Namibia
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:41:11 GMTSanlam Hands Over 50 Stationery Packages to Competition Winners
[Namibian] SANLAM Namibia handed over 50 bags filled with supplies to winners in a competition aimed at supporting pupils with needed school bags.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:39:38 GMTMiller Wins Cycle Challenge for the First Time
[Namibian] ALEX Miller won the Nedbank Cycle Challenge for the first time on Sunday when he beat the Dutch Paralympic cyclist Abraham Daniel in a sprint to the line.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:38:18 GMTYoung Lawyer Launches Speaking Training Academy
[Namibian] Motivational speaker, candidate lawyer and aspiring author Ndahambelela Haifene has launched a speaking training academy called Equipped Speakers.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:33:32 GMTOld Boys Join Wanderers At the Top
[Namibian] WHS Old Boys joined Wanderers at the top of the Namibian Cricket Premier League 50-over log after a comprehensive 147-run victory over MR24/7 Welwitschia in Walvis Bay on Saturday.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:43:02 GMTSmall Businesses Can Be the Foundation of the Economy
[New Era] Trade minister Lucia Iipumbu said micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the roots of many economies around the globe and would play the same role in Namibia if supported and developed. She said these small businesses could eventua...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:38:24 GMTDon't Fall for Swindlers This Valentine's Day
[New Era] As people celebrate Valentine's Day today and shows like Tinder Swindler trend, First National Bank (FNB) Namibia would like to remind the public that online safety is paramount to protect self and one's cash.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:37:35 GMTFamily Agony Over Missing Seaman... 'I May Never Know What Happened to My Son'
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- Heartbroken Philipus Heita is not losing faith that his son, who went missing on a fishing vessel a week ago, will be found alive.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:23:38 GMTDafonsech, Church Fight Over N$6.8m Land
[New Era] Namibian Police Chief Inspector Christina van Dunem DaFonsech-Shikongo is embroiled in a dispute with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia over the customary rights to a piece of land worth N$6.8 million situated close to the Omafo to...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:19:56 GMTBroadcasters Urged to Scale Up Fact-Checking
[New Era] Deputy information minister Emma Theofelus has called on radio broadcasters to continuously fact-check information before disseminating it to the public, and to become champions in the fight against disinformation.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:05:50 GMTState Wants Conviction for Spear Murder Accused
[New Era] The prosecution has asked Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku to convict murder accused Petrus Jacobus du Plessis on all charges he is facing. The 53-year-old Du Plessis is accused of stabbing his former girlfriend to death with a spear ...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:58:49 GMTNovanam Invests N$36m in Solar Energy
[New Era] Lüderitz-based NovaNam will generate 317.000 kilowatts per month with their solar investment project where the company has embedded its sustainability strategy and invested about N$36 million in two photovoltaic solar projects, which is a ...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 03:08:43 GMTGeingob Rallies World Leaders Against Plastic Pollution
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has rallied world leaders to intensify their efforts to combat plastic pollution and coastal erosion to avoid an unprecedented global environmental catastrophe.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:44:37 GMTLightning Kills Four Northerners
[Namibian] FOUR people from the Ohangwena and Omusati regions have been killed by lightning on Saturday and Sunday.
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 13:05:16 GMTAviation Industry Warns of Dependency On Foreigners
[Namibian] AVIATION industry experts warn that Namibia will have to rely on foreign pilots, after the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) discontinued funding for new trainees for the next three years.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 03:10:14 GMTStatement by President Hage Geingob at the First Edition of the #OneOceanSummit
[Government of Namibia] Brest, France -- Your Excellencies, Heads of Delegations
Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:16:40 GMTDeputy Assistant Secretary Akunna Cook Leads State Department Prosper Africa Economic Diplomacy Delegation to Africa
[State Department] Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Akunna Cook and Prosper Africa Acting Chief Operating Officer Leslie Marbury will travel to Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Namibia on a State Department Prosper Africa economic diplomacy visit...
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:55:19 GMTNamibians offer mixed appraisal of Covid-19 response, are skeptical of vaccines and critical of corruption
[Afrobarometer] While a majority of Namibians approve of the government's overall response to COVID- 19, they are critical of inadequate relief and corruption and are skeptical of vaccine safety, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:53:30 GMTUnemployment - a Violent Epidemic in Namibia
[New Era] Statistics play a vital role in the many ways we contextualise, analyse and process information, and so often, it infers to us a reality we may not be ready to confront or deal with. In most cases, statistics may very well land in the hands...
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:29:45 GMTCoast Kicks Off Fistball Season
[New Era] The Bank Windhoek Fistball League will return this Saturday with an opening tournament in Swakopmund. With 10 adult and six youth teams, fistball players are ready to compete after a long break.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:28:55 GMTNandi-Ndaitwah to Lead Delegation to Angola
[New Era] In an effort to accelerate and strengthen commercial ties between Namibia and Angola, international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will soon lead a delegation of businesspeople to the neighbouring country in search of business or...
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:27:58 GMTNamibia Civil Aviation Authority's Overall Revenue Drops By 83%
[New Era] The Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in its 2020/2021 annual report states that revenue from the aviation industry remained minimal with overall revenue recorded during the period ended March 2021 down by 83% compared to the previous...
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:27:19 GMTMTC Launches 'We Race Together' Knockout Project
[Namibia Economist] Digital enabler, MTC, on Thursday launched yet another exciting socio-initiative driven towards nation-building titled, "We Race Together," under the annual MTC Knockout Project flagship.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:23:52 GMTParty Politics Should Not Derail Service Delivery
[New Era] The Swapo Party will towards the end of this year hold its elective congress where a new top leadership will be elected to steer the ruling party for another five years.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:20:33 GMTStruggling Economy Leaves Town Square Empty
[New Era] Visitors to the once popular retail outlet in Windhoek's central business district (CBD), Town Square, are now faced with a shopping centre that has been all but abandoned by the host of retailers that once thrived there. Owners of the cent...
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:16:51 GMTInfrastructure Connects People to People, People to Commerce and Commerce to Markets
[Namibia Economist] Fundamentally, Namibia must maintain developmental goals as the primary purpose of infrastructure investment. Infrastructure development must seek to close critical gaps in both social and economic infrastructure provision.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:06:51 GMTSports Ministry Explains Cameroon Trip
[Namibian] The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service executive director Audrin Mathe says sport deputy minister Emma Kantema-Gaomas was in Cameroon on a sport development and cooperation mission.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:05:13 GMTCoast to Ignite Fistball Season
[Namibian] THE Bank Windhoek Fistball League returns tomorrow with an opening tournament at Swakopmund.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:01:19 GMTEx-Boxing Champ Now Coaches Youth On Life
[Namibian] HISTORY will remember Tsumeb-born retired star Lisias 'The Fighting Prince' Hangula as one of the most multi-faceted sportsmen Namibia has produced.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:37:35 GMTStinkwater Residents Stuck in the Doldrums
[New Era] Residents of an informal settlement in the Windhoek Rural constituency are pleading with the government to take full ownership of the area so they too can benefit from developmental projects.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:36:41 GMT'Speed Up NSFAF Reforms'
[New Era] Higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi has ordered a committee tasked to reform the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) to speed up the process and report back on progress made.