Namibia
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:10:40 GMTDis-Chem Pharmacy Registration Remains Intact
[New Era] The High Court has declined to set aside the decision of the Pharmacy Council of Namibia not to terminate the registration of Dis-Chem Pharmacies as community pharmacies in Namibia.
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:49:34 GMTOsona Village Tackles Power Supply
[New Era] Rapid population growth at Osona Village near Okahandja necessitated the upgrade of the power grid from 1MVA to 2MVA. The residential and commercial property area has over 8 000 residents and more than 1 600 housing units.
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:42:04 GMTPM Urges Wildlife Protection
[New Era] Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has assured traditional authorities that government regards them as important partners in preserving the country's resources. Through the traditional authorities, the government's political plans an...
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:14:16 GMTState Wants Imprisonment for Man Acquitted On Rape
[New Era] State advocate Palmer Khumalo on Friday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku to sentence a man she acquitted on charges of kidnapping and rape, but convicted on a lesser charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to...
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:12:55 GMTAgribank to Stop Accepting Cash Payments
[New Era] The Agricultural Bank of Namibia has informed its clients, prospective clients and all stakeholders that as from 1 December 2022, it will no longer accept cash payments. This means the bank will only accept payments through electronic trans...
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:11:44 GMTKaribib Bids Farewell to Murdered Boy
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- In an emotional ceremony at the Alpha and Omega Lutheran Church in Karibib, family, friends and residents bade farewell to the little boy, Adrian Myne Oswyn (6) who was brutally murdered.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:35:56 GMTNamibia Could Become Africa's Energy Capital
[Namibian] NAMIBIA Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) chief executive officer Nangula Uaandja said Namibia's ambition is to become the energy capital of Africa.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:02:16 GMTAfrican Nations Urged to Prioritize Adaptation and Mitigation to Address Climate Change
[Namibia Economist] The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta called on African countries to lay down concrete and result-based actions on adaptation and mitigation including means of implementation particularly the provision...
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:01:33 GMTOutbreak of Lung Sickness Contained, Control Measures Lifted
[Namibia Economist] The control measures that were imposed following an outbreak of contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia, commonly known as Lung sickness which occurred in most parts of the Northern Communal Areas (NCA) since February this year have bee...
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:09:56 GMTMidterm Budget 'Cautiously Optimistic'
[Namibian] MINISTER of finance Iipumbu Shiimi yesterday delivered what he calls a midterm budget review coated with "cautious optimism", while teasing pensioners with a N$100 increase on their monthly grant "if resources permit".
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:53:07 GMTNamibia, EU, Agree On Partnership for Sustainable Raw Materials
[VOA] Windhoek, Namibia -- Ahead of COP27, Namibian and European Union officials say they have reached an agreement for Namibia to export rare earth materials to the EU.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:40:20 GMTGeingob to Attend Matekane Inauguration in Lesotho Tomorrow
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has been invited by Lesotho King Letsie III to attend the inauguration of the newly elected prime minister, Sam Matekane, tomorrow morning in Maseru, Lesotho.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:09:56 GMTThey Want to Kill Me - De Klerk
[Namibian] FISHROT-accused lawyer Marén de Klerk says intelligence sources have tipped him off that people have been hired to kill him.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:09:47 GMTNationalise Our Mineral Resources, Agricultural Land - Amushelelo
[Namibian] A GROUP of Namibians called the Black People Economic Emancipation Association are demanding that the government nationalise the country's mineral resources, as well as agricultural land.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:37:30 GMTNamcor Targets 100 Percent Use of N$5,8b Oil Storage Facility
[Namibian] THE managing director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), Imms Mulunga, says the company cannot divulge sensitive commercial information on how exactly it made turnover of N$3,3 billion from its national oil storage ...
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:36:12 GMT'Use Statistics to Allocate Resources Fairly'
[Namibian] THE governor of the //Kharas region, Aletha Frederick, has called for national statistics and data to be used to equitably allocate and distribute resources to reduce inequality in the country.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:51:08 GMTGeingob Urges Nations to Speak With One Voice Against Conflicts and Diseases
[Namibia Economist] The President, HE Dr. Hage Geingob on Monday urged nations to speak against poverty and inequalities creating tensions and division.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:38:44 GMTNamibia Wants Ambitious Targets On Pollution
[Namibian] Namibia has called on parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to submit more ambitious national determined contributions (NDCs) and to adopt ambitions deadlines for achieving net zero greenhouse gas em...
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:34:45 GMTProsecutor General Says Hatuikulipi Made U.S.$3,9 Million From Fishrot
[New Era] One of the alleged key figures in the Fishrot saga, James Hatuikulipi, raked in more than N$58.2 million from the scheme, prosecutor general Martha Imalwa has claimed.
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 07:06:50 GMTGeingob Tells African Countries to Take Responsibility for Conflicts
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has told troubled African countries to take responsibility for their conflict situations.
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 07:06:37 GMTNamibia in Talks With EU Over Mineral Exports
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Mines and Energy is currently negotiating an agreement with the European Union (EU) over the exporting of minerals.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:50:57 GMTAlbinism Foundation Gets Support From German Embassy
[Namibia Economist] Support in Namibia of Albinism Sufferers Requiring Assistance (SINASRA) signed a funding agreement with Ambassador Herbert Beck of Germany to Namibia recently.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:58:59 GMTNamibia Forever Indebted to Zambia - Geingob
[New Era] President Hage Geingob has said Namibia will always be indebted to the people of Zambia for their unwavering solidarity and kindness.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:58:59 GMTGovernor Anticipates Vital Bethanie Youth Expo
[New Era] //Kharas governor, Aletha Frederick said the recent gala dinner held in the slumbering village of Bethanie will serve as a prelude to the upcoming youth expo, aiming at recognising the youth's potential and furthermore unlocking their entre...
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:58:48 GMTNational Oil Storage Facility Generates N$3.3 Billion
[New Era] Namibia's national oil storage facility (NOSF) was financed mainly by two loans from the Development Bank of Namibia and the African Development Bank.
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:14:06 GMT'Paying Out 11 000 Veterans Will Take 40 Years'
[Namibian] THE government paying out less than 280 war veterans per year to start their economic projects means that it will take 40 years to complete this exercise.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:25:26 GMTOnline Discussions Over Theft at Ramaphosa's Phala Phala Farm Were Manipulated, Report Finds
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A robbery at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm in the province of Limpopo made headlines in June, 2022 when it was revealed that over U.S.$4 million was stolen from the property. Ramaphosa denied any criminality r...
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:50:53 GMTEnd of the Road for Namibia
[Namibian] NAMIBIA's World Cup journey came to an end yesterday after a nerve-wracking seven-run defeat to the UAE.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 04:37:43 GMTAirlink Acquires Stake in Privately-Owned FlyNamibia
[The Exchange] The independent South African-based airline, Airlink, is acquiring a 40 per cent strategic equity holding in privately-owned Windhoek-based FlyNamibia.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:31:31 GMTChinese Rhino Horn Smuggler Escapes From Namibian Prison
[VOA] Windhoek -- Authorities in Namibia say a Chinese man jailed for smuggling rhinoceros horns has escaped from prison.