The outlook for the South African economy is bleak and a post-Covid-19 recovery will take as long as five years and by that time the local economy will be 8% smaller than it was pre-pandemic.
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2020-11-262024-05-06Business
Financial pressure mounting on health ministry
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) deferred year-end payments are increasing in terms of drug procurement, which is an indication of the financial pressure in the ministry.
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2020-11-262024-05-06Business
Social distancing violations expected on Black Friday
The most awaited annual sales day, Black Friday, is expected to be subdued this year due to so much uncertainty about job security and steady incomes that usually include bonusses.
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2020-11-262024-05-07Columns
Tashia TRAVELS – Discovering Dubai Part 2
For extravagant entertainment and dining, culture-rich sites and cool beaches, a holiday in Dubai should be high on anyone’s destination list.
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2020-11-262024-06-18Crime and Courts
Trial of Cameroonian businessman deferred
The trial of Cameroonian-born businessman Antoine Mbok and his co-accused Daniel David Nghiwilepo was postponed again this week by Windhoek High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo.
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2020-11-262024-05-07National
Men take a stand against SGBV
As the country grapples with rising sexual gender-based violence, a group of men have taken a stand to demand an end to the scourge.
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2020-11-262024-06-18Crime and Courts
Gobabis strangler slapped with 36 years
A Gobabis resident who was convicted of strangling his eight-month pregnant girlfriend to death in June 2016 was sentenced to an effective 36 years in prison by Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Kobus Miller on Tuesday.
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2020-11-262024-05-07National
Confusion over where to vote
Some voters at Mix settlement in the Khomas region found themselves in a predicament yesterday after they could not vote in the regional council election, despite casting their ballot for the local authority poll.
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2020-11-262024-05-07National
Low voter turnout in Ohangwena
ONGWEDIVA – The Ohangwena region experienced a low voter turnout at many of its polling stations, Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) regional coordinator Hiskia Mukete said yesterday.
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2020-11-262024-04-30Front Page News
Anxious wait for poll outcome
Emotions are running high as Namibians anxiously await the final release of yesterday’s regional council and local authority election results.