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Economy grows for 16th consecutive quarter
New Era
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Namibia’s real GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025 dipped to 2.7% year-on-year (y/y) from 4.8% in the corresponding quarter of last year. While this is a notable slowdown in growth, it still marks the 16th consecutive quarter of domestic...
Embattled Fabupharm comes out swinging
New Era
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Rudolf Gaiseb Pharmaceutical giant Fabupharm, which had been manufacturing medicines without a valid licence for over a year, has come out guns blazing, denouncing allegations that its children’s paracetamol syrup is of inferior quality and...
No life without water: How Israel’s actions in Gaza echo past genocides
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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July 8, 2025
Taken alongside the denial of entry of life-saving aid, dismantlement of medical services, and imposed hunger, Israel’s long-term disruption of water services in Gaza redefines the limits of acceptable suffering of civilians. (Photo: Jaber Jehad...
Sport is a powerful engine for economic growth
New Era
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah stated that sport is not merely a leisure activity but a powerful engine of socio-economic growth. She said that it builds critical infrastructure, creates new industries and ensures a healthier and more productive...
BAN appoints Jimmy as CEO
New Era
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The Bankers Association of Namibia (BAN) has appointed Dantagos Naomi Jimmy as its new CEO, effective 1 July 2025. She brings to BAN over two decades of experience, spanning investment management, financial markets, corporate governance and...
Namcor’s dilemma a national concern
New Era
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A financial mess at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has some analysts questioning the existence of the entire entity. Others described the situation as a matter of national concern and an unacceptable drain on taxpayers....
Common goals: On India and a five-nation tour
The Hindu
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July 6, 2025
On his way to Brazil to attend the ongoing BRICS summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made back-to-back bilateral visits to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Argentina. Each stop was with a view to enhancing bilateral cooperation in fields which...
Venaani attacks ‘weak’ IPC
New Era
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Rudolf Gaiseb Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has taken a swipe at the official opposition Independent Patriots for Change for its purported failure and incapacity to hold the government to account. He made these remarks...
Bankers Association appoints new CEO
Windhoek Observer
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Staff Writer The Bankers Association of Namibia (BAN) has appointed Dantagos Naomi Jimmy as its new chief executive officer, effective 1 July 2025. Jimmy brings more than 20 years of experience in investment management, financial markets,...
UPSC Key: Gini Index, Global South and Palm oil consumption in India
The Indian Express
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July 10, 2025
EC doesn’t follow own practice, puts onus on voters, ignores existing rolls Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies II: Salient features of the Representation...
Infertility: Experts Urge Media To Escalate Campaign For Behavioural Change
New Telegraph
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June 29, 2025
Health experts and alumni of the Merck Foundation have called on the media to intensify campaigns aimed at modifying behaviours and encouraging lifestyle changes to tackle the high rate of infertility in Africa. Speaking during the Community...
Unclaimed bodies and stillbirths pile up in state mortuaries
Namibian Sun
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July 8, 2025
Poor families forfeit burial rights Oshakati Hospital has recorded the highest number of stillbirths – 124 – along with nine unclaimed adult bodies. Nikanor Nangolo 1 Hour Ago - 2025-07-08 00:00:00 Behind cold mortuary doors, more than 30...
Modi-Milei talks explore ventures in critical minerals, shale, defence
The Indian Express
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July 5, 2025
India and Argentina are to strengthen collaboration in critical minerals, shale gas, defence manufacturing, space, telemedicine, digital health solutions and information technology following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President...
Africa’s REE riches are drawing attention
Townsville Bulletin
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July 6, 2025
Africa’s rich endowment of minerals such as rare earths has captured plenty of attention Not all countries are equal with some having stable governments and attractive mining regimes Aldoro holds the highly prospective Kameelburg project in the...
Downgrade to lower-middle-income country a wake-up call – Economist Opines
Informante
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July 7, 2025
Business Reporter AN ECONOMIST from local stockbroking firm Simonis Storm Securities, Almandro Jansen, has said that while Namibia’s reclassification from an upper-middle-income to a lower-middle-income country may open up short-term financing...
How Africa is harnessing space technology for early warning systems against climate disasters
Global Voices
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July 5, 2025
From Left, Head of the EU Delegation to Namibia, Ambassador Ana Beatriz Martins; African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE), H.E. Moses Vilakati; Ministry of Works and Transport,...
Cheetah cement given ultimatum to localise jobs
Windhoek Observer
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Justicia Shipena Justice and labour relations minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel has directed Cheetah Cement in Otjiwarongo to ensure that all non-specialised roles are filled by Namibians. It affects roles such as two chef positions and one...
Outdated transport permits to be replaced by end of 2025
Windhoek Observer
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Allexer Namundjembo The ministry of works and transport is reviewing outdated transport permits, some dating back to the 1970s. By the fourth quarter of 2025, these will be replaced with renewable, owner-based permits tied to vehicle safety and...
Gobabis youth rises through skills training
Windhoek Observer
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Allexer Namundjebo At 29, Johachim Kotze is a boiler operator at Gobabis District Hospital, working under the ministry of health and social services. His path to this role was not easy. Kotze was born to a Nama mother and a San (Ju/’hoansi)...
Sports News | Caster Semenya's Sex Eligibility Battle Has Confounded Sports for 16 Years and Still Isn't over
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Cape Town, Jul 11 (AP) One of the most complex current issues in sports can be traced back to a track meet in Germany in 2009, when an unknown 18-year-old from South Africa blew away a field of the best female runners on the planet to win the...