Author: Julia Heita
Uutoni Orders Rundu Town Council To Develop Informal Settlement
By: Annakleta Haikera Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni, on Monday, ordered the Rundu town council to formalise the controversial Tumweneni Informal Settlement and Siguruguru Primary School. The 745 learners of Siguruguru Primary School, which was established in 2019,…
OGF Calls For Genocide Remembrance Day
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Ovaherero and Ovambanderu Genocide Foundation (OGF) has called on the government to institute a genocide remembrance day. This follows after descendants of the victims of the Ohamakari battle commemorated the 118th Anniversary of the Battle of Ohamakari…
Vehicle sales drop in July
By: Theo Klein New vehicle sales dropped by 22.4% m/m in July 2022 to 677 units compared to 872 units sold in the prior month according to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA). On an annual…
Ongoing Rising Food Prices Could Explode Unrest/Instability
By: Josef Kefas Sheehama Crime has been constantly increasing, due principally to the level of poverty and inequality. Robbers broke into a Miracles Centre Church Thursday night and ransacked the church property looking for money and valuable items. As an…
Swapo conference set for Saturday in Kunene
By: Uakutura Kambaekua The ruling Swapo Party will hold its regional conference this weekend at Opuwo to elect new regional leadership for the Kunene Region in a two-horse race for the regional coordinator position. The elective conference was confirmed by…
NamRa’s First Half of 2022
Sam Shivute With the first half of the year of reimaging (2022) gone, the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has indeed conquered obstacles and blessings. We kicked off the new financial year on a high note by appreciating our taxpayers and…
Another Man Survives Hippo Attack
By: Annakleta Haikera 41-year-old Jeremiah Haikombo from Tjeye Village in the Mashare Constituency, Kavango East, survived a hippo attack on Tuesday morning. He is currently at Rundu State Hospital, recovering from severe injuries in which he lost one of his…
Namibia on the verge of implementing the Advance Ruling System
By: Stanley Gurirab NamRA steps into the right direction by advancing the implementation of advance rulings, a significant move in the fulfilment of an international commitment as contained in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). Article 3…
Charcoal Producers On The Increase
By: Lina Amutenya The number of wood charcoal producers had increased from 350 in 2014 to 1082 at the end of 2020, the industrialisation and trade ministry (MIT) has revealed. The ministry constructed a charcoal production factory at Witvlei and,…
New NTB Website To Attract Tourists
By: Lina Amutenya Environment and tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta says the newly launched Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) website will serve as a resource centre for students and academic researchers looking for verified information about the history, culture, heritage, and tourism…