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Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:42:10 GMT
Supreme Court Returns Swartbooi and Seibeb to Parliament
[Namibian] LANDLESS People's Movement (LPM) leaders Bernadus Swartbooi and Henny Seibeb have won their Supreme Court appeal against a decision by National Assembly speaker Peter Katjavivi to suspend them from parliament.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:42:08 GMT
Mboma Makes History in Tokyo
[Namibian] Mboma makes history in Tokyo

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:31:36 GMT
Social Distancing Challenges As Pupils Return to Class
[Namibian] PUPILS at Peumba Combined School in the Ohangwena region diligently sanitise and wash their hands as they return to school on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:03:39 GMT
Mbomastic! ... Sprinting Teen Sends Nation Into Frenzy
[New Era] Twenty-five years ago, sprint sensation Christine Mboma was not even born when Namibia's legendary sprint ace Frank Fredericks won the country's last Olympic medals in 1996.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:32:08 GMT
Itula Rejects Swapo Coalition Talks
[Namibian] INDEPENDENT Patriots for Change leader Panduleni Itula has rejected as fake a message making the rounds on social media which says his party has agreed to a coalition with Swapo to take control of the Windhoek City Council.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:32:05 GMT
Prolonged Parliament Break Irks Lpm's Swartbooi
[Namibian] LANDLESS People's Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi says he is disappointed that the National Assembly has not been able to debate and finalise various bills and parliamentary motions due to a continuous postponement of its sessions...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:06:28 GMT
Ballotti Takes New Role At Bank Windhoek
[New Era] Retuura Ballotti has been confirmed as Bank Windhoek's new Human Capital Executive, effective 1 July 2021. Her appointment was made by the bank's Managing Director, Baronice Hans.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:06:10 GMT
Swimmer Seilder in Action Today... As History Beckons
[New Era] At age 23 and making his first-ever appearance at the Olympic Games, Namibia's marathon swimmer Phillip Seidler is gunning to rewrite history books by becoming the first bather to win a medal for the country in the swimming discipline.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:05:29 GMT
Unicef Donates 400,000 Dexamethasone Injections to Help With the Covid-19 Fight
[Namibia Economist] Namibia Health Ministry recently received 400,000 vials of Dexamethasone injections from UNICEF, to support the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:04:44 GMT
Low Throughput to Remain Meatco's Challenge
[New Era] Low throughput is expected to remain a severe challenge for the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) for at least the next two years. This specific predicament weighed heavily on the corporation during the last financial year from February ...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:42:11 GMT
Killer Cop's Jail Term Hiked On Appeal
[Namibian] THE Supreme Court has more than doubled the prison term of a former police detective who tortured his wife's lover to death after kidnapping him at Katima Mulilo nine years ago.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:42:11 GMT
Over 500 Schools Get Covid-19 Makeover
[Namibian] THE Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the lack of adequate health and sanitation facilities at educational establishments, which has led to the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture renovating and constructing 552 schools nationwide.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:42:11 GMT
Freedom Fighter Who Saved Nujoma's Life Dies
[Namibian] FORMER Robben Island political prisoner Fidelis Lungameni Laban, who saved former president Sam Nujoma from being killed by apartheid government 62 years ago, has died.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:42:10 GMT
Okahandja to Set Up Own Brickmaking Factory
[Namibian] HILENI NEMBWAYA

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:42:10 GMT
National Treasures! ... Mboma Wins Silver As Namibian Teens Stun the World
[Namibian] FOR the longest time it looked like Namibia's wait would continue for its first Olympic medal since Frank Fredericks won two silvers in Atlanta in 1996.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:31:36 GMT
UK Sends Reinforcements to Namibian Frontliners
[Namibian] THE United Kingdom Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) has deployed frontline response support to Namibia to help hospitals that are battling the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:31:35 GMT
Lambda - the Latest Variant On the Who's Radar
[Namibian] AS the Covid-19 virus continues to mutate, the latest variant of interest, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), is Lambda.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:31:35 GMT
IMF Approves Billions for Possible Lending
[Namibian] NAMIBIA can secure more loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the recent approval of N$9,4 trillion worth of special drawing rights (SDR) for fund members.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:19:21 GMT
Agribank Appoints Du Toit As Acting CEO
[New Era] Louis Du Toit has been selected to temporarily lead the Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) for three months as the board has embarked on a recruitment process of a new substantive CEO. Du Toit's appointment as acting CEO follows the de...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:16:45 GMT
Shot in the Arm for Rural School
[New Era] Teachers and learners of Mupini Combined School in Kavango West could not hide their excitement when a fishing company last week donated over 300 textbooks to the school, with a combined value of about N$60 000.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:58:17 GMT
Identity Crisis Affecting the Zambezi People
[New Era] There is an impression purported by scholars and other nationals in the Zambezi that the region is in an identity crisis. Furthermore, some scholars subscribe to the notion that the inhabitants have been oppressed by the Luyanas, but contra...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:55:21 GMT
Fighting Poverty Is a Collective Effort
[New Era] Recently, I have indicated that I will start a column about poverty, its causes - but more importantly, what can be done to mitigate the causes of poverty. I appreciate the feedback on the first article that focused on poverty in general.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:40:21 GMT
Omaheke Farmers Lose Millions to Stock Theft
[New Era] Farmers in the Omaheke region last year suffered losses in excess of N$8.8 million as a result of rampant livestock theft, governor Pijoo Nganate revealed last week.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:39:13 GMT
Tjongarero to Lead Magic Ladies At Cosafa Champs
[New Era] Tura Magic Ladies have appointed former Namibia Football Association (NFA) technical director, Timo Tjongarero to lead them at the Cosafa Women's Champions League later this month.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:23:45 GMT
Young Philanthropist Feeds Over 70
[New Era] Eager to bring change in people's lives, a young resident of Rehoboth fed over 70 children in her hometown over the weekend.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:08:41 GMT
Youth Power Group Strives to Empower All Youth
[New Era] The Youth Power Group (YPG) is a group of young adults who focus on sharing practical guidance through mentorship, teaching life skills and tutoring to empower youth from all walks of life

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:08:17 GMT
AfCFTA - Inside the Flamingo's Egg (Part 1)
[New Era] The African Continental Free Trade Area, (AfCFTA), is finally on the table of every administrative public institution, African universities, African parliaments, embassies, strategic participating ministries, African state houses, AU headqu...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:06:28 GMT
Health Director Recounts Near-Death Experience
[New Era] Omuthiya -- Oshikoto health director Joshua Nghipangelwa has recounted his battle with Covid-19, saying it was a near-death experience.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:55:54 GMT
Reinforcing Patriotism and Volunteerism in Young People
[New Era] The National Youth Service (NYS) recently paraded 351 Namibian youths through an initiative by the government to mould and instil patriotism and volunteerism as contributions to the cause of national development.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:53:04 GMT
Nanso Embarks On a Winter Donation Drive
[New Era] The Namibian National Student Organisation (Nanso) in Khomas recently handed over winter essentials, including sanitary pads, to two families, whose homes burned down in the Kilimanjaro informal settlement in the capital.



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