Category: Top Stories
50% of Langer Heinrich’s Uranium Has Customers for Life
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Fifty percent of Langer Heinrich Mine Uranium Mine’s total production has already gained offtake/customers for the life of the mine. This has cast light on the importance of uranium as countries enhance their uranium enrichment for…
Red Line Removal Could Dent EU Markets – Warns Govt Lawyer … Amupanda pushes for market diversification
By: Uaueza Kanguatjivi, Justicia Shipena and David Shoombe Advocate Raymond Heathcote, the lawyer representing the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and land reform in the ongoing case on the removal of the Veterinary Cordon Fence (Redline) has warned that…
Opuwo Circuit Enforces Policy Against Learner Transfers
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Opuwo’s education circuit has announced the implementation of a strict move for the 2025 academic year, prohibiting the movement, registration, and enrolment of already placed learners between schools. This decision, announced by the Inspector for…
Demarcation Commission Rejects Proposals for New Regions … ten new constituencies proposed
By: Dolly Menas The Demarcation and Delimitation Commission has recommended adjustments to regional and constituency boundaries instead of establishing new ones. The Chairperson of the Commission, Petrus Unenegu, said they rejected various proposals to establish new regions because…
Local Mushroom Grower Shares Her Farming Journey … plans to enter Zambian market
By: Mathias Hangala Many aspiring farmers struggle with indecision, uncertain about which farming ventures are most lucrative. For Penepandulo Fillemon, a farmer from Okalongo in the Omusati region, the answer lay in something unique: mushrooms. Fillemon’s journey began…
Labour Ministry Ignored Wage Commission Recommendations – Employers
By: Dolly Menas The Namibia Employers’ Federation (NEF) has expressed disappointment after the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation rejected its request for a phased implementation of the National Minimum Wage (NMW). NEF President Elias Shikongo…
Farmers Allowed to Extract 80% Water From Hardap Dam
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Southern farmers can now draw water for irrigation from the Hardap Dam following a government decision last week, enabled by an improvement in the dam’s water levels. The resumption comes after nearly three months (two…
Security Sector’s Minimum Wage to Increase to N$18 per Hour by 2027
By: Dolly Menas The Namibia Security Labour Forum (NSLF) has announced a phased implementation of a national minimum wage for the security industry, aimed at improving the livelihoods of security personnel while addressing challenges faced by employers. Speaking…
Fugitive Exploits Loopholes in Namibia’s Legal System
By: Uaueza Kanguatjivi Two Chinese nationals were arrested at Hosea Kutako International Airport on Tuesday on charges of including possession of controlled wildlife products, exporting without a permit, conspiracy to commit a crime, among other offenses. The two,…
Green Hydrogen Could Pull N$400 Billion In European Investments
Andrew Kathindi Namibia’s partnership with the European Union (EU) could mobilise N$400 billion in European private investments for the country’s green hydrogen sector. This would be more than double the country’s GDP and could enable Namibia’s aspirations for…