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Sat, 15 Jan 2022 13:02:19 GMT
Angolan Migrants Who Fled Drought Start Return Home
[VOA] Windhoek, Namibia -- Namibian authorities say thousands of Angolans who entered Namibia in the past year to escape drought back home, have been returning amid fresh rains. Authorities this month said at least 18 Angolan infants, whose parents f...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:10:58 GMT
Child Feared Dead After Croc Attack
[Namibian] A FIVE-year-old child is feared dead after being attacked by a crocodile on Thursday.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:10:55 GMT
Otjiwarongo Elections for Political Office Bearers Finalised
[Namibian] THE Otjiwarongo local authority council finalised the election of political office bearers on Friday

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:56:31 GMT
Offices Should Ask for Vaccination Cards - Geingob
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob gives public and private sector workplaces the green-light to reserve entry to individuals who do not present vaccination passports.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:52:20 GMT
N$1,1 Billion Needed for Census
[Namibian] STATISTICIAN general of the statistics agency Alex Shimuafeni says they need about N$1,1 billion to execute the planned population census this year.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:46 GMT
Kunene Salary Fight Far From Over
[New Era] The Kunene Regional Council might have paid its workers their December salaries last week, but the High Court observed on Wednesday that the suit against it filed by the Namibia Public Workers Union is not yet finalised.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:46 GMT
Numbers Don't Lie... Majority of Covid Deaths Unvaccinated
[New Era] Government yesterday again emphasised that statistics and numbers do not lie, and the benefits of vaccination are convincingly demonstrated in Namibia. The overwhelming majority of new infections, hospitalisations, ICU admissions and deaths...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:46 GMT
Mbumba - an Attack On Mozambique Is an Attack On Us
[New Era] Despite not having committed troops to Mozambique to help battle an Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Cabo Delgado province, vice president Nangolo Mbumba says Namibia remains committed to the SADC goals, aspirations and policies.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:46 GMT
Nasa - Free Education Only On Paper
[New Era] Rundu -- The National African Students' Association demands that the ministry of education pays the universal primary education (UPE) funds early in the year to prevent schools from demanding fees and stationery from parents, who sometimes ...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:46 GMT
Aminuis Police Station Without Vehicles
[New Era] Julia Kamarenga

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:43 GMT
Fuel Smugglers Trade Openly in Oshikango
[New Era] Fuel smuggling continues unabated, with Angolan children now brazenly selling all over the town in Oshikango while others trade from under the trees near the town and slip back into Angola as soon as they spot the police.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:10:58 GMT
Man Commits Suicide After Failing to Pay Bail
[Namibian] A 20-year-old man took his own life while in prison on Thursday at around 13h00.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:06:23 GMT
'Germany Should Speak Directly to Genocide Descendants'
[Namibian] A HISTORIAN of German descent says it's best for Namibia and Germany to accept the 1904-1908 genocide agreement, adding that Germany should start holding direct talks with the descendants of victim communities in order to come up with anot...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:06:24 GMT
Kavango East Faces Pupil Placement Challenges
[Namibian] DEPUTY director of education in the Kavango East region Pontianus Musore says many parents didn't apply for space for their children in advance, resulting in placement challenges at most Rundu schools.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:06:24 GMT
Govt Wants Green Hydrogen Legal Framework
[Namibian] THE government wants to set up a legal framework to regulate its green hydrogen project, which will be operating from Namibia's Tsau Khaeb National Park.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:06:23 GMT
178 Pharmacies 'Guilty of Price-Fixing'
[Namibian] NAMIBIA'S competition regulator says it will institute legal action against more than 170 pharmacies that have been found guilty of contravening the competition law by manipulating trading conditions to fix the price of medicines.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:06:23 GMT
Principals Say Stationery Grant Is Not Enough
[Namibian] PRINCIPALS of schools at Keetmanshoop in the //Kharas region say the stationery grant from the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture is not sufficient to cater to the needs of the pupils.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:06:23 GMT
Namibian E-Commerce Start-Up Raises N$50m
[Namibian] A NAMIBIAN start-up, Jabu, has raised US$3,2 million (N$49,9 million) in a seed round from AforeCapital, Y Combinator, FJ Labs, Quiet Capital, Kli Capital, Pareto Capital and other angel investors.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:06:19 GMT
Tears Flow for Five Family Members Who Died in Zambezi Crash
[Namibian] THE lives of the five family members who died during a car accident last week were honoured during a fully packed memorial service at Katima Mulilo yesterday.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:58:41 GMT
Vaccination Target Reduced to 1,47 Million
[Namibian] NAMIBIA has reduce the number of people it wants to vaccinate to 1,47 million.

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...



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