Namibia
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:05:18 GMTTeen Sprinters Mboma, Masilingi Removal Sparks Mixed Reactions
[New Era] Namibia's three-time Olympian and chairperson of the country's Athletes Commission, Gaby Ahrens, says the withdrawal of sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi from the 400m list of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics by World Athletics sh...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:55:22 GMTNamibia Frets Over Delta Virus Variant
[New Era] Namibian authorities are still waiting to hear if the highly contagious Delta variant is present in the country. The nation eagerly waited on Friday for government to make an announcement if the deadly strain was responsible for the sharply...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:52:29 GMTKaunda a Statesman Par Excellence - Geingob
[New Era] President Hage Geingob has described the late former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda as a statesman par excellence.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:35:15 GMTA Podcast to Address Mental Wellness
[New Era] Storyteller Hermien Elago recently launched a podcast, dubbed 'No More Fig Leaves' to guide people, especially those suffering in silence.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:35:13 GMTFinland and EU Support Namibia's Fight Against Covid
[New Era] Following the rapid surge of Covid-19 cases in the country, the government international relations ministry submitted an official request for support to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. In a prompt response, Finland has reached out to Nam...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:35:09 GMTPower Imports Increase As Ruacana Production Plummets
[New Era] Namibia recorded an annual decline in May 2021 in the Electricity Sources Composite Index (ESCI), attributed to a reduction in own generation of electricity, resulting in electricity imports recording a massive increase.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:40:36 GMTOutrage Grows Over Race Exclusion
[Namibian] Amid growing anger and outrage on social media, the Namibian government has thrown its full weight behind Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, and called on World Athletics and the International Olympic Committee to reinstate them in th...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:23:16 GMTIPC Pushes for Council-Owned Brickmaking Factory
[Namibian] OSHAKATI Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) councillors are continuing their push for the establishment of a brickmaking factory that would be fully owned by the town council.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:01:24 GMTBrave Warriors Ready for Cosafa Cup
[Namibia Economist] The Brave Warriors coach, Bobby Samaria said the two consecutive games played this weekend, a goalless against Lesotho on Saturday and 1-1 against Botswana on Sunday, came in handy in the their preparations for the COSAFA cup.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:01:02 GMTOhangwena's Vaccine Struggles
[Namibian] The Ohangwena region has vaccinated a total of 6 564 people since the beginning of the vaccine roll-out programme two months ago, regional governor Walde Ndevashiya said on Friday.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:00:06 GMTEntries for Library Selfie Initiative Open
[Namibia Economist] Entries for the #libraryselfie2021, an online initiative, that uses social media to create awareness about the importance of libraries as spaces for reading and learning, opened on 14 June, closing on 17 July.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:58:26 GMTNamibia Wildlife Resorts Taps Into Influencer Marketing
[Namibian] Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) announced last week that they have partnered with 10 Namibian content creators and personalities on an influencer deal that will see average travel lovers experiencing resorts around the country and documenti...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:36:11 GMTRugby Team Suffers Shock Defeat to Cote d'Ivoire
[Namibian] Namibia's 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign got off to a dismal start when they suffered a shock 24-13 defeat to the Ivory Coast in Abidjan on Saturday.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:33:49 GMTFormer MP Mwilima Sues Again for Release From Prison
[Namibian] Jailed former member of parliament Geoffrey Mwilima has filed a new case in the Windhoek High Court in a second attempt to get released from prison on medical grounds.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:02:58 GMTLockdown - Govt Deploys 6,000 Security Forces
[New Era] Safety and security minister Albert Kawana last week said the government has deployed 3 000 police officers, 2 500 military personnel, 300 correctional officers and 131 vehicles to man the 10 partial lockdown zones.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:53:11 GMTNSFAF to Announce Successful Loan Applicants
[New Era] The higher education ministry has promised to finally release the list of successful students who had applied for funding through the Namibian Students Financial Assistance Fund for the 2021 academic year.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:47:24 GMTClash Over Kerina and Rukoro Burial Site
[New Era] The Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) overturned the planned burial of the late Mburumba Kerina at the Ovaherero Burial Shrine, arguing that the site is reserved for paramount chiefs.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:34:10 GMTMixed Feelings Over New Stalls At Keetmans
[New Era] Keetmanshoop -- The Keetmanshoop municipality recently erected 30 mobile stands for informal traders at the central and monument park sites in town as part of Covid-19 relief measures.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:38:55 GMTNamibia's Paralympic Slots Slashed
[Namibian] THE Namibia National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is disappointed with the paltry number of slots the country received for the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:35:14 GMTNPC Disappointed With the Number of Slots
[New Era] The Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) has expressed disappointment after learning that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has allocated Namibia only three slots for the upcoming Paralympic Games, starting in less than 50 days in ...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:35:12 GMTSamaria Names Strong Cosafa Team
[New Era] Brave Warriors' head coach Bobby Samaria yesterday named the final 25 players who will represent Namibia at the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations' (COSAFA) Cup set to take place in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa from 6 to 1...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:37:24 GMTN$1 Billion Goreangab Township Delayed for Five Years More
[Namibian] AN ambitious plan to develop a new luxurious, yet affordable township alongside Goreangab Dam in Windhoek proposed more than 10 years ago will be delayed for a further five years after the company responsible for the project failed to comp...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:23:48 GMTFirst Mine Joins Walvis Bay Corridor Group
[Namibian] TSODILO Resources Limited, which has diamond and iron mining projects in north-western Botswana, this week became the first mine from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to join Namibia's corridor manager, the Walvis B...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:22:38 GMTAfrica Needs Radical International Investment Law Reforms
[Namibian] Emerging literature based on African economies has argued that foreign investment laws have led to countries favouring multinationals, neglecting local companies.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:07:23 GMTMarathon Runner Arrested for Rape
[Namibian] Well-known long-distance runner, Gabriel Simon Shokonawa was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl on Sunday at Oshikango in Ohangwena region.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:05:37 GMTFormer Deputy Fisheries Minister Ankama Dies
[Namibian] Former deputy fisheries minister Chief Samuel Ankama has died.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:45:10 GMTTwenty-Seven Arrested for Violating Mass Gathering Regulation
[Namibian] Twenty-seven people were arrested on Saturday following a shooting and car spinning incident after a funeral that took place at the Pionierspark cemetery in Windhoek.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:42:50 GMTGeingob Appoints UJ Professor to 4ir Task Force
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob appointed University of Johannesburg's vice chancellor, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, as a member of the Namibia Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) task force.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:41:46 GMTSamaria Names Final Warriors Squad
[Namibian] BRAVE Warriors coach Bobby Samaria has trimmed his squad down to 25 players ahead of the 2021 Cosafa Cup, taking place in Port Elizabeth, South Africa from 6-18 July.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:48:39 GMTCovid-19 Situation Expected to Get Worse Before It Becomes Better - Geingob
[Namibia Economist] The President, HE Dr. Hage Geingob recently said expert projections and simulation tools indicate that the rising incidence curve, during the 3rd wave the country is experiencing, is expected to peak around mid-August and may cont...