Author: Staff Writer
Female Farmers From 8 Regions Empower Each Other
Staff Writer High rental fees, stock theft, water problems, crowded communal areas and expensive land are among the factors holding female farmers from prospering in their farming. Around 15 female farmers met recently on the outskirts of Windhoek to empower…
Rössing Uranium Exceeded Target by 16 Per Cent in 2021
Staff Writer The Namibian Uranium Association says Rössing Uranium Mine produced 2 882 tonnes of Triuranium octoxide (U3O8) during 2021, representing a 16 per cent increase compared to 2020. In his presentation during the just-ended mining expo, Gabi Schneider said…
Nam, Bots sign MoU for Mamuno-TransKalahari One-Stop Border Post
Staff Writer Namibia and Botswana signed the bilateral agreement establishing the One-Stop Border Post at the Mamuno-Trans-Kalahari Border Post, which will contribute to maximising the operational efficiency of the SADC Transport Development Corridors. The two countries’ presidents and ministers met…
German Embassy Signs Grant Agreement With Side By Side
Staff Writer The German government through its embassy in Namibia on 31 August 2022 signed an agreement for a grant of N$424 000 wih Side by Side early intervention centre. The funds will be used to procure mobility devices, such…
Local tourism might be limited in the future: Experts
Staff Writer Economists at Simonis Storm have cautioned that local tourism might be limited in the near future as local travellersbattle with expensive food, fuel and accommodation prices. So far, the brokerage firm has observed that hotels, cafés and restaurants…
NEFF questions Geingob over his “informal settlement state of emergency”
Staff Writer The deputy president of the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF), Kalimbo Ipumbu, has questioned President Hage Geingob, about the outcome of a state of emergency he declared over the state of informal settlements all over Namibia in 2019….
Campaigns for Swapo congress to officially kick-off this Monday
Staff Writer Contenders for top positions within the Swapo party and those vying for central committee positions will officially kick-off genuine campaigns this coming Monday, September the 12th, the party’s Executive Director, Austin Samupwa has confirmed. “What you expect that…
Rob Youth Foundation Supports Twaloloka Fire Victims
…Hands Over 102 School Unforms To Two Schools By: Staff Writer The Rob Youth Foundation on Thursday handed over toiletries and food items to 70 households that were affected by a fire that broke out in Twaloloka informal settlement in…
Cran Reduces Mobile And Fixed Termination Rates
Staff Writer The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) on Friday announced that it will be reducing termination rates for Namibia from 1 October 2022. Termination rates are interconnection payments/charges made between operators to compensate one another for traffic exchanged…
Namibian and African Oil Economies Want Regional Oil Refineries
… as Chevron enters Namibia’s oil rush Staff Writer Namibia and a range of other oil-producing countries are thinking of investing in regional oil refineries to cut the cost of importing from European countries, mines minister, Tom Alweendo, has said….