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Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:42:10 GMT
Bowls Team Selected for Commonwealth Games
[Namibian] CABOUS Olivier and Marietjie van den Bergh will represent Namibia in bowls at the Commonwealth Games, which takes place in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 09:23:22 GMT
Lightning Kills Two Zambezi Women
[Namibian] Two women were killed by lightning in separate incidents in the Zambezi region on Tuesday.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:43:19 GMT
Volleyball MOU Delay Causes Headache
[Namibian] THE Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) president Hillary Imbuwa says the long-awaited memorandum of understanding (MOU) with their Moroccan counterpart is far from seeing the light of day due to delays following talks in December 2019.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:31:58 GMT
Cricketer Kejarukua Heads Overseas
[Namibian] Eveleen Kejarukua is elated at realising her dream of playing cricket abroad. The 28-year-old secured a five month deal to turn out for East Huntspill Cricket Club in Somerset in south west England.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:59:48 GMT
Kahungu Bets On Her Experience ... Ex-Mayor Eyes SPWC Secretary Role
[New Era] Former Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu, who is standing as a candidate for the Swapo Party Women's Council secretary position, said her political exposure and professional experience put her in good stead to be considered for the role.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:57:26 GMT
Sampofu Advocates for Forest Preservation
[New Era] Katima Mulilo -- The Zambezi governor Lawrence Sampofu has called on the region's residents to preserve forests, as they play a crucial role in mitigating the effects of climate change.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:53:08 GMT
MP Moves to Address Multidimensional Poverty
[New Era] Popular Democratic Movement's Kazeongere Tjeundo has tabled a motion for parliament to discuss and seek redress to the high levels of multidimensional poverty recorded in the five regions.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:52:10 GMT
Positive Growth Expected As Economy Rebounds
[New Era] Director for research and financial sector development at the Bank of Namibia, Emma Haiyambo, said the bank estimates a positive growth from 2021. This is after the domestic economy performed very poorly in 2020, registering a negative grow...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:49:13 GMT
Namibia Qualifications Board to Be Appointed By March
[New Era] The Namibia Qualifications Authority has confirmed the recruitment process of the new council board members is nearing completion.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:46:18 GMT
Katima Acquires Road Maintenance Equipment
[New Era] Katima Mulilo -- The Katima Mulilo town council, with assistance from the Road Fund Administration, purchased roads maintenance equipment to the value of N$1.8 million.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:45:46 GMT
Inmates Get Second Chance ... As Namcol Funds Study Opportunities
[New Era] The Namibian College of Open Learning recently awarded 41 students with scholarships to improve their grades, including 10 inmates from the Windhoek Correctional Facility.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:44:39 GMT
City Faces Water Shortage
[New Era] The City of Windhoek has urged residents to use water sparingly as the capital's reservoirs may reach critically low levels following damage to a NamWater pipeline a fortnight ago.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:38:23 GMT
Kanyangela Accused of 'Holding Back'
[New Era] Chief investigator of the Anti-Corruption Commission Andreas Kanyangela found the going tough yesterday fielding questions from Vas Soni, the South African advocate of Sackey Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi and Pius Mwatelulo.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:37:41 GMT
Infanticide Accused Awaits Mental Observation
[New Era] A woman accused of killing her newborn, cutting open her stomach and removing the bowels, is yet to undergo psychiatric evaluation.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:36:27 GMT
HIV Prevalence Remains High in Zambezi
[New Era] Katima Mulilo - HIV prevalence remains high in the Zambezi region, with over 20% of its population aged between 15 to 49 being positive.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:34:11 GMT
Development Bank of Namibia Opens Expanded Office in Walvis
[New Era] The Development Bank of Namibia last week inaugurated its expanded office in Walvis Bay to serve towns in the Erongo region as well as some entrepreneurs and enterprises in the Kunene region.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:33:19 GMT
Expert Says Big 'Affordable, Feasible'
[New Era] An expert who has worked on social protection programmes in over 40 countries says Namibia can afford the basic income grant.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:31:38 GMT
Road Delay Could Scupper School Construction
[New Era] Satotwa -- Works minister John Mutorwa is fighting to ensure that construction work at the Satotwa Primary School is not hindered by the lack of an access road to the site.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:46:40 GMT
Final Battle for Morocco
[Namibian] THE Brave Gladiators are looking to realise their dream of playing at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations with victory over Zambia in Johannesburg today.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:45:20 GMT
Cricket League Finishes With Anticlimax
[Namibian] AN expected exciting showdown between Trustco United and MR24/7 Welwitschia to determine the final Cricket Premier League playoff spot ended in disappointment when their scheduled match on Sunday was cancelled.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:43:24 GMT
Pritzen Wins Tour De Windhoek Again
[Namibian] MARC Pritzen of the South African Honeycomb Pro Cycling team won the Tour de Windhoek for the second time on Sunday when he completed the five-stage tour in an overall time of seven hours 42 minutes 59 seconds.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:49:37 GMT
Namibia, Zambia Battle for Women's Afcon Qualification
[Cosafa] Namibia and Zambia will do battle over another 90 minutes for a place at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco in July when they clash in the second leg of their qualifier at the Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto, South Africa...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 07:58:26 GMT
Economic Injection for Walvis From Nearly 500 Newly-Arrived Seafaring Tourists
[Namibia Economist] Walvis Bay is the trophy destination for around 500 tourist who stepped off the MS Europa 2 on Friday morning for a day and a half sojourn of the desert harbour town. The ship arrived from Lüderitz where it docked briefly.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 04:52:01 GMT
Fishrot Trial Will Test the Scales of Justice
[ISS] The revelation of corruption in the fishing industry has rocked the ruling party - but not sunk it.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:57:53 GMT
A Voice for the Voiceless of Namibia - Award-Winning Editor
[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists] Gwen Lister is a renowned Namibian journalist with a storied career. Known for her efforts to fight apartheid in Namibia, Gwen became the first female editor of a southern African newspaper befo...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:33:40 GMT
'Danko' Reaches Over 2 Million Views
[New Era] Since its release about four months ago, 'Danko' by the Musketeers recently reached over two million views on YouTube.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:46:17 GMT
Conservationists Decry Namibia Exporting Wild Elephants
[VOA] Windhoek, Namibia -- Namibian authorities have confirmed they are capturing scores of wild elephants that were sold at auction for export. Authorities would not say which countries they will be sent to, only that China is not one of them.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:59:59 GMT
Geingob Seeks to Expand Antwerp Diamond Trade
[Namibia Economist] President HE Dr Geingob paid a visit to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) in Belgium where he inspected a shipment of Namibian diamonds and discussed future business opportunities.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:57:46 GMT
Thieves Graze On SPCA Rabbit Food
[New Era] In a rather strange break-in, an unspecified number of thieves burgled the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' establishment last week and treated themselves to rabbit food such as carrots.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:48:41 GMT
22 Auctioned Jumbos for Export
[New Era] The environment ministry has confirmed 37 elephants have already been captured, including 22 earmarked for export to a destination to be announced at the end of the tender process.



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