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Swakopmund District Hospital Receives Equipment Donations From Debmarine
By:Hilya Ngolo Debmarine Namibia has donated state-of-the-art endoscopy equipment to the Swakopmund District Hospital through the Ministry of Health and Social Services(MoHSS). Speaking at the official handover of the donation, Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula said the equipment will strengthen the…
Former Kamanjab Councillor Accused OfMortgage Repayment Evasion
By:Uakutura Kambaekua’s Former Kamanjab Constituency Councillor Engenesia Tjiretje-Ensingue is one of the beneficiaries of the Kamanjab Build Together initiative and has reportedly fallen behind on their home payments for the previous nine years. The Kamanjab Council has not received a…
Women Need To Be Involved In Decisions Of Energy Production And Consumption …Says the transition has potential to keep traditional values Intact
By:Justicia Shipena Deputy Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Gauri Singh, at the Women Energise Women Conference in München, Germany, expressed the need for women to be included in the decision-making process regarding how energy is produced and…
More Than N$110Million Spent On Horticulture Import In 3 Months
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus For the first three months of 2023, the country spent N$111.1 million to import 10 of its most consumed horticultural products. This is detailed in the 2023 first-quarter Agriculture and Fishing Indicators Statistical Bulletin released by the Namibia…
Govt Will Accept Unsolicited Project Proposals, But Will Still Go To Tender
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A private party – be it an individual or company – may identify a project that meets certain requirements and propose it to the government to be implemented under the Public Private PartnershipAct as a PPP project. However,…
Mastering The Art Of Being An MC
By: Robyn Nakaambo Does the idea of public speaking seem daunting to you? Well, in a world of eight billion people you can rest assured that it is more common than you can fathom. To those who want to overcome…
SAARMSTE Conference Coming To Namibia
By:Fransina Nghidengwa The 2024 Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (SAARMSTE) will be hosted at the International University of Management (IUM) in Windhoek. The SAARMSTE 2024 conference will be face-to-face event, hosted…
Women And Youth Faced Challenges In Trading Across Borders
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Women and youth face various challenges in trading across borders and are confronted by many barriers to trade. This is according to Industrialisation andTrade Minister Lucia Ipumbu who was officiating the Southern Africa Youth Consultative Workshop on the…
Meatco increases revenue by 15%
By:Staff writer Meatco increased its revenue by 15% (from N$752 million to N$865 million) and a gross profit by 950% (from -N$ 2.8 million to $ 24 million), the country’s meat sector regulator has announced. This is according to the…
Namibia Mulls Law Amendments To Strengthen Food Production, Reduce Imports
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia is making changes to its Meat Industry Act to include dairy and poultry, aiming to strengthen the country’s food production and reduce reliance on imports. On Wednesday, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein presented…