Category: National
60 Out of 121 Constituency Youth Enterprise Proposals Ready for Financing
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A report by the National Council Standing Committee on Education, Science, ICT, and Youth Development has revealed that 60 out of 121 proposals under the Constituency Youth Enterprise Initiative are ready for financing. The…
Rundu Town Council Proposes N$284 Million Budget for 2025/2026
By: Annakleta Haikera The Rundu Town Council has proposed a capital project budget of N$284,1 million for the 2025/26 financial year, marking a 15% increase from the previous year’s budget of N$245,995,825. This was announced during a…
COSDEC Signs MoU with SOS Children’s Villages
By: Loise Shiimi COSDEC Ondangwa and SOS Children’s Village Ondangwa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the youth. Esther Kaluhoni, the center manager of COSDEC Ondangwa, highlighted the organisation’s role and the reasons behind the partnership with SOS…
Namibia and China Reaffirm Relationship
By: Frans Sinengela In his first media conference for the year, the Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, affirmed the strong relationship that is between Namibia and China. The ambassador addressed the media at the Chinese Embassy…
5 Hours to Clear an Importing Truck at Trans-Kalahari Border Post
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A Time Release Study (TRS) carried out at the Trans-Kalahari Border Post has revealed that it takes about 5 hours to clear imported goods and 4 hours to clear goods for export. The TRS conducted from 15…
Primary School to Profit from Spinach Sales
By: Loise Shiimi Mandume Ndemufayo Primary School in the Ohangwena Region celebrated its first successful spinach harvest of the year from its school garden. Moses Theofelus, the agriculture teacher at Mandume Ndemufayo PS, shared with The Villager how their harvest…
281,906 kg of Hides and Skins Exported in the First Quarter
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus From the 24,207 cattle slaughtered in Namibia in the first quarter of 2025, the country was able to produce another product beyond beef, which is animal hides, which were exported to 4 countries. Updates from the Livestock…
First Steps to Protect indigenous languages in Namibia
By: Dwight Links Namibia is in the process of introducing policymaking and possibly legislation that would see the protection of indigenous languages. A stakeholder engagement that brought together local academics, traditional leaders, and concerned citizens from various groups of Namibia’s…
Ballotti Calls on School Principals to Avail School Halls for Indoor Sports
By: Annakleta Haikera The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Youth, Sports and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has urged school principals across the country to make school halls available for indoor sports, particularly in the Kavango East Region. He made this…
N$700,000 Worth of Cattle Stolen from Namibia to Angola
By: Annakleta Haikera Cattle valued at approximately N$783,000 were stolen from Shayiwe village in Namibia’s Kavango East Region, Mukwe constituency, and driven across the border into Angola on 10 May 2025. Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu confirmed the…