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Gowaseb to race London Marathon virtually

5 hours ago | Sports

Local male wheelchair racer Roodley Gowaseb on Sunday competes in the virtual London Marathon.Gowaseb, who participates in the F53-54 and T54 categories, will compete in a 42.2km race on the B1 in Windhoek against a...

Calls for review on church gatherings

6 hours ago | Society

The Alliance of Christian Churches of Namibia (ACCN) has called on the health ministry to review guidelines to allow churches to gather in proportion to the size of the building while maintaining social distancing and...

Sperrgebiet wildflower guide now available as e-book

7 hours ago | Environment

Windhoek • Antje BurkeThe south-west corner of Namibia not only harbours diamonds but something equally precious – the only large, continuous piece of the Succulent Karoo Biome which has not been altered by livestock grazing.The...

Support for 2021 census

7 hours ago | Local News

Old Mutual handed over a sponsorship of N$120 000 to the Namibia Statistics Agency as a means to mobilise Better Data, Better Decisions and Better Lives.At the handover, group CEO Kosmas Egumbo said Old Mutual’s...

Eiman takes reigns of DBN’s SME Finance

7 hours ago | Banking

Seasoned veteran of business finance, Robert Eiman, has taken over the reigns of the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) SME Finance department.This move follows the bank’s resumption of SME activities in 2018. The department was...

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SAIF announces new leadership

7 hours ago | Business

Marco Wenk of Namibia Breweries Limited was elected as chairperson of the Self-Regulating Alcohol Industry Forum (SAIF) during their recently held AGM. At the same...

Protest against live animal shipping grows

9 hours ago | Agriculture

Windhoek • [email protected] opposition continues to grow against a proposed business plan to import as many as 125 000 live farm animals into Namibia for...

Hansen reappointed as CAN CEO

10 hours ago | Society

The Cancer Association of Namibia’s board of directors announced the reappointment of current chief executive, Rolf Hansen (pictured), for a further five-year term. Hansen has...

Some light for Havana residents

14 hours ago | Infrastructure

Phase 2 of Havana informal settlement’s electrification project was commissioned by the minister of urban and rural development Erastus Uutoni on Wednesday.He said this step...

Beuke to lead NTA for the time being

15 hours ago | People

Cor Beuke (pictured) has been delegated to serve as caretaker chief executive of the Namibia Training Authority (NTA), effective 1 October for a period of...

Position changes at Agribank

1 day - 30 September 2020 | Agriculture

Agribank has appointed its organisational development manager Muhindua Kaura as the new executive for Human Resources with effect from 1 October 2020. Kaura, who has...

PEPFAR assistance to Namibia continues

1 day - 30 September 2020 | Health

US Ambassador Lisa Johnson announced that the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will contribute U$89 million to Namibia in 2021 to fight...

Improved primary healthcare thanks to...

1 day - 30 September 2020 | Society

The OmniCare Trust Mobile Clinic recently received a sponsorship of more than N$1.2 million from FirstRand Namibia’s Health Optimisation Pandemic Emergency (HOPE) fund that will...

UNICEF calls for the reopening...

1 day - 30 September 2020 | Education

Windhoek • Steffi BalzarAccording to United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), safe school reopenings won’t only reduce escalating costs for all those involved, but also prevent...

DHPS hosts virtual Careers Day

1 day - 30 September 2020 | Education

What can I study where, which occupations are right for me and how exactly does vocational training work?Study and career guidance is becoming more important...

Rashaad and Matias take the...

2 days ago - 29 September 2020 | Sports

The Namibian Electronic Sports Association (NESA) hosted the very exciting final round of the eFootball PES & Tekken National Tournament of 2020 last weekend. Competition...

Omboga powdered spinach soup hits...

2 days ago - 29 September 2020 | Business

The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) celebrated the culmination of its support to 2018 Innovation Award winner, VNA Foods, at the launch of the fledgling...

Erindi goes global

3 days ago - 28 September 2020 | Life Style

Windhoek • Yolanda Nel Not one, but two couples fell in love with the Erindi nature reserve during their travels to Namibia, so much so...