Namibia : News

[New Era]President Hifikepunye Pohamba last Friday declared a national emergency due to the devastating drought that has already killed 4 000 large and small stock. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba on Friday warned that the survival of a large percentage of the population is under threat after he declared a state of emergency on the drought situation in the country. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]ISMAEL Shailemo's 14-year leadership of the Mangetti Farmers' Association (MFA) ended after a faction of the association, led by Kashona kaMalulu, voted him and his team out at a conference held at Ondangwa on Saturday but he is not taking the ousting laying down. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]POLICE Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga has admitted that it has become “too easy to own” a firearm in the country and that there is an urgent need to amend the Arms and Ammunition Act of 1996 in order to address its shortcomings. (AllAfrica)

[IFRC]It is just before one o'clock on a Friday afternoon and school has let out at a camp in the Lusese area of Namibia's Caprivi region. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]EMPLOYMENT rates for males in Namibia are higher than those of females, even though women outnumber men in the working age population. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]A BLOOD shortage in the country has forced the Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) of Namibia to open emergency clinics for donations at shopping malls in Windhoek on Saturday. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]CIVIL society organisations in the country will this week decide on the way forward regarding the proposed research regulations added to the Research, Science and Technology Act of 2004, since the education ministry appears reluctant to to discuss the matter with them. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]THE Government says no kangaroo meat has been legally imported this year according to records. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]The loss and degradation of natural habitats is blamed for threatening migratory birds and pushing these bird species towards possible extinction. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]The matter in which a former security guard allegedly stole nine Central Processing Units (CPUs) and a laptop around 2 o'clock one Saturday morning some two years ago at the Government Institutions Fund (GIPF) was deferred to May 28 in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]The MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) title is still to go down to the wire after Katutura giants African Stars and Black Africa played to a goalless draw, in what was supposed to be a potential title decider at a packed to the rafters Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday night. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]D?ures Constituency Councillor, Ernst Katjiku, says he is obliged by law to work with recognised traditional authorities in the constituency and should therefore not be accused of partiality. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]Namibia kicked off its first celebration of the Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), on Friday in Windhoek. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]Hendrik Christian who is involved in a longstanding legal battle with the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) has laid a complaint of gross misconduct with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) against Judge Harald Geier. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]Communities of Omatjete and Otjohorongo communal areas have called for the Zeraua Traditional Authority to agree on the way forward regarding the utilisation of government farms recently added to expand the communal district. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]Chief Inspector Pretunilla Kauna Shikwambi who is the head of media relations of the Namibian Police yesterday said no one has yet been arrested in connection with the death of New Era journalist Paulus Paulus, and she urged anybody with information to come forward. Paulus died on May 01 several days after he was attacked by a gang of unknown thugs. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]The signing of performance and governance agreements between the Meat Board and government is a manifestation of the two parties' good relationship with the common goal of striving towards the targets set in NDP4 and ultimately attaining the nation's Vision 2030, the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, John Mutorwa, said last week. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]Residents of Dordabis have appealed to government to provide them with a communal tap since they only get their water from the police station and from the houses of teachers in the settlement. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]Air Namibia may be a small airline with limited financial resources but it believes its contributions to the global air industry is a major one in terms of traffic feeds. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]Villagers from Bagani, in eastern Kavango, wasted no time as they scrambled for beer crates after a freight truck belonging to B.J Groenewald Trucking overturned in the village on Saturday morning. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]Mining engineering, procurement and construction management services provider Tenova Bateman's Sub-Saharan Africa division was awarded a joint venture (JV) contract with engineering, consulting and project management service provider AMEC. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]The Topnaar and Hai//om minority communities still possess extensive traditional knowledge on natural resources in the areas inhabited by them. (AllAfrica)

[New Era]Namibia should capitalise on migration by formulating the necessary policies as tools that could contribute to development of the country. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]INTERNATIONAL oil and gas exploration company, EnerGulf Resources is searching for qualified potential participants as the Namibian government is in the process to restructure the interests in its operations at Block 1711. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]A SAN woman on the outskirts of Okakarara is fighting tooth and nail after traditional authorities turned a blind eye to her plea for assistance against a neighbour who encroaches into her land. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]CAMPAIGN promises from last year's Swapo congress are said to be fuelling the alleged death threats made against Prime Minister Hage Geingob. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]As part of continuous efforts to raise awareness to put an end to gender-based violence, Namibian artists are invited to submit works portraying their experiences of the social perversion. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]A MEDICAL negligence claim against a Windhoek-based surgeon, Dr Jeremy Nel, was dismissed with costs in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday. (AllAfrica)

[Namibian]A CONSTRUCTION firm owner who has admitted that he defrauded the Ministry of Health and Social Services to the tune of N$1,4 million was sent to prison for an effective nine years yesterday. (AllAfrica)

JOHANNESBURG 22 October 2012 (IRIN) - The African Union’s (AU) deadline for securing the continent’s territorial waters - the world’s last major geographical region without a maritime strategy - has been set at 2050, a target that may prove untenable. (irinnews.org)