Namibia

AN application by Canadian oil and gas company Reconnaissance Africa (ReconAfrica) for occupational land rights in two areas of the Kavango East region has been met with criticism by local communities and environmental activists, who have been given a week to lodge their objections. Local groups say the objection period…

Nine students from different African universities were winners of a competition on nuclear energy. Namibian students also took part in the sixth annual competition organised by the Russian state Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom. The winners of the online video competition is titled 'Atoms Empowering Africa' were announced at the special…

Potential Chinese naval base on Africa’s Atlantic coast ‘concerns me greatly’, General Stephen Townsend says Beijing has approached several countries about establishing a naval facility that would help it base warships in the Atlantic as well as Pacific, he says Topic |   Diplomacy E3B1C256-BFCB-4CEF-88A6-1DCCD7666635 Published: 4:01pm, 6 May, 2021 Updated: 9:33pm,…

A trans woman, who was recently arrested at Outjo, claims she was subjected to transphobic harassment and police brutality while in custody, including having her wig pulled off, being forced to strip and bite off her nail and toe tips. Patrick Bowe (25), who prefers to be referred to as…

Three South African artists were denied entry into the country at Walvis Bay on Friday night for allegedly faking Covid-19 results. The artists who disembarked from a flight from Johannesburg with alleged falsified Covid-19 tests are Obakeng kekaba, Given M Eke ID and Johannes Legodi. They were refused entry through…

Proteas netball (Supplied South Africa opened the Tri Nations netball series with victories over Namibia and Uganda on Thursday. In their first match against Namibia the Proteas drew first blood very early on as they enjoyed a four point lead within the first four minutes. Dorette Badenhorst gave two new…

THE Ministry of Finance has identified a list of 84 doctors who are accused of stealing millions of dollars through the government's medical aid scheme. The ministry has also instituted civil action against some providers and is contemplating slapping the alleged culprits with criminal charges. At least N$13 million has…

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The finance ministry yesterday confirmed that a N$1.5 billion loan for Namibia has been approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance the Namibia Governance and Economic Recovery Support Programme (GERSP). Government requested financial support from the AfDB in June last year through a Covid-19 Rapid Response Facility (CRF)…

Windhoek — Excellencies, It is a great pleasure for me to participate in this important event marking World Health Day 2021. Given the devastation by the pandemic of the world since 2020, it is timely that the community of nations should start considering the strategies and indeed the ways and…