Day: July 26, 2021

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UNAM sets up 10-day vaccination site

The University of Namibia (UNAM) has opened up a 10-day vaccination clinic to support the Ministry of Health and Social Services in efforts to expand vaccination sites in the country and reach herd immunity.The clinic is situated at its leisure centre …

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MTC Northern Championship Part-2 slated for August

Part-2 of the MTC Northern Championship scheduled to take place in July will now take place on 13 August 2021 in Oshakati, Oshana Region.This is according to the chairperson of MTC Kilimanjaro Boxing Club, Joseph Benhard who on Monday told Nampa that t…

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COVID-19: Namibia records 361 new cases, 23 deaths

Namibia on Sunday recorded 361 new COVID-19 positive cases and 23 new deaths, taking the country’s death toll to 2 834.Health and Social Services Minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula in the daily COVID-19 update on Monday said the newly confirmed cases were …

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No Namibian teams for CAF Champion’s League

Namibia will not have any representation in this season’s Confederation of African Football (CAF) Men’s Champions League tournament scheduled to kick off on 10 September 2021.This was confirmed to Nampa by Franco Cosmos from the Namibia Football Associ…

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Finance ministry appoints Brand as acting ED

The Ministry of Finance has appointed Francois Brand as acting executive director (ED), effective from 02 August 2021 until 31 January 2022.Brand who is currently the head of the Procurement Policy Unit in the finance ministry will be filling the posit…

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Magic hoping for a favourable draw

Tura Magic’s women’s football team are hoping for a favourable draw for the inaugural Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Women’s Champions League on Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa.The chairperson of Tura Magic Sports Club…

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Several arrested for alleged drug possession

The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old Namibian man for allegedly possessing and dealing in cannabis at Walvis Bay.The NamPol weekend crime report issued on Sunday said the suspect was arrested at a service station in Nar…

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Ndafoluma retains WBO African title in Port Elizabeth

Lukas Ndafoluma successfully defended his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa middleweight title on Sunday when he beat Cristiano Ndombassy of Angola in his first defence in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.The Namibian middleweight champion won the tit…

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Kunene’s first commissioner buried in Okahandja

Kunene’s first commissioner and former parliamentarian Hans Booys was laid to rest on Sunday in Okahandja.Booys died on 19 July 2021, after a short illness. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1999 to 2010, where he served on various st…

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Miller finishes 31st in Mountain Bike event

Namibia’s Mountain Bike national champion, Alex Miller who is representing the country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games finished in 31st position in the men’s Mountain Bike event on Monday.The rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games are currently underway in Tok…

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Windhoek coalition agreement storm in teacup: Amupanda

Windhoek Mayor, Job Amupanda says the opposition-led council will deliver services to the city’s residents, with or without putting pen to paper on a coalition agreement.Amupanda was responding to questions by this agency recently, following insinuatio…

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Ndeitunga visits Havana, encourages community policing

Chief of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant-General Sebastian Ndeitunga encouraged community policing in the informal settlements, urging these communities to form neighbourhood watch teams to curb crime in their areas.Ndeitunga also encouraged the reside…

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