Namibia
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:41:03 GMTWorld Food Programme Gives Businesses a Gap
[Namibian] The World Food Programme (WFP) has opened opportunities for Namibian businesses, through a request for expression of interest, to provide the organisation with various services.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:28:51 GMTSecurity Guards Choose Unemployment Over Vaccination
[Namibian] THREE security guards from Namibia Protection Services' employment contracts were not renewed this month after they refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:31:36 GMTAmericans' Murder Trial On Hold
[New Era] The trial-within-a-trial of the two American nationals accused of the assassin-like murder of Andre Heckmair in Windhoek in January 2011, was put on hold last week as the State's last witness was unable to testify.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:31:01 GMTOmbudsman Lashes Govt On Human-Wildlife Conflict
[New Era] Ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha has blasted government for concentrating on "theory conservation" and prioritising tourism ahead of local people's lives while not implementing concrete measures to mitigate human-wildlife conflict in the Bwabwat...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:26:56 GMTJudges Slash Sentence of Forgery Convict Student
[New Era] A medical student, who was convicted for forging Covid-19 test results last year, scored a partial victory in the High Court yesterday. Judges of appeal Christie Liebenberg and Claudia Claasen gave an order to have the sentence of Mussa Phi...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:55:09 GMTFarmers' Kraal With Charles Tjatindi - More Effort Needed Against Climate Change
[New Era] As a result of global warming, the planet's climate is changing and its effect is being felt the world over. And one of the most important parameters of climate is rainfall.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:54:46 GMTKatima Secures Permanent Dumpsite
[Namibian] GONE are the days when the residents of Katima Mulilo were inundated by heaps of rubbish, after the town council finally secured a permanent dumpsite.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:27:09 GMTNedbank Supports the Green Economy
[Namibian] NEDBANK Namibia, through its Go Green Fund, has put aside N$747 745 in grants to fund seven projects that support the environment and preserve nature conservation in Namibia.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:20:31 GMTGipf Invests N$24,5m At Nkurenkuru
[Namibian] THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has invested approximately N$24,5 million in the Kavango West region, specifically at the provincial capital Nkurenkuru.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:29:52 GMTExpert Shares Thoughts On Safe Mining
[Namibian] CONTROVERSY surrounding a uranium project by Headspring Investments could block its possible implementation in Namibia.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:28:12 GMTGovt Urged to Close Inequality Gap
[Namibian] Analysts are urging the government to revise some of its policies to bridge the country's inequality gap.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:21:51 GMTForensics Prioritise Wasserfall Case
[New Era] The Namibian Police's Forensic Science Institute says it has prioritised the murder case of Shannon Wasserfall after receiving an additional N$6 million from Treasury to fast-track DNA samples required in the ongoing court case.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:22:19 GMTEkunde Residents Plead for Municipal Services
[New Era] Residents of Ekunde Extension 5 on the outskirts of Okahandja have expressed unhappiness with the local authority over the lack of municipal services they have been promised for years.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:20:26 GMTNorthern Traditional Authorities Amend Fines
[New Era] Northern traditional authorities have released new fines for subjects who transgress, with only few changes, while some are completely unchanged.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:19:33 GMTNamibia Export Earnings Drop By 24%
[New Era] For the month of January 2022, Namibia's export earnings stood at N$7.6 billion, representing a decrease of 24% monthly, while the imports bill amounted to N$11.7 billion, down by 6% on a monthly basis.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:34:07 GMTEagles Sign Off in Style
[Namibian] NAMIBIA signed off their UAE tour in style with a five-wicket victory against Oman in Dubai yesterday.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:33:19 GMTSt Paul's Win Pupkewitz Gala
[Namibian] ST PAUL'S Primary School won the overall prize, while a total of five records were established at the Pupkewitz Foundation Interschools Gala at the Olympia Swimming Pool over the weekend.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:29:43 GMTSchool of Excellence Move Up
[Namibian] The School of Excellence Hockey Club moved up to second position in the Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey Men's Premier League after picking up a win and a draw over the weekend.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:08:48 GMTReleasing Fishrot Accused a Safe Risk - Defence
[New Era] Defence lawyers in the bail application of six Fishrot accused say releasing their clients on bail is a "safe risk."
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:57:51 GMTState Seeks Leave to Appeal Gustavo's Release
[New Era] The State has maintained the High Court misdirected itself when it ordered that one of the Fishrot accused, Ricardo Gustavo, be released on bail last year.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:14:06 GMTDo Critics of Namibia's Communal Conservancy System Want to Reinstate Colonial and Apartheid Wildlife Policies?
[Daily Maverick] John Kasaona is Executive Director of Namibian conservation NGO, Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC). He was born and grew up in the Ovahimba village of Otjindakui in north-western Namibia in 1971.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:34:50 GMTKidnapped Taxi Driver Bundled in Car Boot
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- A Swakopmund taxi driver had to endure six hours of horror when he was kidnapped and stuffed in the boot of his own vehicle, allegedly by three men.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:33:54 GMTBlack Business Network Pays Courtesy Calls
[New Era] The Black Business Leadership Network of Namibia (BBLNN), led by its president Irene Simeon-Kurtz, last week made courtesy calls to the GIPF and the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:32:41 GMTOmusati Boy Found Buried in Shallow Grave
[New Era] The heartbreaking search for a nine-year-old boy ended in a discovery of a shallow grave on Friday, at Ondjungulume village in the Otamanzi constituency.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:31:26 GMTVenaani Highlights Right to Adequate Housing
[New Era] Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani has described Namibia housing situation as distressing, specifically informal settlements that he said is "shocking". He made these remarks in the National Assembly this month whil...
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:57:23 GMTEx-Cop Appeals Robbery Conviction
[New Era] A former police officer who was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for carrying out an armed robbery in Windhoek, wants the High Court to reconsider the sentence and conviction imposed on him. Andre Majiedt (54), claims the Re...
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:10:45 GMTBaster Kaptein Dispute Heads to Court
[New Era] A candidate who lost the Baster kaptein election on 24 April 2021 has approached the Windhoek High Court to declare the elections irregular, not free and fair, and to get it set aside.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:05:59 GMTEthnix, Blaq Diamond Collabo Is Splendid
[New Era] Local duo Ethnix recently released a remix of their song 'Open Up', featuring Blaq Diamond from South Africa.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:59:40 GMTWalvis Bay Fire Leaves Over 100 Homeless
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- A three-year-old toddler died after a massive fire tore through homes in Walvis Bay's Tutaleni, displacing over 100.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:51:23 GMTGeingob Charges Ministers to Fast-Track Projects
[New Era] President Hage Geingob has charged all ministers to ensure they implement to the letter projects under their portfolios, including those contained in the fifth National Development Plan and the Harambee Prosperity Plan II without delay.