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Company news in brief Absa considers Ethiopian entry over timeSouth Africa's Absa is considering entering Ethiopia, where lenders are hoping reformist prime minister Abiy Ahmed will liberalise an...
View ArticleStop your insults - Kantema-Gaomas
Stop your insults - Kantema-Gaomas Youth ministry executive director Emma Kantema-Gaomas has bemoaned the trend of so-called activists using freedom of expression to insult leaders.Speaking this past...
View ArticleJoint venture sues for lost profits
Joint venture sues for lost profitsThird legal matter involving road tender CHICO/Octagon Joint Venture, after having lost in both the Supreme and High Courts in having the tender award set aside, now...
View ArticleGirl raped by 75-year-old relative
Girl raped by 75-year-old relative A 75-year-old cognitively impaired man allegedly raped a six-year-old girl on Saturday at a homestead at Ondobe in Omhokolo village.According to the police the man is...
View ArticleFarmers on their knees
Farmers on their kneesCrippled by drought, high fuel and feed prices With increasing feed and input costs and low producer prices, most Namibian farmers will experience financial losses this year, the...
View ArticleBig pay cheque for EU bankers
Big pay cheque for EU bankersThousands earn more than US$1 mln The higher earners were predominantly based in Britain. Huw Jones - The number of bankers in the European Union paid over a million\\...
View ArticleSome cops misbehave - Namoloh
Some cops misbehave - Namoloh733 GBV case dockets sent back for further investigation The safety and security ministry has acknowledged that from 2014 to 2018 as many as 733 gender violence case...
View ArticleSidelined because of politics
Sidelined because of politics One of the people removed from a mass housing beneficiary list, allegedly in favour of relatives of former Hardap governor Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, says it was because of...
View ArticleTransNamib property worth N$2.4 billion
TransNamib property worth N$2.4 billion TransNamib says it is has not decided whether any of its assets will be sold. Cabinet last year approved a request by the company to sell its non-core...
View ArticleZim hints at more weakening of new currency
Zim hints at more weakening of new currencyTobacco auctions pivotal The governor of the central bank maintained that the market would determine the exchange rate, after accusations of manipulation by...
View ArticleOur future is at stake
Our future is at stake The quality of education is dependent on a number of factors, ranging from policies, structures and the type of system being employed. It also goes without saying that dynamics...
View ArticleRoads crucial for economic development
Roads crucial for economic development SWAKOPMUND – Without well-developed and maintained roads, economic development and social transformation will not be fostered efficiently, the minister of works...
View ArticleHuang gets court victory
Huang gets court victoryNevonga, Itope to pay businessman N$550 000 The High Court orders trade unionist Petrus Nevonga and former Swapo councillor Christian Itope to repay a loan to Chinese...
View ArticlePupils live like married couples
Pupils live like married couples A lack of hostel and family accommodation has resulted in Omungwelume Senior Secondary School learners cohabiting like husband and wife. “Parents have sent their...
View ArticleHealth defends cancelling tea and biscuits
Health defends cancelling tea and biscuits The health ministry estimates it will achieve savings of between N$50 million to N$60 million annually following a directive to stop serving tea, coffee and...
View ArticleYou are not alone - Uutoni
You are not alone - UutoniMannetti says Warriors are 'going to war' The sports minister has given the Brave Warriors a stirring pep talk ahead of their Afcon qualifier against Zambia next weekend....
View ArticleTobias lines up cream of the crop
Tobias lines up cream of the crop Nestor 'Sunshine' Tobias will showcase his most prominent boxers at his next boxing tournament in April.Titled 'Independence Legacy Fight Part 2', the event will be...
View ArticleEastern Swallows, Fire Eyes win NRSDF tourney
Eastern Swallows, Fire Eyes win NRSDF tourney Epukiro-based Eastern Swallows and Fire Eyes from Aminuis won the netball and football competitions, respectively, at the Namibia Rural Sport Development...
View ArticleDjokovic keen to turn the page
Djokovic keen to turn the page World number one Novak Djokovic struggled to find an explanation for his shock third round defeat by German Philipp Kohlschreiber at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday,...
View ArticleRonaldo sinks Atletico
Ronaldo sinks AtleticoImitates Simeone's crotch-grabbing celebration The 34-year-old Portuguese superstar scored two headers and a late penalty to propel Juventus into the quarterfinals of the Uefa...
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