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Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:32:31 GMT
Namibia Open Against Sri Lanka
[Namibian] NAMIBIA will kick off their T20 World Cup campaign with a match against former champions Sri Lanka at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 18 October.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:57:38 GMT
Sport Does Pay
[Namibian] RECENT events suggest that being involved Namibian sport is not a futile exercise. If ever athletes and backroom personnel needed motivation to keep going, they need only look at how the nation has rallied behind Olympic stars Beatrice Mas...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:41 GMT
Keetmans Gives Defaulters Reprieve
[New Era] Keetmanshoop -- The Keetmanshoop municipality has suspended the disconnection of basic services, especially water, to defaulters, until further notice.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:41 GMT
Charcoal Producer Leaves Migrants Stranded... Arrested for Alleged Abuse
[New Era] A dispute between Angolan migrants and a farmer in the Grootfontein district has ended in imprisonment following counter allegations of theft, failure to pay for the work done, as well as being in the country illegally.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:41 GMT
Omusati Likely to Run Out of Grazing
[New Era] Ongwediva -- The Omusati region is likely to experience a shortage of grazing if the rain does not come early, governor Erginus Endjala said.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:40 GMT
Chief - Vaccination Is Our Only Hope
[New Era] Stefanus Nambara

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:40 GMT
Ondonga Recovers 32 Suspected Stolen Livestock
[New Era] The Ondonga Traditional Authority recovered 32 heads of cattle, suspected to have been stolen within the traditional authority's grazing area in the last few years.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:38 GMT
Americans' Murder Trial Resumes
[New Era] The trial of two American nationals accused of murdering a young Namibian man more than 10 years ago in Windhoek, resumed in the High Court yesterday.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:42 GMT
Elderly Woodcarver Defies the Odds
[New Era] When life gets tough, many people quit or end up taking their own lives as they relent to the hardships they are enduring. Some simply resort to begging and any sort of illegal activities.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:40 GMT
ACC Alerted to Gobabis Promotion
[New Era] The management committee of the Gobabis municipality has approached the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over the promotion of Johannes Endyala from being a manager into an executive position.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:35:25 GMT
Amupanda Unhurt in Car Accident
[Namibian] Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda emerged unscathed from a car accident in the Omusati region on Tuesday evening.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:43 GMT
Visitor Nabbed for Dealing in Cannabis
[New Era] Katima Mulilo -- A 28-year-old Zimbabwean national was arrested last week in Katima Mulilo, at Bebi location, after he was found in possession of cannabis, with the street value of N$219 950.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:42 GMT
Swakop Hands Over 49 Houses
[New Era] Swakopmund -- The Swakopmund municipality says it remains committed to addressing the housing challenges faced by the town.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:42 GMT
Kalimbwe Delivers for HH...UNAM Graduate Helps Propel Zambian Leader to Victory
[New Era] A former Namibian student leader has been publicly credited for helping to deliver the election for Zambia's president-elect Hakainde Hichilema.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:51:41 GMT
State Ditches Search Warrant in Cocaine Case
[New Era] The prosecution will no longer rely on a disputed search and seizure warrant to prove their case against two men implicated in a cocaine bust case worth N$206 million.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:54:17 GMT
Air Namibia Fraud Trial to Resume
[New Era] The Windhoek Regional Court is set to hear more details on how N$1.1 million from the liquidated Air Namibia in payments meant for the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) ended up in the bank account of a Windhoek resident when the trial resumes...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:50:33 GMT
Rapper Diddy Alleges Injustice in Namibia
[Namibian] Star rapper Sean Combs has joined a social media campaign calling for the release of American citizen Kevan Townsend, who has been in jail in Namibia on murder and other charges for more than 10 years.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:25:16 GMT
Nairobi World Championships Delayed
[Namibian] Namibians will have to wait another day to see their emerging stars on the track at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships, which the organisers delayed by 24 hours due to Covid-19 disrupting logistics.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:23:37 GMT
Tennis League Promises Exciting Finals
[Namibian] The 2021 NTA Tennis League finals this weekend promise to be an exciting climax, following months of excellent tennis played in Windhoek.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:55:21 GMT
Presidency Mum On Geingob's Vaccination
[Namibian] THE Presidency has not been forthcoming with information on president Hage Geingob getting vaccinated and which vaccine he received.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:54:55 GMT
Sports Ministry Clarifies Role of Task Force
[New Era] The sports ministry on Friday clarified the role and functions of the task force that was created to help coordinate and record all pledges and gifts donated by various companies towards Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Christine Mboma and B...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:52:19 GMT
Osino Resources Launches Charity Organisation, Twin Hills Trust
[Namibia Economist] Canadian gold exploration company, Osino Resources recently launched Twin Hills Trust of Namibia, a not-for-profit organization that will support social, environmental and economic development projects locally.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:51:58 GMT
Young Woman Offers Leather-Crafting Classes
[New Era] Entrepreneurship among the youth is one of the fast-growing sectors and a possible solution to the high unemployment rate and severe poverty in the country.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:48:39 GMT
Namibia to Take Part in 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament
[Namibia Economist] The Chairperson of the National Council and the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Lukas Muha will be take part in the virtual 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament from 7 to 9 September

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:48:04 GMT
Namibia Takes Over the Reins At Youth Body
[New Era] Youth leader Ester Simon has been appointed as president of the Pan African Female Youth Leaders (PANAFYL), with the main aim of addressing issues confronting women and children on the continent. PANAFYL is a non-governmental organisation s...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:39:43 GMT
Relief As Murder Accused Exonerated
[New Era] A very relieved Gustav Pienaar punched his fists into the air after Windhoek High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg on Friday acquitted him on charges of murder and assault by threat and defeating or attempting to defeat or obstruct the cours...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:38:48 GMT
Man Beats Girlfriend to Death, Kills Himself
[Namibian] ON Sunday, a 34-year-old man allegedly beat his girlfriend with an axe handle then stabbed her twice in the neck with knife, killing her instantly, thereafter he committed suicide.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:38:38 GMT
Peugeot-Opel Plant Donates Six Brand New Locally Assembled Vehicles to Ministry of Industrialisation
[Namibia Economist] The Minister of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) Lucia Iipumbu received six brand new vehicles assembled at the Peugeot-Opel plant in Walvis Bay from the CEO of Peugeot -Opel Assembly Namibia (POAN), Robert van Rooijen at an even...

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:05:50 GMT
Sewerage System Delays Completion of Kavango East School
[Namibian] FANUEL Kapapero, the director of education in the Kavango East region, says the opening of the primary school at Sauyemwa at Rundu, which was set to take place in February this year, has been delayed due to the lack of a sewerage system.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:03:59 GMT
State Wants Assault Convict Jailed for 3 Years
[New Era] A 23-year-old Henties Bay man, who was convicted by Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen on two counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, will be sentenced this Thursday.



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