Author: Rodney Pienaar

Kunene governor to investigate unfair employment – Sheya
By: Rodney Pienaar Governor of Kunene region Marius Sheya will commission a task force to investigate unfair employment as alleged by Khorixas youth. This comes after a group of youth petitioned the town’s municipality to freeze vacancies in which ‘outsiders’…

N$570m for drought intervention
By: Rodney Pienaar The Cabinet has endorsed the 2019/2020 comprehensive drought intervention fund amounting to N$572 700 000 at the 4th Cabinet decision making meeting that took place on Tuesday. The proposed drought relief intervention was submitted by the agriculture…

Hunting season to start in May
By: Rodney Pienaar The ministry of tourism has announced that the 1st of May will mark the first day of Hunting Season in which people will be allowed to hunt for specific species of game in registered conservancies and commercial…

Ten to be selected for national chess team
By: Rodney Pienaar Ten Namibian chess players will have the opportunity to represent the country at all chess events throughout the year as the draw of the official national chess team scheduled for the 20th to the 24th of March…

MultiChoice Namibia launches Talent Factory online portal
By: Rodney Pienaar MultiChoice Namibia has launched the MultiChoice Talent Factory online portal, which is part of an investment to improve the quality and support of local content, and storytelling across the continent, in Windhoek today. The online portal is…

N$60 million for underground water desalination
By: Rodney Pienaar The environment ministry has secured N$60 million from the Adaptation Fund to implement two pilot projects on an underground water desalination plant using renewable power and membrane technology. The projects will be piloted at Grunau settlement and…

Namibia faces challenge with import bill – Tweya
By: Rodney Pienaar The colossal import bill that Namibia has to take on basic food and commodities that the country could be producing is taking its toll on the state. These remarks were made by trade and Industrialisation minister Tjekero…

Young anglers get the spotlight
By: Rodney Pienaar Young anglers from across the country were in the spotlight for the Junior Development Day hosted by the Namibia Bass Angling Association over the weekend, where 26 youngsters showed off their skills. The youngsters descended on Von…

NTA pays out over N$1.4 m for Employer Training Grant
By: Rodney Pienaar The Namibia Training Authority has paid out a total amount of N$145.7 million for employer training grant claims from the period between September and December last year, chief executive officer of NTA Jerry Beukes said this week….

No system in place to prioritise sale of land – Mushelenga
By: Rodney Pienaar Urban and Rural development minister Peya Mushelenga has said that there is currently no system in place to prioritize the sale of land to local residents in acquisition of erven. “In terms of land sales the only…