A labour organisation in Taiwan and the government of the Philippines are seeking to bring charges against vessel owners and companies involved in the trafficking of their nationals.
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Public media laud cash injection
Both the Namibia Press Agency and New Era Publication Corporation have heaped praise on the government for a combined budgetary allocation of N$54.5 million for this financial year.
Female judges appointed to Supreme Court
President Hage Geingob has on recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) appointed three female justices to the Supreme Court on an acting basis from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Daughter of murder victim kisses picture of mother
The four-year-old daughter of a woman who was killed when her boyfriend poured petrol on her and set her alight asked for her picture, kissed it and held it tight to her chest.
Nghitumbwa to face Casimero in mega fight
After having his planned fight against Australian boxer Luke Boyd abruptly postponed, Namibia’s Fillipus ‘Energy’ Nghitumbwa has been thrown another lifeline after it was announced that he will now face Filipino opponent John Riel Casimero.
Suburbs get custom-built scrum machine
Kraatz Engineering, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group, which specialises in engineering services for marine, offshore mining, fabrication and heavy machine equipment, has handed over a scrum machine worth N$25 000 to Western Suburbs Rugby Club.
Volleyball tourney at Swakopmund this weekend
The Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) will host the much-anticipated Bank Windhoek Doc Open Tournament this weekend at the coastal town of Swakopmund.
Capricorn and WFP to host food security workshop
The Capricorn Foundation, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) in Namibia, will host a one-day food security workshop, themed ‘Transformative Food Systems for Sustainable Development’ on Friday, 31 March 2023, live on their Facebook and YouTube channels.
Germany applauds Namibia’s green hydrogen potential
German Minister of Education and Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger said the future of climate neutrality belongs to green hydrogen.
USA hands over freezers to health ministry
US Ambassador to Namibia Randy Berry on Tuesday handed over 26 mobile freezers and 21 temperature monitoring systems to the health ministry to reduce spoilage of medication by maintaining the required storage temperature.