Category: News
More Urgent Stimulus Needed to Support Recovery
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus There is an urgent need to lubricate the economy to further support the generally benign economic activities across many sectors, said the central bank governor, Johannes !Gawaxab. The Bank of Namibia governor highlighted the need in a…
Swapo Campaign To Congress Kicks Off This Wednesday
By: Justicia Shipena On Wednesday, the ruling Swapo party will launch its inter and intra campaign for its seventh congress. The congress, which will take place in November this year, will elect the new leadership of the party and eventually…
Out of 800 Registered Producers, 500 Are Small-Scale
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus More than 50 per cent of the total number of the registered producers on the Namibia Agronomic Board’s Agricultural Marketing Information Database systems are smallscale producers from the Northern Communal Area. The Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB)…
More Than 12 600 Children in Kunene Vaccinated Against Measles
By: Uakutura Kambaekua More than 12,600 (64 per cent) children in Kunene region have been vaccinated against the Measles-Rubella infection, while another 12145 (63 per cent) were also administered with Vitamin supplements during the National Integrated Immunisation Campaign and Covid-19….
Unpacking the Complexities of Environmental, Social and Governance and Sustainability
By: Ruan Bestbier The impact of climate change has become a business and household reality, and the world as we know it has changed dramatically. In a recent article published by the World Economic Forum, which investigated the factors shaping…
Kapofi, Shifeta Nominations Ignored Swapo Constitution – Helmut Angula
By: Hertha Ekandjo Former cabinet minister Helmut Angula says the nomination of environment minister Pohamba Shifeta and defence minister Frans Kapofi to contest the ruling party’s vice presidency was done at the expense of the Swapo constitution. Kapofi and Shifeta…
Okahao Council “Buys” Vehicles Without Proof of Payment
By: Justicia Shipena The Okahao Town Council was found to have purchased vehicles without proof of payments. This is according to auditor general Junias Kandjeke’s latest financial report on the town. “It was observed that there is no proof of…
“Unlicensed Fuel Station” Raises Eyebrows
Staff Writer A TotalEnergies partly-owned service station, which has been out of business for nearly eight years, has raised eyebrows as refurbishments have started to get it up and running despite there not being an operating license, sources close to…
Venaani Asks Germany To Reconsider Genocide Re-Negotiation Stance
Staff writer PDM leader McHenry Venaani has asked Germany’s foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to reconsider that country’s stance regarding the Joint Declaration on the 1904-1908 genocide. Earlier this month, the German government, while responding to written questions submitted by Sevim…
Agri Ministry Warns Southern Farmers To Remain On High Alert For FMD
By: Claudia Immanuel The agriculture ministry has called on farmers in the southern part of the country to remain alert for Foot and Mouth disease (FMD). This follows after the directorate of Veterinary Services under the ministry lifted the ban…