Namibia
Fri, 14 May 2021 12:56:58 GMTLabour Union Sues Govt Over State Broadcaster
[Namibian] Namibia's biggest labour union has filed a lawsuit against the government, accusing it of sacrificing Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) employees as part of the government's N$3,7 billion bailout loan agreement with the International...
Fri, 14 May 2021 12:21:00 GMTTrade Openness Can Empower Women - Schultz
[Namibian] The United Nations fifth Sustainable Development Goals call for gender equality and empowering women and girls, however, little has been said on how this can be done and with the new norms, the proposed solutions could be outdated.
Fri, 14 May 2021 15:04:42 GMTSanitary Pads Worth N$10000 Donated to Dordabis Community
[Namibia Economist] The Dordabis community this week received sanitary pads from the Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus, to alleviate period poverty and improve menstrual hygiene for the girl-child in the commu...
Fri, 14 May 2021 13:01:13 GMTWindhoek Faces Covid-19 ICU Crisis
[Namibian] THE increasing hospitalisation of people with Covid-19 has led to a shortage of beds in the intensive care units (ICU) of Windhoek's hospitals, especially private facilities.
Fri, 14 May 2021 13:00:24 GMTTwo in Five Namibians Experience Violence
[New Era] About 45% of men and 40% of women aged 18 to 24 years experienced physical, sexual or emotional violence during childhood, gender equality minister Doreen Sioka has said.
Fri, 14 May 2021 13:00:19 GMTPrivate Sector Contributes to Vaccines for Hope Coalition
[New Era] More than N$12 million was handed over to the Ministry of Health and Social Services on 29 April as part of private sector companies pledging their support to Namibia's Vaccine Roll-out Plan 2021. This was in response to the government's re...
Fri, 14 May 2021 13:00:12 GMTGobabis Suspends HR Manager
[Namibian] The management committee of the Gobabis municipality on Monday suspended its manager for corporate services and human resources, Frieda Shimakeleni.
Fri, 14 May 2021 12:25:10 GMTThe Psychological Cost of Covid-19
[Namibian] The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has both a public health and an economic component. As a public health issue, the virus has made thousands of Namibians sick and killed a few hundreds. It has put the public health system under pressure and ha...
Fri, 14 May 2021 12:22:27 GMTBus Driver Jailed Over Student's Murder
[Namibian] A long-distance bus driver convicted of murdering his student girlfriend in Windhoek four years ago has been sentenced to an effective prison term of 30 years at the end of his trial.
Fri, 14 May 2021 12:21:39 GMTTreasury Denies Two Entities Procurement Autonomy
[Namibian] NAMWATER, and the City of Windhoek have failed the assessment for autonomy to procure beyond the prescribed threshold.
Fri, 14 May 2021 12:20:02 GMTKatima Gets Private Hospital
[Namibian] A state-of-the-art private hospital is the answer to many patients' needs in Katima Mulilo, who were always referred to facilities hundreds, if not thousands of kilometres away to get specialist care.
Fri, 14 May 2021 12:19:02 GMTFarming in the Namib Desert
[Namibian] With three hectares under plastic and net Farm Shalom in the Swakop River Valley yields 40 tonnes of fresh produce every month in Namibia's unforgiving desert environment.
Fri, 14 May 2021 12:17:46 GMTBrit Faces Jail Stay On Murder Charge
[Namibian] A British farm owner charged with murdering one of his employees in a shooting incident in the Kamanjab area probably faces a substantial period of imprisonment if convicted, a magistrate said in a ruling at the end of a bail hearing this ...
Fri, 14 May 2021 12:17:03 GMTZimbabwean Arrested Over Fake Covid-19 Certificate
[Namibian] A 30-year-old Zimbabwean man was arrested in the Zambezi region on charges of fraud and forgery on Thursday, after he allegedly presented a fake Covid-19 certificate to border officials.
