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Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:51 GMT
Fishrot-Linked Firm Slapped With N$1,8m Fine
[Namibian] THE Office of the Labour Commissioner at Walvis Bay has slapped ArcticNam Fishing, which was managed by Fishrot-linked Iceland company Samherji, with a N$1,8 million fine to compensate 23 Namibian fishermen who were retrenched in 2018.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:51 GMT
Luxembourg Tax Loophole Laid Bare
[Namibian] MULTINATIONAL corporations registered in Luxembourg are believed to be using a loophole in the country's tax system to circumvent European Union (EU) transparency regulations and underpay tax.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:56:42 GMT
Women's Centre Challenges World Athletics
[Namibian] THE Women's Leadership Centre has thrown its weight behind Namibian athletes Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, saying their exclusion from the Tokyo Olympic Games amounted to sexism and racism.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:36:04 GMT
Colonel Kolokwe Laid to Rest
[New Era] Marythar Kambinda

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:36:03 GMT
Pandemic Worsens Challenges of Visually Impaired
[New Era] The challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic has not spared people living with visual disabilities.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:50 GMT
'Germany Could Easily Pay for Vaccines'
[Namibian] News - National | 2021-07-07

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:49 GMT
We're Not Vaccinated - Hardap Inmates
[Namibian] INMATES at the Hardap Correctional Facility claim they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 due to "maladministration, injustice and general negligence".

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:49 GMT
Walvis Bay Hospital Gets Mobile Mortuary
[Namibian] MEMBERS of the private sector, led by Namdock at Walvis Bay, on Monday donated the Walvis Bay State Hospital a cooling container to be used as a temporary mortuary.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:48 GMT
No Evidence of Hospital Rape, Lawyer Says
[Namibian] THE medical evidence in a case about the alleged rape of a patient at a Windhoek hospital three months ago does not incriminate the intern doctor accused of having sexually assaulted the patient, a defence lawyer argued at the close of the...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:48 GMT
Beating Covid-19 With Comorbidities At 76
[Namibian] GERTRUIDA Hartney (76) from Windhoek recently discharged herself from the Katutura State Hospital in high spirits after beating Covid-19 in one-and-a-half weeks.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:46 GMT
Companies, Households Still Cling to Overdrafts
[Namibian] ALTHOUGH local companies have been reducing their borrowing for productive purposes, most of them still depend on overdrafts to get by.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:03:36 GMT
Hungry Lions Stalk Warriors
[Namibian] SENEGAL's Teranga Lions are not on a southern African safari, they are here to conquer. The West African Cosafa Cup guests are hungry and have a single mind to gobble up everything on offer, the team's head of delegation, Sam Diatta, said.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:36:05 GMT
//Kharas Council Still in Court Limbo
[New Era] Keetmanshoop -- While government weighs up the next legal step in the protracted //Kharas Regional Council saga, the governing party in the region says the line minister should stay out of the affairs of the council.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:36:00 GMT
This Is My Last Olympics - Johannes
[New Era] After competing in Beijing in 2008, London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016, veteran long-distance runner Helalia Johannes says the 2020 Olympic Games will be her last Olympics' participation.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:52 GMT
Zambezi Reports Lowest Covid-19 Cases to Date
[Namibian] ZAMBEZI region, which shares borders with three other countries and has a number of ports of entry, has recorded a very low number of Covid-19 cases to date.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:52 GMT
Struggle Kids Dry 'Pap' in the Sun While Waiting for Work
[Namibian] THE 35 'struggle kids' currently camping out at the offices of the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service at Oshakati say they are starving.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:51 GMT
Museums Director Silvester Dies
[Namibian] THE director of the Museums Association of Namibia (MAN), historian, freedom fighter, revolutionary and mentor, Jeremy Gale Silvester, passed away on 5 July at the age of 59.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:48 GMT
Living With Pott's Disease
[Namibian] WHILE the world is battling the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, 36-year-old Joseph Haikali is fighting a rare disease that causes his joints and knees to continuously keep swelling.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:07:14 GMT
It's Do-or-Die Against Madagascar
[Namibian] NAMIBIA take on Madagascar today in a do-or-die match that they have to win to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:52 GMT
Man Attacks Granny With Pot
[Namibian] A 32-year-old man from Ohangwena's Enghandja village was arrested on Monday after he allegedly attacked his 81-year-old grandmother with a pot.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:49 GMT
AfCFTA Focus
[Namibian] ON 1 January this year, trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) became operational.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:49 GMT
Former Unam Assistant Pro Vice Chancellor Kavishe Dies
[Namibian] A FORMER assistant pro vice chancellor at the University of Namibia (Unam), professor Frank Paul Kavishe, has died.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:48 GMT
Criminal Charges After Funeral Shooting
[Namibian] A WINDHOEK resident is being held in police custody while facing two charges under the Arms and Ammunition Act after he allegedly fired off shots with a pistol at a funeral on Saturday.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:48 GMT
Capricorn Group Donates Medical Oxygen
[Namibian] THE Capricorn Group, which includes Bank Windhoek, has since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic committed more than N$6 million to support the government and vulnerable communities in the fight against the disease.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:16:05 GMT
Namibia Calls Out World Athletics
[Namibian] WORLD Athletics acted with negligence and insensitivity after inexplicably breaking a confidentiality agreement with the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) and Athletics Namibia over the handling of the Beatrice Masilingi and Christ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:31:07 GMT
Covid-19 Claims Owners of Windhoek Fast-Food Restaurant
[Namibian] A Windhoek-based couple who owned food franchise Captain DoRegos has died of Covid-19, leaving behind their six-year-old daughter.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 18:45:02 GMT
Generating Generation Equality and the Africa We Want for Namibia
[UNFPA] Windhoek -- "Gender equity has to be promoted beyond the public sector to cover all segments of society, beyond representation in leadership positions, to permeate all aspects of human endeavour, if we are to realize its benefits," said Namib...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:50:35 GMT
Government Debt-to-GDP Ratio Rises Above Ceiling
[New Era] The debt-to-GDP ratio for Namibia continued to rise further above the central government debt ceiling of 35% of gross domestic product as of March 2021. Total debt as a percentage of GDP stood at 62% at the end of March 2021, representing y...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:50:35 GMT
Covid Focus Critical, Says Governor
[New Era] Otjozondjupa regional leadership has been conducting weekly assessment and preparedness meetings as new Covid-19 infections continue to rise sharply.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:50:35 GMT
Covid Hits Communal Farmers Hard
[New Era] Subsistence farming in the communal areas continues to bear the brunt of Covid-19, as farmers succumbing to the disease left behind a huge income shortfall for the surviving family members.



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