The Namibian (Windhoek)

Leading independent daily published in Windhoek

Website: http://www.namibian.com.na/


July 30

  • Namibia: Hardap Officials Squatting At Green Scheme

    SENIOR officials of the Hardap Regional Council are allegedly squatting in houses at the government's experimental farm near Mariental which is meant for beneficiaries of the... Read more »

  • Namibia: Swindling Suspect's Cases to Regional Court

    THE cases of the South African citizen who stands accused of swindling several businesses in southern Namibia out of thousands of dollars, was transferred from the Keetmanshoop... Read more »

  • Namibia: Nampost Probe Intensifies

    INVESTIGATIONS around the theft of N$23 000 that disappeared from the Mariental branch of the national postal company, NamPost two months ago, have intensified. Read more »

  • Namibia: Geingob Changes SOE Categories

    THE categories into which various State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) were classified and put seals on the salaries of their heads were recently changed by the Prime Minister with some... Read more »

  • Namibia: Squatters Confused Over Court Ruling

    "WE fought for this land like we were fighting for independence all over again."Those are the words of Petrus Shaanika, a shack dweller who believes that a recent court ruling in... Read more »

  • Namibia: 'Fake Cops' Robbery Charges Withdrawn

    THE charges against five men accused of having been involved in an alleged robbery in which N$2,2 million was stolen from a Lebanese businessman in Klein Windhoek in May last year... Read more »

  • Namibia: Spare Us the Blushes - Sport As Business and Way of Life

    ALBERT Buitenhuis, a South African migrant, faces a real possibility of deportation from New Zealand. His transgression is his weight. He let the scale rattle at a Ramboesque 130... Read more »

  • Namibia: Miss Okapya Calls for Entries

    No Mercy Entertainment and Nashitoke Investment invite all those interested in taking part in this year's pageant to register soon as entries close 9 August. Read more »

  • Namibia: Areva Ships Off More SDU

    LAST week the second shipment of Sodium Di-Uranate (SDU) produced during the MIDI pilot phase at the Trekkopje mining site left the Walvis Bay industrial port for the Comurhex... Read more »

  • Namibia: Bidvest Seeks Telecommunications Licence

    BIDVEST Namibia Information Technology, has applied for a Comprehensive Telecommunications Service Licence, which would among other things, allow the company to enter the mobile... Read more »

  • Namibia: Ambunda Ready to Rock

    PAULUS Ambunda is in top shape as he heads into the ring on Thursday to defend his WBO bantamweight title against Tomoki Kameda of Japan in Cebu City, in the Philippines. Read more »

  • Namibia: Overcoming Violence Through Love

    SIMONE Karukuo (16) recounts how she was forced to live in an orphanage at the tender age of 11, even though she was not an orphan but had simply been abandoned by her mother who... Read more »

  • Namibia: Hospital Cleaners Complain of 'Disrespect'

    CLEANERS at the Windhoek Central Hospital say the level of disrespect by senior staff towards cleaners at the hospital has left them feeling inferior compared to other employees. Read more »

  • Namibia: SMEs Get Skills Training

    A GROUP of entrepreneurs who own Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) attended a three-day workshop in the capital this week whose aim was to improve their business skills... Read more »

  • Namibia: RDP Concerned About Taxi Strike

    THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has expressed concern about the negative effects the ongoing strike by hundreds of taxi drivers has on commuters. Read more »

  • Namibia: Bar Killer Jailed for 18 Years

    A WINDHOEK resident who stabbed someone to death in a bar because he was displeased with an answer his victim had given him has been sentenced to an effective 18 years'... Read more »

  • Namibia: Warriors Were Tame, Says Mannetti

    NAMIBIA were comprehensively outplayed by Mozambique on Sunday in Maputo and now face a difficult task of qualifying for the 2014 African Nations Championships (Chan), according to... Read more »

  • Namibia: Main Attraction

    Imms Moses (trainer), Paulus 'The Rock' Ambunda, Sakaria Lukas (sparring partner) and Nestor Tobias after a work out at the Citigym in Cebu City in the Philippines. 'The Rock', who... Read more »



July 29

  • Namibia: When Jazz Met Blues [opinion]

    They come in black coats and even blacker moods fading to gray with every splash of whisky, martini or whatever it is that makes them warmer. Read more »

  • Namibia: Keetmans Conducts Circumcisions

    FORTY-FOUR males aged from six to 52 years were circumcised during a week-long circumcision campaign at the Keetmanshoop State Hospital in June. Read more »

  • Namibia: Air Namibia Has the Capacity

    Air Namibia has the capacity to transport many passengers for the upcoming international conferences lined up in the country during the next few months, the airline's spokesperson... Read more »

  • Namibia: Illegal Fences Removed in Ohangwena

    MORE than 10 farmers who illegally fenced off large portions of communal land in the eastern part of Ohangwena region are in danger of losing their land after the Ohangwena... Read more »

  • Namibia: Nambala Wins Gold in Lyon

    Johannes Nambala made history by winning a gold medal at the IPC World Championships in Lyon, France on Saturday when he came first in the Men's T13 400m final. Read more »

  • Namibia: Free Condoms On the Decline

    THE withdrawal of funds for HIV programmes in the country by donors has resulted in a loss of several Condom Logistics Officers (CLO's) and a reduction in the funds available to... Read more »

  • Namibia: SME Bank Cash-Strapped

    THE SME Bank appears to have run out cash and is unable to issue loans, barely three months after it opened its doors to small businesses. Read more »

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