The collapse of Namibia’s tourism industry as a result of Covid-19 and related lockdowns has forced the country’s foremost tourism entity, Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), to embark on a voluntary retrenchment exercise.
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2020-10-192024-04-30Front Page News
Govt fast-tracks re-hiring of over 1 000 fishermen
SWAKOPMUND - Government is hoping 1 100 fishermen who lost their jobs during the 2015 illegal strike as well as casual employees who have been retrenched over the years, will be absorbed by the fishing industry before 1 November.
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2020-10-192024-04-30Front Page News
Technical committee to tackle SGBV
Young activists leading the #ShutItAllDown movement say their demands remain unchanged and that they still want President Hage Geingob to declare a state of emergency over sexual and gender-based violence, which is rife in the country.
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2020-10-192024-05-07National
Geingob ‘white’ remarks irk PDM
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) yesterday threatened to report President Hage Geingob to the Ombudsman for remarks uttered by the head of state at the weekend.
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2020-10-192024-05-07National
AR names Walvis local authority candidates
WALVIS BAY – The Affirmative Repositioning movement yesterday unveiled its candidates for the Walvis Bay local authority ahead of next month’s vote. AR, which has registered as an association with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, has fielded five female and male candidates for the ten-member municipal council.
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2020-10-192024-04-30Front Page News
Sex offenders face tougher sentences
The amendments to the Combating of Domestic Violence Act and Rape Act have been completed and are scheduled to be tabled in parliament this week.
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2020-10-192024-05-07National
//Kharas takes stand against SGBV
KEETMANSHOOP - “It is very painful, difficult and sad for me to make peace with the death of my little angel,” said an emotional Anna Marie Dausab.
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2020-10-192024-04-30Front Page News
N$206m cocaine case postponed for pre-trial
The accused in the cocaine bust case worth N$206 million, Grant Noble and Dinah Azhar, appeared in the Windhoek High Court last week.
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2020-10-192024-05-07National
No more quarantine for Namibians travelling to Germany
Namibian passengers travelling to Germany will no longer require to be quarantined as well as present a negative coronavirus test result.
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2020-10-192024-06-18Crime and Courts
Man admits to murder of Chinese businessman
A 28-year-old man on Friday admitted he murdered and robbed his former Chinese employer and that he burned some of the victim’s belongings in an effort to defeat the ends of justice.