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December 25, 2024
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Visas upon arrival required at border posts in Zambezi Region
Visitors entering Namibia through the Katima Mulilo, Ngoma, and Impalila border posts in the Zambezi Region will now acquire visas upon arrival starting December 15, 2023. Only Hosea Kutako and Walvis Bay International Airports, as well as the Transkalahari Border Post, required visas upon arrival. Some countries without diplomatic representation in Namibia will no longer...
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Online ‘likes’ for toxic social media posts prompt more and more hateful messages
The rampant increase of hate messages on social media is a scourge in today’s technology-infused society. Racism, homophobia, xenophobia and even personal attacks on people who have the audacity to disagree with someone else’s political opinion – these and other forms of online hate present an ugly side of humanity. The derision on social media...
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Border posts face staff shortage
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration embarked on an oversight visit to domestic tax offices and customs entry points, including border posts and airports in the Zambezi and the Kavango East and West regions. They identified a shortage of staff across all offices, ministries, and agencies responsible for service delivery at the...
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NAMFISA posts revenue of N$247 million – Windhoek Observer
Martin Endjala The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) disclosed a total income of N$246.7 million for the financial year ending 31 March 2023. This came with a total expenditure of N$260.6 million, marking a 4.3 percent (N$10.8 million) rise compared to the previous financial year. Kenneth Matomola, the Authority’s Chief Executive Officer, revealed this...
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South African lender Nedbank posts 11% rise in half year profit
South Africa’s Nedbank Group, amongst the top five lenders in the country, recorded an 11% rise in interim profit as it gained from high interest rates, even as its bad loans grew. According to Reuters, for the half year ended June 30, the bank’s headline earnings per share, a profit measure, was at 15.25 rand,...
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Usage of national IDs as documents for Namibia-Botswana cross-border travel extended to 3 more border posts – Namibia Daily News
WINDHOEK, Aug. 2 — Namibia and Botswana have extended the usage of national identity (ID) cards as documents for cross-border travel between the two countries to three more borders following the initial launch in February. Etienne Maritz, the executive director at the Namibia Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, said Tuesday the three...
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Thomas posts world-leading 21.60 to claim US women’s 200m title
Gabby Thomas won the women’s 200m title in a world-leading 21.60sec on Sunday, throwing down a World Championships challenge as she denied Sha’Carri Richardson a sprint double at the US athletics championships. Richardson, coming off a 100m victory on Friday, seized the early lead but Thomas gained ground off the curve to take the victory,...