Fri, 14 May 2021 12:16:01 GMTSMS Service for ID Applications Relaunched
[Namibian] The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has introduced an SMS service to improve the administration of applications for identity documents
Fri, 14 May 2021 11:43:11 GMTOngwediva Approves N$146,5m Budget
[Namibian] The Ongwediva Town Council has approved a budget of N$146,5 million for the 2021/2022 financial year.
Fri, 14 May 2021 11:42:47 GMTAllan Donald in Namibia
[Namibian] Former South African bowling great Allan Donald will be in Windhoek for the next week to take part in an Eagles white ball camp hosted by Namibia national coach Pierre de Bruyn.
Fri, 14 May 2021 11:42:16 GMTFAO Trains SADC On Disaster Anticipatory Action
[Namibian] The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has started training people from southern Africa in taking anticipatory actions ahead of disasters.
Fri, 14 May 2021 11:40:51 GMTAltar Stabbing Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder
[Namibian] Prince Pienaar (24), who allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Madikizela Horaes (22), several times on Monday, including in front of a church altar, has been remanded in custody by the Khorixas Magistrate's Court.
Fri, 14 May 2021 11:37:22 GMTFishing On Decline in Lüderitz
[Namibian] THE fishing industry at Lüderitz in the //Kharas region has been on the decline over the past five to 10 years because fishing companies are transferring their quotas to Walvis Bay, due to the high cost of doing business in the town and i...
Fri, 14 May 2021 11:36:50 GMTCatfishing for Survival
[Namibian] About 40 kilometres from Ongwediva in the Oshana region is the Ulili (Ombuga) river. This is where flood water that flows through the Cuvelai river channel, Omvelo Wakasamane, Epalela and the Okandjegedhi bridge eventually comes to settle.
Fri, 14 May 2021 11:20:30 GMTFormer Benfica Great Enjoys Retirement in Tsumeb
[Namibian] Namibia had its own share of exceptional football headers and former Benfica midfield star Mandume Licky Gideon was one of them.
Fri, 14 May 2021 11:17:11 GMTNamport Plans to Deepen Lüderitz Port
[Namibian] Namport plans to enhance the capacity of the port of Lüderitz, which is currently constrained by its shallow depth of -8.75 metres chart datum.
Fri, 14 May 2021 10:49:17 GMTMoving the Needle On Infrastructure Development - an Allocator's Perspective
[Namibia Economist] By Sara Mezui Engo
Fri, 14 May 2021 10:49:17 GMTConstruction of Endola-Eembo District Road Commences
[Namibia Economist] The Deputy Minster of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi officiated the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the District Road 4113: Endola-Eembo in the Ohangwena Region last week.
Fri, 14 May 2021 10:49:16 GMTLocal Component of Transboundary Community Conservancy Sustainable Wildlife Management Project Launched
[Namibia Economist] The project signing ceremony to kick off the implementation of the Namibia component of the transboundary Community Conservancy Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) project was launched in Windhoek this week, between the governme...
Fri, 14 May 2021 10:49:10 GMTEuropean Union Commits to a Lasting Partnership With Namibia
[Namibia Economist] The European Union Reaffirmed Its Long -- term partnership with Namibia on 7 May during the celebration of Europe Day, held in Windhoek.
Fri, 14 May 2021 13:00:25 GMTNbl Employees Accused of N$6.3 Million Fraud
[New Era] Four Namibia Breweries Limited employees made their first appearance in the Katutura Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for allegedly defrauding the company of N$6.3 million.
Fri, 14 May 2021 13:00:24 GMTTribute to a Quartet of Departed Football Legends
[New Era] "BB" Ouseb 1950 -- 2021, Shoeshine Kambanda 1960 - 2021, Marry Gariseb 1953 - 2021, Juluka Doeseb 1960 - 2021
Fri, 14 May 2021 13:00:22 GMTCouple Sues State Over Alleged Medical Negligence
[New Era] A Windhoek couple is suing the health ministry for N$4 million over alleged medical negligence that led to their minor child suffering an irreversible and incurable brain injury.