Category: National
Almost 50% of Horticulture Produce Goes To Waste
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Namibia’s inability to attract and facilitate investment for value addition has led to 45 per cent of the country’s fresh produce going to waste. This is according to the Investment Catalogue prepared by the country Investment Promotion…
POLICE CITES PUBLIC INTEREST IN DENYING BAIL TO AMUSHELELO, NAUYOMA
By: Julia Heita Warrant officer Lisias Nakanyala says it is not in the public’s interest for Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) commissar Michael Amushelelo and Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activist Dumbulukweni Nauyoma to be granted bail. Nakanyala was testifying in the…
WOMEN’S COOPERATIVE EXPORT 53 298KG OF MARULA OIL
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Economic development in rural areas is not just converting traditional structures into modern buildings but instead connecting rural small-scale producers to a value chain in the economy. A cooperative of women called Eudafano Women’s Cooperative (EWC) has…
KUNENE SPYL KICKS OFF DISTRICT ELECTIVE CONGRESS
By: Uakutura Kambaekua The SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) in the Kunene region has commenced with its district elective conference on Saturday and Sunday before the regional elective congress slated for June. The congress started with the Opuwo rural constituency….
NO INCREMENT, NO WORK – NPS WORKERS
By: Ludorf Iyambo A crowd of Namibia Protection Services (NPS) workers downed their tools today, demanding an increase in wages. This morning, the workers organised a parade at Katutura Shoprite in Windhoek. Last Monday, the workers cried out to the…
MTC NOT MAKING THE CONNECTION FOR UNAM STUDENTS
By: Annakleta Haikera UNAM’s part-time students have called on management to reverse connectivity restrictions following a change in service providers. The students say that while they welcomed a switch from Telecom to MTC, the latter has restricted their access to…
SCHLETTWEIN REJECTS PRODUCERS’ GREEN SCHEME PROPOSAL
By: Andrew Kathindi The agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein has rejected the Agronomic Producers Association’s (APA) public-private partnership (PPP) proposal for several of the country’s green schemes. As reported by the Namibian Sun last week, the association was looking to facilitate…
NFA Has N$23 Million Debt, Says Normalisation Committee
By: Uakutura Kambaekua According to the Fifa Normalisation Committee chairman, Bisey Uirab, the NFA has a debt of over N$23 million, accumulated mostly over the past year and a half. Uirab revealed this during a press conference earlier on Wednesday…
134 New Houses Handed Over in Katima Mulilo
By: Priscilla Mukokobi Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni says that housing in Namibia remains a very complex and combative subject, and the pressure on urban areas is becoming ever more severe. He said this is demonstrated by rapidly…
Mulunga Discuss Opportunities within Namibia’s Booming Hydrocarbons Market
Immanuel Mulunga, the Managing Director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), will attend and participate at Africa’s premier event for the oil and gas sector, African Energy Week (AEW), which will take place from 18 – 21 October…