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Cruiseliner challenges persist…as passport processing delays tourists

Cruiseliner challenges persist…as passport processing delays tourists

2024-04-17Eveline de Klerk
Namibia needs to up its game and streamline the immigration process of passenger...
Unions, minister clash over NTA board

Unions, minister clash over NTA board

2024-04-17Correspondent
Workers unions and employers federations have called for the dissolution of the ...
Gender equality ministry spends N$3.4b on grants

Gender equality ministry spends N$3.4b on grants

2024-04-17Correspondent
The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare has spen...
Civil servants’ wage bill remains stubbornly high

Civil servants’ wage bill remains stubbornly high

2024-04-17Correspondent
The remuneration of civil servants has consumed the government's N$2.8 billion d...
Pressure group demands fisherman’s death investigation

Pressure group demands fisherman’s death investigation

2024-04-16Albertina Nakale
The Namibian Lives Matter Movement is demanding the arrest of those responsible...

Sports
Senior tennis tourney produces fireworks

Senior tennis tourney produces fireworks

The Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) held its third senior tennis tourney in the capital – and according to the organisers, the tourney lived up to their expectation. 
Experience will come into play – pundits …as Ongos miss out on climbing log

Experience will come into play – pundits …as Ongos miss out on climbing log

Ongos Football Club missed an opportunity to go top of the Debmarine Premier League summit, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Julinho Sporting over the weekend. 
NFA staff in it for personal gain – Traut …as he reflects on SG journey

NFA staff in it for personal gain – Traut …as he reflects on SG journey

The former secretary general (SG) of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Jochen Traut is adamant the local football governing body’s staff members are resistant to change, and will continue to derail the body’s ambitious plans.

WHS pays homage to Coetzee brothers

Senior tennis tourney produces fireworks

Indoor hockey squads named… as Stofberg and Strauss prep to lead

Business
Chinese economy beats growth expectations in first quarter

Chinese economy beats growth expectations in first quarter

China’s economy expanded far more than expected in the first quarter of 2024, data showed yesterday, but disappointing retail and industrial figures suggested leaders face severe headwinds to hit their annual growth target.
Bank Windhoek appoints Shikage as  communication specialist

Bank Windhoek appoints Shikage as  communication specialist

Wetumwene Shikage has been appointed as Bank Windhoek’s strategic communication specialist in the marketing and corporate communication services' department.
Opinion - How aspiring entrepreneurs can explore COSTAR

Opinion - How aspiring entrepreneurs can explore COSTAR

In the vast landscape of commerce, where dreams meet reality, there exists an electrifying spark that ignites the journey from aspiration to achievement.

Namport positions itself for new developments … as company finances continue to grow

Finalists announced for African youth in tourism

Co-Creation hub grows startups

Courts & Crime
Mother arrested for allegedly raping son 

Mother arrested for allegedly raping son 

A 37-year-old woman was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping her nine-year-old son at Ongenga village in the Okaku constituency of the Oshana region.
‘I am guilty’ killer cop admits

‘I am guilty’ killer cop admits

Former senior police officer attached to the Women and Child Protection Unit in Keetmanshoop, Morgan Brian Plaatjie, informed Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku that he intends to plead guilty to the charges he faces.
Treason judgement deferred

Treason judgement deferred

The remaining seven men accused of trying to secede the then Caprivi Strip from Namibia in 1999 must wait another two months to hear their fate. 

Shoprite fined for defying court order

DNA delays PG in engineer’s murder trial

Toddler rapist gets seven years in jail

Entertainment
Diesel mechanic student pursues music 

Diesel mechanic student pursues music 

Hashiyana Mospider, a third-year diesel mechanic student at Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology, has been making waves in the music scene with his debut album, ‘Think Before You Leap’. 
Alte Feste to receive facelift

Alte Feste to receive facelift

The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC) on Wednesday announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Namibia Craft Centre to transform the Alte Feste.
Jazz for freedom of expression

Jazz for freedom of expression

Local jazz acts Erna Chimu, Suzy Eises, Sharon van Rooi and Slow will share the spotlight when Namibia joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Jazz Day on 30 April.

Industry Loop - Is Fidel O’Del’s truth the actual truth?

Sheehama pulls off spectacular showcase

Gazza invites artists to showcase creativity

National
Senior tennis tourney produces fireworks

Senior tennis tourney produces fireworks

The Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) held its third senior tennis tourney in the capital – and according to the organisers, the tourney lived up to their expectation. 
Experience will come into play – pundits …as Ongos miss out on climbing log

Experience will come into play – pundits …as Ongos miss out on climbing log

Ongos Football Club missed an opportunity to go top of the Debmarine Premier League summit, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Julinho Sporting over the weekend. 
NFA staff in it for personal gain – Traut …as he reflects on SG journey

NFA staff in it for personal gain – Traut …as he reflects on SG journey

The former secretary general (SG) of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Jochen Traut is adamant the local football governing body’s staff members are resistant to change, and will continue to derail the body’s ambitious plans.

WHS pays homage to Coetzee brothers

Senior tennis tourney produces fireworks

Indoor hockey squads named… as Stofberg and Strauss prep to lead

Youth
Project Never Walk Alone donates shoes to Monica Geingos’ learners

Project Never Walk Alone donates shoes to Monica Geingos’ learners

Non-profit organisation Project Never Walk Alone donated school shoes to learners of Monica Geingos Junior Secondary School in Otjiwarongo on Friday. 
Okahandja spelling challenge on the cards

Okahandja spelling challenge on the cards

The inaugural Okahandja Circuit Spelling Bee Competition (English) for secondary schools will take place on 25 April at the town.
Nanso embraces Western culture … but moans that young people have lost cultural, traditional norms

Nanso embraces Western culture … but moans that young people have lost cultural, traditional norms

Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso)’s spokesperson Dorthea Nangolo upholds the idea that Western culture, which America promotes, has done well in dispensing some harmful cultural practices in Namibia.

POEM - Gone  

Researcher nominated for SDG Action Awards

Opinion - Namibia’s peaceful political transition: The world can learn from us

 

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