636 employees of Air Namibia whose fate is most likely to be finally sealed by the High Court on Friday have finally accepted the national carrier's fate.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:40:54 GMTEmsie Stars in School Arena
[Namibian] EMSIE Esterhuizen was an exceptional netball player during her heyday. Probably one of the most decorated stars to come out of Namibia, she has a very unique netball history that saw her representing both the then-South West Africa and Sou...
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:20:14 GMTBanking Fees Likely to Reduce By Digital Channel Migration - Murorua
[New Era] Traditional banking fees in southern Africa, which some believe are the highest in the world, are expected to plateau and eventually reduce given the escalating migration of bank customers to digital channels.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:18:22 GMTNational Youth Council Job-Creation Millions Diverted
[Namibian] THE National Youth Council spent funds meant for entrepreneurship projects on its general assembly and restructuring exercise, while local youths continue to cry out for job opportunities to sustain themselves.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:10:50 GMTProbe Into Army's Attempt to Evict Police Chief
[Namibian] Police chief inspector general Sebastian Ndeitunga has appointed a joint investigation team to scrutinise the attempted eviction of Omaheke police chief Andreas Haingura from a government property.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:08:47 GMTAfDB Approves Over U.S.$.67 Million Loan for Namibia
[New Era] The finance ministry yesterday confirmed that a N$1.5 billion loan for Namibia has been approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance the Namibia Governance and Economic Recovery Support Programme (GERSP).
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:15:24 GMTCommittee Criticises Genocide Talks
[New Era] A little-known committee under the banner, Otjisuta Otjetu Oveni, has criticised the ongoing genocide negotiations between Namibia and the German government, saying talks will fail because it is taking place in contravention of internationa...
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:14:32 GMTOngwediva's Sewage Headache After Heavy Rains
[Namibian] RESIDENTS of New Reception at Ongwediva say they are fed up with sewage flowing up to their doorsteps.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:00:34 GMTNamcol's Visually Impaired Grade 12s
[Namibian] PUPILS with visual impairments who wrote their Grade 12 exams through the Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) are still eagerly awaiting their results.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:00:00 GMTNamibia Go Down to Spar Proteas
[Namibian] THE Spar Proteas got off to a winning start in the Spar Challenge Tri-nations tournament at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Thursday with a convincing 58-30 victory over Namibia. The Spar Proteas led 32-15 at halftime.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:59:28 GMTCheetah Conservation Fund Helps Somaliland
[Namibian] THE Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) recently conducted two training sessions for veterinarians in Somaliland and the Somali regional area of Ethiopia to equip them with skills to treat cheetah cubs.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:58:02 GMTDays Are Dark in Donkerhoek
[Namibian] SMALL business operators and vendors at Donkerhoek informal settlement at Khorixas have not recovered from the impact of Covid-19 since last year.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:56:18 GMTTwo Not Guilty of Murder in Second Treason Trial
[Namibian] Two of the eight men still being prosecuted in the long-running second Caprivi high treason trial heard yesterday that they have been found not guilty on a count of murder.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:30:02 GMTDesert Jewels in Spar Challenge Action Today
[New Era] Namibia's senior netball side, the Debmarine Desert Jewels, will today start their 2021 Spar Challenge Tri-Nations Series campaign with a clash against South Africa's Spar Proteas in Cape Town, South Africa, and head coach Julene Meyer has ...
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:28:39 GMTCapricorn Supports Namibian Standards Institution
[New Era] Capricorn Group's Business Risk Officer, Horst Simon, facilitated risk management training for Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) employees on 17 March 2021.