Category: News
SA-Nam Relations Should Change People’s Living Conditions – MIRCO ED
By: Mauricia Koopman Executive Director of the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ambassador Penda Naanda yesterday said it is crucial to turn the potential of both material and human resources between Namibia and South into bankable and practical actions. This,…
Geingob’s Idea To Cut Public Workforce Irks Unionist
By: Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob’s suggestion to reduce the civil servant workforce is under attack and has been labelled as “sickening” and a “flawed” approach. The criticism comes after Geingob tasked the Public Service Commission (PSC) to review the…
Namibia To Showcase Sustainable Energy Capital Ambitions At Africa Energy Indaba 2023
By: Staff writer Namibia, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MoME), is being represented at the 2023 Africa Energy Indaba taking place in-person in Cape Town, South Africa. The event is taking place from 7 – 9 March 2023…
Digital Food Vouchers Launched
By: Fransina Nghidengwa The World Food Programme (WFP) and MTC on Tuesday launched the Japan- funded food value voucher programme in Tsintsabis. The World Food Programme, with the support of the Japanese government, came up with the programme to support…
Opuwo Town Council Launch ”Long-Awaited” N$ 90 000 Football League
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Opuwo Town Council, along with other private sponsors, spearheaded the long-awaited Opuwo third division football league over the weekend. It saw a massive sponsorship of more than N$90 000 aimed at injecting financial muscles into the newly…
Cuvelai Dam Not Possible, Says Schlettwein
By:Laban Rasalus The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein says building a dam in the Cuvelai area to capture flood water for future use is not possible, and has challenges. The minister was responding to questions in…
Dis-Chem Lost N$5.21 Billion Since No-Whites Letter
Dis-Chem has lost N$5.21 billion in value since its CEO Ivan Saltzman’s letter, which placed a moratorium on employing or promoting white people at the retailer, became public. According to a report by Daily Investor, Saltzman revealed to investors that…
NorthSouth West Fishing Company Builds Ngwangwa Pedestrian Bridge
By:Annakleta Haikera A revamped bridge at Ngwangwa in the Kapako Constituency of Kavango West was officially inaugurated on Friday by Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa. The pedestrian bridge was constructed by NorthSouth West Fishing Companyat the cost of N$361,000….
Minister Says Number Of Fish Eaten By Seals Is Unacceptable …as environmentalist opinions affect seal product exports
By:Justicia Shipena Fisheries minister Derek Klazen has expressed concern about the number of fish consumed by seals per year in Namibia, terming it “unacceptable”. Klazen was responding to a motion by member of parliament Mike Kavekotora in the National Assembly…
Resources Ownership Conundrum: State-Ownership or Incentivised Local Ownership
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibian constitution states that natural resources below and above the surface of the land and in the continental shelf shall belong to the state if they are not otherwise lawfully owned. However, this has not been…