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Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:52:22 GMT
Namibia's Oxygen Supply Threatened By South Africa Unrest
[Namibian] President Hage Geingob yesterday during the country's 31st Covid-19 public briefing on national response measures at State House said the looting and unrest in neighbouring South Africa (SA) should be a wake-up call for Namibia.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:41:59 GMT
Hospitality Association Gets Its First Woman Chair in 34 Years
[Namibia Economist] Despite struggling through a severely stunted phase, the Namibian hospitality trade made history earlier this month when the General Manager of Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre, Janet Wilson-Moore was elected as the first w...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:53:30 GMT
Injured Elephant Cow Put Down
[Namibian] An elephant cow with a broken leg was put down by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism near the settlement of Fransfontein on Tuesday.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:41:09 GMT
Covid-19 Takes Two More Sporting Greats
[Namibian] Two more Namibian sporting greats, Dee Thakur and Adri Basson passed away this week due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:30:28 GMT
Minister Blames Supermarkets for Over-Reliance On South Africa
[Namibian] Namibia largely depends on South Africa for most goods due to supermarkets stocking mostly South African goods.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:57:02 GMT
Could Renewed Social Unrest Hinder Recovery?
[Namibian] Protests driven by the Covid-19 pandemic's economic fallout are on the rise, with potentially long-lasting economic consequences.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:34:35 GMT
Geingob Lauds Assistance Provided By International Community
[Namibia Economist] The President, HE Dr Hage Geingob on Thursday announced that the current measures, based on key indicators will be maintained and the current Public Health Regulations will be extended, from midnight tonight, Thursday 15 July, for...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:42:24 GMT
Visa Policy Assimilations for Boosting Investment
[New Era] Namibia is a member of the newly-established African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and one of the first countries to ratify and deposit the AfCFTA agreement. The AfCFTA has been operative as of 1 January 2021, and aims to create a s...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:41:47 GMT
Okahandja Council Pays N$2m Debt With 54 Plots
[Namibian] THE Okahandja municipality last month approved an out-of-court agreement to compensate a former councillor-turned-property developer with 54 erven for a debt of about N$2 million.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:41:28 GMT
Govt to Ramp Up Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution
[New Era] Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula has assured Covid-19 vaccine doses will be distributed this weekend countrywide for the campaign to get back on track on Monday.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:39:59 GMT
Kunene to Intensify Covid-19 Vaccinations
[Namibian] OVER the next few weeks the Kunene region will be intensifying its vaccine roll-out to make sure as many people as possible are vaccinated against Covid-19.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:39:28 GMT
I'm Not Wanted By the Corrupt and Greedy - Windhoek Mayor Amupanda
[New Era] New Era journalist Loide Jason recently engaged Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda on a number of issues, including an assessment on the performance of the governing coalition since taking over the city last year.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:37:54 GMT
Disinformation Dogs 'Breakthrough' Cases and the Sinopharm Vaccine
[Namibian] Since early May the African island nation of Seychelles has featured in Covid-19 anti-vaccine propaganda as infections skyrocketed, while at the same time the country enjoyed the distinction of being the most vaccinated population in the w...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:36:45 GMT
Contractor Accused of Looting Stina Wu's Building Site
[Namibian] A 36-YEAR-OLD man made a first appearance in the Rundu Magistrate's Court yesterday on charges of theft of building materials worth N$1,4 million from a construction site of a mall at Divundu in Kavango East region.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:35:17 GMT
South Africa Violence a Wake-Up Call for Namibia
[Namibian] PRESIDENT HAGE GEINGOB hit the nail on the head in stating that the underlying factors which led to violence and looting in South Africa are rife in Namibia too.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:16:52 GMT
Sardarov Accused of Evicting 30 From Dordabis Farm
[Namibian] RUSSIAN billionaire Rashid Sardarov is accused of evicting about 30 people from a farm near Dordabis, leaving several families out in the cold near a public road.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:12:17 GMT
Conspiracies Clot Omaheke's Vaccination Campaign
[Namibian] A WAVE of misinformation and disinformation on Covid-19 vaccines has disrupted the government's efforts to fully roll out vaccination campaigns in the Omaheke region.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:06:04 GMT
Briton Bailed Out After Appeal Win
[Namibian] A BAIL deposit of N$500 000 paid at the Windhoek High Court yesterday secured freedom for British millionaire businessman Harvey Boulter - four and a half months after his arrest on a murder charge following a fatal shooting at his Outjo d...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:56:01 GMT
Hope for Namibia Despite Exit
[Namibian] MOZAMBIQUE will take on South Africa, while eSwatini will face Senegal in todays semifinals at the Cosafa Cup after a dramatic day of final group matches on Wednesday.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:46:12 GMT
Political Unrest in South Africa Will Affect Us - Geingob
[Namibian] President Hage Geingob is worried that should the political unrest in South Africa continue unresolved, it would negatively affect Namibia's economic recovery plans.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:37:06 GMT
Uranium As a Crucial Driver of the Namibian Economy
[Namibia Economist] The current recovery in world uranium prices offers Namibia a good chance for success for the mining projects launched in the past decade. As the global energy transition has begun, uranium demand is expected to grow, therefore Na...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:28:39 GMT
Govt Creates Additional 214 Mortuary Spaces As Covid-19 Deaths Surge
[Namibia Economist] The government has created an additional 214 mortuary space to accommodate an equal number of bodies as the country continues to record a spike in COVID-19 deaths, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Kalumbi Shangula said ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:50:42 GMT
Rentals Nosedive With Bleak Outlook
[Namibian] It cost at least N$770 less to rent out a residential property at the end of March this year than it did in 2020, the FNB Namibia rental index report for the first quarter of 2021 shows.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:48:49 GMT
National Theatre Shares 'A Day in the Life'
[Namibian] The theatre is a place that thrives on gathering.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:47:49 GMT
Burger a Runaway Virtual Winner
[Namibian] The Cymot Winter League virtual cycling series was finally concluded over the weekend with JP Burger a runaway winner in the Men's A category.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:47:10 GMT
LGBTQ+ Organisation Shares With Community
[Namibian] RURAL Dialogue Namibia (RDN) recently reached out to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-diverse and queer (LGBTQ+) community and residents of Donkerhoek informal settlement at Khorixas.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:35:47 GMT
New Vehicle Sales Show Encouraging Recovery in First Half of 2021
[Namibia Economist] Namibia's new vehicle market is making an encouraging recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as the first half of 2021 observed a total of 4,893 new vehicle sales, according to statistics by the National Association of Automobile Man...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:31:36 GMT
Unam Ink Agreement With Local Partner to Support Training and Skills Development
[Namibia Economist] The University of Namibia and Atlantic III consulting signed a Memorandum of Understanding late last month to support training and skills development of UNAM students and graduates through a paid internship scheme.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:30:27 GMT
The Rise of Ecommerce - Is Namibia Ready?
[Namibia Economist] eCommerce has become a buzz word as one of the key revelations of the 21st century economic realities. We have all witnessed the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic further reinforcing the importance of being able to buy and sell good...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:27:15 GMT
State-of-the-Art Innovation Hub for Sustainable Technology Opened At Nust
[Namibia Economist] A state-of-the-art multi-million dollar innovation hub that offers a conducive integrated ecosystem for sustainable technology transfer, was launched in Windhoek at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST).



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