Category: National
The Africa I Need Is Locked UP In My Mind And In My Lack of Courage …as we speak, fellow African leaders are butchering each other in Sudan with guns from the advocates of democracy
By:Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka- from Okwalondo with love At one point I have called African intellectuals and leaders as economic and diplomatic cowards. Yes, many came for my head, saying how disrespectful the young man is, while some have agreed. Well in…
Avoid Single Country Concentration Risk
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama Namibia is an upper-middle-income country. It relies on mining, agriculture, and fishing. Uncertainty may remain, but it can be transformed into planned uncertainty, with no surprises and with contingency plans in place. The Covid-19 pandemic and the…
The Streets of Okuryangava
By:Hertha Ekandjo Mid-day, 2 February 2021. My cousin Zama comes home with a plastic of half-bread and Drink-O-Pop. “Bra, kom eet,” (bra, come eat) he shouts in Afrikaans, a language he just learned from the dusty streets of Tagtag(80). I…
PM HighlightsImportance Of Local Trading At The 10th Opuwo Annual Trade Fair
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Under the theme,”Promoting Sports, Tourism, and Trade for Sustainable Development”,the 10th edition of the annual Opuwo Trade Fair is underway at the Epupa Open Market Complex. The event kicked off , at a slow pace, attracting about a…
Okakarara, Ongwediva Ink MoU To Extend Cooperation
By:Uakutura Kambaekua The towns of Okakarara and Ongwediva have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to renew the cooperation agreement as both local authorities seek to realise development goals in strategic areas of cooperation. Last week the two sister towns…
GRN Sets Aside N$35m For Tsandi-OmuguluGwombashe Road Upgrade
By:Hertha Ekandjo Minister of Works and Transport John Mutorwa on Monday officiated the commencement of the upgrading to low volume seal standards of District Road 3633 between Tsandi and Omugulugwombashe. The upgrading of the road, at the cost of about…
Oil &Gas, Green Hydrogen To Bolster Tourism
By: Staff writer The private sector’s green hydrogen projects, as well as new aquatic projects such as salmon farming and kelp production inLüderitz, investments in gas pipelines and mining explorations could feed into boosting the tourism industry. This is the…
“Ministry Of Youth Should Empower The Youth, Not Entertain Us”Says Kavango Youths
By:Annakleta Haikera Youths in the two Kavango regions say the Ministry of Sports, Youth and National Services are not doing enough to empower them but are merely on the microphones to make promises that are never fulfilled. This comes after…
Fix Your Poor Infrastructure To Have Effective Trade Among Africa, Venaani Tells African Leaders
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia’s member of parliament and deputy Chairperson of the Pan-African Parliament Committee on Trade, Customs and Immigration McHenry Vennani underscored the critical need to unlock and unbundle the barriers, such as infrastructure, that impede trade between African states….
African Leaders, Allow Citizens To Hold You Accountable: Justice Minister Dausab
By:Staff writer Namibian Justice minister, Yvonne Dausab has called on African leaders to allow citizens to hold them accountable in their respective countries. Addressing the Pan African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand in Johannesburg, Dausab says often leaders must raise concerns…