Category: National
Govt assisting SMEs – PM
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said Saturday that the government has come up with a number of interventions aimed at supporting the development of the SME in the country. During her keynote address at the official opening of the Swakopmund Mini…
Former president Robert Mugabe buried in home village, ending an era
Zimbabwe’s founding leader Robert Mugabe was buried on Saturday in his home village of Kutama, ending a dispute between his family and the government of his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa over his final resting place. Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for 37…
Govt waiting for court decision on phosphate mining – PM
Job Muniaro Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila The government says there is nothing that can be done regarding the issue of phosphate mining because the case is before…
Windhoek donates matresses to slain woman’s family
Muesse Kazapua in glasses and necktie The Windhoek mayor Muesse Kazapua led a delegation to the family of the slain woman in Katutura and donated mattresses and drinks. Katrina Silas Kasita was allegedly killed by her live-in boyfriend with a…
NWR probes origins of carcass at Namutoni resort
Dr Matthias Ngwangwama Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has taken note of a video circulating on social media relating to a carcass that was found at Namutoni resort tourist shop. The carcass was found by a tourist while he was looking…
Namibia making inroads in reducing poverty – Geingob
President Hage Geingob President Hage Geingob yesterday said Namibia is making inroads in eradicating poverty and reducing inequalities in income and wealth. Addressing the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York Wednesday, Geingob said his government…
Venaani’s ambitious plan
PDM leader McHenry Venaani The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) launched its 2019 manifesto in Windhoek Wednesday with promises of cutting down the cabinet to 15. The highly ambitious manifesto says there will be the president, a prime minister and four…
Namibia launches pilot visa project
Dr Leake Hangala Namibia has launched a pilot project where visas will be issued on arrival at the Hosea Kutako International Airport. Speaking during the launch of the pilot project Wednesday, the Namibia Airports Company board chairperson Dr Leake Hangala…
Food bank arrives in Oshikoto
Poverty eradication ministry launched the food bank programme in the Oshikoto region Wednesday. In his keynote address during the launch of the Oshikoto food distribution at Tsumeb on Wednesday, said that addressing poverty hunger in Namibia, therefore, speaks to the…
Agribank loan book grew from N$2,4b to N$2,8b in one year
Sakaria Nghikembua Agribank says its loan book grew by 15 per cent year on year from N$2.4 billion in 2018 to N$2.8 billion in 2019. Speaking after the bank’s annual general meeting in Windhoek Wednesday, chief executive officer Sakaria Nghikembua…