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Dr John Kani honoured with prestigious Pragnell Shakespeare Award 26 April 2021 - 12:29 Image: Armand Hough Veteran actor and playwright Dr John Kani has been honoured with the Pragnell Shakespeare Award from the Shakespeare Institute in England for his play Kunene and the King. According to the Pragnell website, the award recognises achievement in appreciation and enjoyment of the works of William Shakespeare and the progress of Shakespearean knowledge. Congratulations to Joh...

Namibia records an increase in malaria deaths 2021-04-26  Namibia recorded 43 malaria deaths in 2020, compared to seven that were recorded the previous year, with the Kavango East and West, Ohangwena and Zambezi regions most affected. This information was shared by health and social services minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula in light of World Malaria Day, which was observed yesterday.  World Malaria Day is observed internationally every year on 25 April and recognises global efforts to control ...

White Metal finds new gold zone at Tower Stock project April 22, 2021 White Metal Resources (TSXV: WHM) says it has discovered a new gold zone at its Tower Stock gold project, 45 km from Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario’s Shebandowan greenstone belt. The company reported assays of 1.7 grams gold per tonne over 82.5 metres, including 3 grams gold per tonne over 45 metres, in drillhole TM-21-94, which was drilled about 340 metres south of the project’s U-V Zone...

KUNENE REGION :: NAMIBIA Before the heat of the day sets in, a black rhino covers her rough skin in a thin veneer of mud and seeks shade beneath an acacia tree. She spends most of her time alone, roaming Namibia’s arid savannas and flat-topped hills, where she’s uniquely adapted to thrive. But there are 2,187 others like her, meaning her kind is now less at risk of going extinct than it was a decade ago. In March 2020, the southwestern black rhino, one of three black rhino subspecies, was r...

‘Oompale’ fundraiser a resounding success   GONDWANA’S Etosha King Nehale Lodge was this past weekend the scene of an important fundraising event, described by the organisers as an emphatic success.   A cash amount of over N$400 000 was collected and/or pledged, while the in-kind donations included six head of cattle and two sheep.   The event was organised by the Oompale Trust Fund and was, among others, attended by  Omukwaniilwa Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo of the Ondonga Traditional ...

2021-04-20 15:30:49 GMT2021-04-20 23:30:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English WINDHOEK, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Namibias Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform on Tuesday lifted the movement restrictions of cloven-hoofed animals and products that were imposed following the outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the FMD Protection Zone. The zones comprised of Kavango East, Kavango West, Ohangwena, Oshikoto and Kunene, Oshana and Omusati regions including Tsumkwe constituency in the O...

Ombudsman to meet with struggle kids   OMBUDSMAN John Walters will on Wednesday morning conduct public hearings with the children of the Liberation struggle, who are also known as the ‘struggle kids.’   The meeting will be held at the Ndilimani farm on the outskirts of Windhoek, where a majority of them reside. Aurelia David, the Ombudsman spokesperson, said that the purpose of the meeting is for the Ombudsman to gauge the collective view of the struggle kids regarding to matters that con...

13 April 2021 | Tourism CONSERVE: The new park fee structure that includes conservation fees has been implemented as from 1 April. Sossusvlei is one of the main attractions of the Namib Naukluft Park. Photo: ELLANIE SMIT ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEK A new park fee structure, that also includes conservation fees, has been gazetted and came into effect as from 1 April. The environment ministry at the end of last year announced that new fees would come into effect at the beginning of this year, but this...

Youth embark on a ‘green Namibia’ 2021-04-13    An environment initiative, aimed at turning Namibia into a green economy – step-by-step – has been pioneering efforts with youth groups across the country. The initiative, Eco Youth Family, was established in July 2020 and supported by Namibia Green Town organisation.  Lydia Kazapua, who holds several years of local authority administration  - where waste management is a persistent problem – leads the project as consultant and fo...

A woman is checked by healthcare workers to see her eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine in Windhoek, capital of Namibia, March 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Musa C Kaseke) A survey of COVID-19 effects on selected businesses conducted by the Namibia Statistics Agency in 2020 revealed that the manufacturing sector reported the highest number of businesses adversely affected by COVID-19, followed by the hotels and restaurants and construction. WINDHOEK, April...