Namibia
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:19:01 GMTSingle Trial for Fishrot Scandal Accused
[Namibian] The 10 men facing a host of criminal charges in connection with Icelandic-owned companies' use of Namibian fishing quotas will have a single trial in the Windhoek High Court.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:15:50 GMTGenocide Motion Was About Restorative Justice Not Aid - Opposition
[New Era] Rally for Democracy and Progress leader Mike Kavekotora says the genocide motion tabled by the late Nudo MP Kuaima Riruako in the National Assembly in 2006 was about restorative justice.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:43:35 GMTSpar Employees Demand Action Against Bosses
[Namibian] EMPLOYEES of Spar outlets at Ondangwa, Ongwediva and Oshakati are accusing their managers of disregarding labour laws and being abusive towards employees.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:24:04 GMTTaxpayers Owe U.S.$2,4 Billion in Penalties
[New Era] Namibian taxpayers owe an astounding N$36 billion in penalties to the Namibia Revenue Authority (NamRA) as at 30 September 2021. About 117 600 taxpayers were penalised for late submission and payments.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:20:53 GMTNamibia Imported U.S.$2,2 Million in Coffins
[New Era] With more than 3 500 deaths reported in Namibia by the health ministry as a result of Covid-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic, funeral undertakers have been under tremendous strain due to a high demand for their services as well as to e...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:18:36 GMTWheelchair Basketball Off to Commonwealth Qualifiers
[New Era] A national 3x3 wheelchair basketball team will depart for South Africa today to attempt to qualify for the Commonwealth Games next year.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:18:16 GMTDo Not Destroy Investments Over Pettiness - Geingob
[Namibian] President Hage Geingob has pleaded with Namibians not to "destroy" investment opportunities that can help the country's economy recover.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:17:02 GMTMinister of Urban Engage Rundu Town Council On Water Crisis
[Namibian] The minister of urban and rural development, Erastus Utoni yesterday met with the leadership of the Rundu Town Council to discuss the water crisis being experienced at the town in which he ordered council to start with infrastructure audit...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:16:16 GMTAll Hands On Deck to Fight Malaria
[New Era] The Ohangwena region this week launched the indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:15:46 GMTMinistry Moves to Save Dairy Industry
[Namibian] A TASK force set up by the agriculture ministry recommends a number of measures to save the dairy industry from collapse, including introducing quantitative controls on imported dairy products, said minister of agriculture, water and land ...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:13:18 GMT26 Years of Selling Tomatoes
[Namibian] She sits in the shade of a broken umbrella watching people walk past her.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:08:06 GMTUniversity of Namibia Ranked Top University in the Country
[New Era] The University of Namibia has been named as the top-ranking institution of higher learning in the country and part of the top 100 universities in Africa.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:05:55 GMTNamwater Asked to Address Northern Water Woes
[New Era] Ongwediva -- Villagers living between Ongwediva and Ondangwa have appealed to water utility NamWater to repair their dilapidated water pipeline. The community claims that weekly pipe bursts leave them without water for prolonged periods.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:05:20 GMTOil-Drilling Firm ReconAfrica Accused of Destroying Kavango East Houses
[Namibian] A NON-PROFIT organisation says Canadian company ReconAfrica's oil drilling has damaged houses in areas near the company's operations.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:03:48 GMTOngwediva Names New Contractor for Road Upgrade
[New Era] Ongwediva -- The Ongwediva Town Council has awarded a tender to upgrade the town's Church Street to bitumen standard to Emirates Trading.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:02:19 GMTRural Teacher Scoops Top AU Award
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- A rural teacher from the Zambezi region has bagged at least N$160 000 (US$10 000) in prize money after winning the African Union Continental Teacher's prize for 2020.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 12:55:18 GMTGeingob Shies Away From Rapist's Appointment to Swapo Think Tank
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob yesterday failed to explain the appointment of convicted rapist Vincent Likoro to Swapo's new think tank, saying the issue should rather be addressed on a ruling party platform.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:36:12 GMTWindhoek City CEO Candidates Grilled Publicly
[New Era] Rapid land delivery, proper governance, an effective debt collection plan as well as containing the skyrocketing wage bill were some of the strategies highlighted by City of Windhoek CEO candidates during their public presentations yesterda...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:30:13 GMTRuling Party's Witbooi Hails U.S.$1,2 Billion German Offer
[New Era] Swapo member of parliament Lucia Witbooi has said the genocide negotiations that started some six years back between the Namibian and German governments have produced notable and tangible outcomes.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:20:31 GMTFishrot Accused Acted in Concert - Judge
[New Era] High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg concluded yesterday the State has managed to prove former Cabinet ministers and businessmen in the fisheries bribery case, all acted with the same purpose for the benefit of their "criminal enterprise".
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:18:12 GMTU.S. Commits U.S.$87,3 Million to Fight HIV
[New Era] The US government, through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, has earmarked US$90.4 million (over N$1.3 billion) for 2022 towards Namibia's fight against HIV.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:13:02 GMTVillager Killed in Buffalo Shooting Accident
[New Era] Rundu -- A 38-year-old man tragically died Tuesday morning after he was shot allegedly by an environment ministry official who was attempting to put down a buffalo calf along the Kavango River.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:11:01 GMTJewels Collected for International Shows
[Namibian] SIX new gems have been added to the Desert Jewels' collection as the national side readies for its latest international showcase.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:10:25 GMTSemifinal Spots Up for Grabs
[Namibian] AN explosive weekend of rugby can be expected when the final round of group matches takes place tomorrow, with four teams battling it out for three semi-final spots.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:09:58 GMTWarriors Hunt Lions
[Namibian] BOBBY Samaria knows that his Brave Warriors will face one of the strongest teams in world football tomorrow when they take on Senegal in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. But that should not faze his charges, he said. They are Brave Warr...
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:56:37 GMTFire Leaves Grandfather Homeless
[Namibian] AN ELDERLY resident lost his home on Tuesday morning at around 10h00, when a fire started in one of the rooms of his house on a farm at Rehoboth West.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:55:46 GMTMan Shot Dead in Buffalo Hunt Operation
[Namibian] A 38-year-old man from Mbwata village in the Ndiyona constituency of the Kavango East region was shot dead by members of the anti-poaching unit on Tuesday.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:45:40 GMT5th Annual National Secretaries Convention to Be Held Virtually On Friday
[Namibia Economist] The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) will host the 5th Annual National Secretaries Convention on 08 October, virtually in response to COVID-19 national guidelines.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:44:28 GMTIndependent Patriots for Change Councillors 'Restrained' Again
[Namibian] THE Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has prohibited all its councillors at the Windhoek Municipal Council from participating in all council-related activities with immediate effect.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:42:16 GMTFIFA Supports Haikali
[Namibian] THE Federation of International Football Associations has thrown its weight behind the embattled NFA president Ranga Haikali and denounced a move by the NFA executive to suspend him.