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Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:37:54 GMT
Cyclists Gear Up for Commonwealth Games
[Namibian] THE Namibia Cycling Federation has drawn up a list of 18 cyclists who will battle it out for five spots at the 2022 Commonwealth Games which take place in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:37:53 GMT
Mboma, Masilingi Set for Swakop Showdown
[Namibian] CHRISTINE Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi will be the star attractions when the first leg of Athletics Namibia's Grand Prix series takes place in Swakopmund on Saturday.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:37:53 GMT
Kunene Champions Cricket Development
[Namibian] MORE than 6 000 children have taken part in the Kunene region's cricket training initiative over the last year, says Wilhelm Tuhafeni, the sport code's development officer for the region.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:37:51 GMT
Cosafa Second Best in Cameroon
[Namibian] COLLIN Benjamin says elite-level tournament inexperience, coupled with limited cutting edge and misfortune contributed to all three Cosafa representatives losing their opening Africa Cup of Nations matches on Monday.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:55:15 GMT
Namibian Hockey Dream Shattered
[Namibian] NAMIBIA's hockey community was still in shock yesterday with the news that next month's Indoor World Cup in Belgium had been cancelled, although there was also understanding for the decision.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:56:01 GMT
NFA Reboot Starts Tomorrow
[Namibian] FIFA'S latest intervention effort, which kicks off in earnest in Windhoek tomorrow afternoon, is unlikely to meet resistance, says Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary general Franco Cosmos. At least not from him.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 10:14:31 GMT
Why Reconciliation Agreement Between Germany and Namibia Has Hit the Buffers
[The Conversation Africa] In mid-2015 the German Foreign Ministry admitted that the war the country had waged against the local communities of the Ovaherero and Nama (and the Damara and San) between 1904 and 1908 in German South West Africa (now Nami...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:58:11 GMT
Hartlief Resumes Operations
[Namibian] Hartlief Continental Meat Products company in Windhoek will resume operations on Monday after its employees went on strike two weeks ago.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:32:05 GMT
Bipa Tells CC Owners to Pay Up
[New Era] The Business and Intellectual Property Authority is urging business owners, especially those with dormant close corporations and who do not intend to conduct business in the future, to rather deregister their entities.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:28:50 GMT
Understanding Constructive Dismissal By Virtue of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
[New Era] A workplace is a place where employees go to work in the pursuit of fulfilling their employment contracts with an employer. It is a place of work. Places of work should be designed to offer an environment of safety and tranquillity to enabl...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:03:51 GMT
Time for the Reset Button
[New Era] It's the end of the first week of 2022 and as expected, this year is not going to be much different than 2021.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:45:38 GMT
Know Your Civil Servant - Sakeus Kadhikwa - It's All About Customer-Centricity
[New Era] The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration's public relations officer Sakeus Kadhikwa says being a civil servant is all about being customer-centric and servicing the public with dedication and integrity.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:38:33 GMT
Bon Warns Against Pyramid Schemes
[New Era] Bank of Namibia governor, Johannes !Gawaxab warned the public on the matters of investing their hard-earned money in illegal schemes in a statement released by Bank of Namibia yesterday.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:35:38 GMT
Happy Beginning for Marginalised Teacher
[New Era] For at least one graduate, the year 2022 starts on a high note as a permanently employed teacher in his home village.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:35:34 GMT
Eight Suicides in First Week of 2022
[New Era] Eight people have committed suicide in Namibia in the past week.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:31:37 GMT
National Silos at 30 Percent of Capacity
[New Era] The national food reserves currently have 7 160 tonnes of white maize grain in total and 324 tonnes of mahangu grain, representing 30% of total storage capacity.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:25:00 GMT
Driver Nabbed After Fleeing Fatal Accident Scene
[New Era] Nkurenkuru -- A 33-year-old man was arrested by the police in Nkurenkuru yesterday morning after he allegedly fled an accident scene and left the vehicle behind without assisting an injured pedestrian.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:24:10 GMT
Namibia Hails Germany's Travel Risk Status Decision
[New Era] As of 4 January, all countries which appeared on Germany's "virus variant areas list" were moved to its high-risk list, that country's Robert Koch Institute announced.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:23:18 GMT
NWR Aims to Inspire Youth to Visit Facilities
[New Era] A Namibia Wildlife Resorts' manager for corporate communications, online media who just started his new job, says the company aims to inspire young people who are the most active members of society to visit NWR facilities.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:58:20 GMT
Northern Farmers Fear Impending Drought
[Namibian] COMMUNAL farmers in the northern regions fear that the current dry weather conditions could turn into a drought.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:14:42 GMT
Agriculture Remains Engine Behind Economy
[New Era] During the third quarter of 2021, Namibia recorded a trade surplus of N$2.7 billion on agriculture, forestry and fishing products. The positive trade balance was mainly reflected in the fishing sub-sectors products, recording N$2.6 billion.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:14:42 GMT
Vaccination Success Depends On Public's Attitude - Shangula
[New Era] Despite a sharp increase in positive cases and deaths as well as widespread misinformation that impacts the slow pace with which Namibians have taken up vaccination against the coronavirus, government has decided not to change to a more agg...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:14:42 GMT
WFP to Help Drive Namibia Towards Zero Hunger
[New Era] In an effort to accelerate the journey towards zero hunger by 2030 and address food and nutrition security, the World Food Programme and the Environmental Investment Fund have joined hands to strengthen government's capacity.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:14:36 GMT
Govt Assures No Default On IMF Loan
[New Era] Government through the finance ministry assured the nation that the chances of defaulting on the N$3.9 billion budget deficit loan Namibia received last year from the International Monetary Fund are minuscule.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:07:30 GMT
YC-Backed Namibian Startup Jabu Gets $3.2m for Its B2b E-Commerce and Retail Play
[TechCrunch] Namibian business-to-business e-commerce startup JABU confirmed to TechCrunch that it has raised a $3.2 million financing round.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:47:02 GMT
Skinner, Wantenaar Shine At World Champs
[Namibian] XANDER Skinner and Ronan Wantenaar represented Namibia with distinction at the 15th Fina World Swimming Championship in Abu Dhabi last month.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:50:39 GMT
'Lack of Goals a Problem' - Weyhe
[Namibian] NAMIBIA's men's field hockey coach Johan Weyhe conceded that they need to be more clinical in front of goals after playing to a goalless draw against an invitation team yesterday.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:08:25 GMT
Third Quarter Nightmare for Construction Sector
[New Era] The construction sector recorded a massive decline of 43.7% in real value added during the third quarter of 2021 compared to a reduction of 10.4% registered in the corresponding quarter of 2020.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 09:26:26 GMT
Aandonga Mourn Kamanya
[New Era] Tributes have poured in for the Ondonga Traditional Authority's chairperson Vilho Sheetheni Kamanya, who died of Covid-19 complications.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 09:26:26 GMT
Academic Year to Kick Off Amid Challenges
[New Era] The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the education sector since 2020, but this year is set to kick off amid a litany of fresh challenges like the surge in positive cases.



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