Namibia
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:04:15 GMT19-Year-Old Accused of Raping Minor
[Namibian] A 19-YEAR-OLD male was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl.
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:03:15 GMTToddler Suspected of Starting House Fire
[Namibian] The community of Maltahöhe in the Hardap region is collecting clothes and furniture to assist a woman whose shack burned down on Saturday morning.
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:00:55 GMTDu Plooy Shines At African Champs
[Namibian] NAMIBIAN triathlon champion Divan du Plooy was in great form to win a bronze medal in the u23 men's category at the African Triathlon Championships in Sham El Shrek, Egypt on Saturday.
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:59:55 GMTDe Lange, Liebenburg Triumph At Nedbank Xc3
[Namibian] TRISTAN de Lange and Courtney Liebenberg were comfortable winners of the elite men and women's categories at the third Nedbank Mountain Bike Cross Country Series at Farm Windhoek on Saturday.
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:58:24 GMTNakathila Will Bounce Back - Tobias
[Namibian] Boxing promoter Nestor Tobias has vowed that Jeremiah Nakathila will bounce back following his defeat to Shakur Stevenson in their WBO interim junior lightweight title fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:47:05 GMTBeware of Project Sabotage - Mumbala
[Namibian] Namibia aims to become industrialised by 2030, therefore, developmental projects are necessary to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of all people.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:27:04 GMTGenocide Deal Could Spark Civil War - Former Minister Kazenambo
[New Era] The signing and implementation of the N$18 billion genocide deal reached by the Namibian and German governments will lead to civil strife, if not new genocidal war, former Cabinet minister Kazenambo Kazenambo has warned.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:19:33 GMT'No Need to Decongest Prisons'
[New Era] The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) says there is no overcrowding or need for decongestion of offenders due to Covid-19 in the country's 14 correctional facilities. NCS head of central staff, Commissioner Sam Shaalulange yesterday told ...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:08:25 GMTGerman Party Derides Genocide Pact As 'Insufficient'
[New Era] A German opposition party has bemoaned the N$18 billion genocide deal reached with Germany over the mass killing of Namibians more than 100 years ago.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:37:44 GMTCentral Coast Water Sources to Be Linked
[Namibian] WATER infrastructure sharing will soon become a reality at the coast, as mines, the national water corporation and local authorities seek to integrate waterlines - a move championed by water minister Calle Schlettwein.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:37:44 GMT43 Percent of Namibians Are Still Poor
[Namibian] ABOUT half of Namibia's population still lives in multidimensional poverty with limited access to health and education services.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:37:38 GMTAgribank Extend Lending to Communal Farmers
[Namibian] THE Agricultural Bank of Namibia new loan initiative for women and the youth will also cover the once excluded agri-entrepreneurs.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:24:44 GMTAngolan Refugee Numbers At Etunda Dwindle
[New Era] The number of Angolan refugees camping at Etunda in the Omusati region has dwindled in recent days after they heard of talks to relocate them to safer ground. The migrants have moved to other parts of the region in search of jobs to harvest...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:23:42 GMTSADC Ministers Call On WHO to Track New Covid-19 Variants
[New Era] In the face of deadlier and more contagious Covid-19 variants, southern African health ministers have requested the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help member states track and tackle new variants.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:22:36 GMTCovid-19 Scare Halts Rape Accused Noa's Bail Hearing
[New Era] The formal bail application hearing of rape accused Dennis Noa was postponed yesterday by the Katutura Magistrate's Court.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:07:10 GMTFemale Firefighters Blaze Trail
[New Era] On the morning of 25 May this year, a grassfire call out rang through Windhoek's fire brigade headquarters. That call was quickly followed by a backup grassfire call to Brakwater, north of Windhoek. Expecting a run of the mill veld fire, th...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:05:27 GMTDâures Reels From Severe Drought
[New Era] Uis -- A worsening drought is continuing to ravage many parts of the Dâures constituency in the Erongo region. Due to a lack of rainfall in the affected areas, crops have dried up while serious losses of livestock have been experienced by ...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:04:41 GMTAlleged Covid-19 Test Tamperer to Apply for Bail
[New Era] An employee of the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) who allegedly falsely pretended that Covid samples were genuinely tested and resulted in negative outcomes, thereby pocketing N$54 230, made a first appearance before Windhoek magistra...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:03:36 GMTSuspended Kunene Chief Regional Officer Reinstated, Vows to Drop Legal Action
[New Era] Ongwediva -- Former suspended chief regional officer (CRO) of Kunene, George Kamseb, was this month reappointed as the new CRO for the next two years.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:01:35 GMTOver 1,000 Fishermen Secure Jobs
[New Era] Government has successfully facilitated the employment of over 1 000 fishermen, including scores of fired seafarers who went on a wildcat strike in 2015, as well as those who lost their jobs after Namsov's quota was slashed.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:06:14 GMT25 Schools Across the 14 Regions to Benefit From Nampower's Donation of Beds and Mattresses
[Namibia Economist] The NamPower Foundation as the corporate social investment leg of NamPower on Thursday donated 520 double decker beds valued at N$1,076,400 and 655 mattresses valued at N$ 375,877.50 to the Ministry of Education, Arts & Culture.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:06:13 GMTNational Assembly Deputy Speaker Clarifies Chaos At Pan African Parliament
[Namibia Economist] The Leader of the Namibian delegation to the Pan African Parliament (PAP), Hon. Loide Kasingo, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly recently said the PAP session could not be concluded due to a succession battle between African...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:05:54 GMTNamigreen Recycles 135,220 Kg of E-Waste in 2020
[Namibia Economist] Local Recycling Joint -- venture NamiGreen, has seen an increased interest in recycling electronic waste, recycling about 135,220 kg of e-waste in 2020, 26% more than 28, 226 kg recorded in 2019.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:45:11 GMTIceland Won't Extradite Samherji Executives
[Namibian] Iceland authorities have said they will not hand over Samherji executives to appear in a Namibian court on allegations of bribery and corruption involving more than N$3 billion.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:57:37 GMTGovt Accused of Betraying Genocide Victims
[Namibian] Opposition parties yesterday labelled the country's government leaders as the new apartheid government of the day, saying they sold the Ovaherero and Nama people out for their own interests.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:06:14 GMTCity of Windhoek Receives Two Ambulances
[Namibia Economist] The City of Windhoek received two new ambulances from the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development valued at N$925,535.75 this week.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:09:02 GMTNamibian Journalists Win With Reporting On Infertility
[Namibian] TWO Namibian journalists have emerged as winners in the 2020 Merck Foundation More than a Mother Africa Media Awards competition.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:09:02 GMTCovid-19 - Union Proposes That Schools Close for June and July
[Namibian] THE Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) has proposed that all schools close for the rest of June and July.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:09:01 GMTPlans to Cut N$2b Clothing Import Bill
[Namibian] NAMIBIA imports clothes worth N$2 billion per year, mostly from neighbouring South Africa.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:08:54 GMTNoa 'Protecting Fishrot-Tainted Swapo'
[Namibian] ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission director general Paulus Noa insisted yesterday that Swapo did not "directly" benefit from the Fishrot scandal, despite evidence showing that the ruling party benefited through law firms and campaign financing.