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Geingob Inaugurates Namibia’s Renovated Embassy In Ethiopia …as the two countries sign MoU on Defense Matters
By:Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says the investment in the reconstruction of Namibia’s embassy building in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, will positively contribute to the bilateral relations between the two countries. Geingob said this over the weekend during the embassy building’s…
SADC Member States Adopt Development Of Tilapia Value Chain
By:Staff writer The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat has received funding of about US$9.2 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the period 2022-2025. The funding comes as Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe adopted the development of the tilapia…
CIF Boss Appeals For The Revival Of Construction Sector
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus There are economic gains if politicians, government authority and procurement experts can reach consensus to assist the local construction sector, says Bärbel Kirchner, chief executive officer of the Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF). Kirchner’s appealscomes at the…
Gibeon Still Has Outstanding Financial Statements For 2019-2022 …says it is not aware of N$4 million paid for a tender
By:Justicia Shipena The National Council Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy is concerned that financial statements for the Gibeon Village Council for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 are still outstanding. The committee made these remarks in a report presented…
Loans Worth ThreeMillion Advanced To Youth In Kavango Regions
By:Annakleta Haikera The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has offered loans valued at N$3.1 million to youth in the two Kavango regions over five years. This was said by Agribank Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Raphael Karuaihe on Wednesday during the…
AEC To Establish Office In Namibia To Promote Local Content, Capacity Building
By:Staff writer With Namibia’s energy sector on the precipice of rapid transformation on the back of recent oil and gas discoveries, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) will establish an office in the country dedicated to promoting local content development efforts….
Argentina Removes Namibia, Others Jurisdictions From “Non-Cooperative” List
By:Staff writer Argentina’s tax administration has announced the removal of Namibia and 14 other jurisdictions from the government’s list of low- or no-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of tax implications, pursuant to Decree 48/2023, which modifies the list provided by…
N$91 Million Paid To 559 Struggle Veterans
By:Laban Rasalus The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs has spent N$91 million in cashon 559 veterans of the liberation struggle last year, minister Frans Kapofi has revealed during a staff meeting this week. The age category of veterans paid…
Kunene Hosts Farmers’Engagement Day
By:UakuturaKambaekua Kunene’s Directorate of Veterinary Services, recently hosted a farmer’s engagement day. An inter-ministerial team consisting of staff members from the Directorate of Veterinary Services and the Directorate of Agricultural Production, Extension and Engineering Service in the Kunene region –…
Namibia Races To Amend Nine Laws As Deadline Looms …. to close money laundering and proliferation financing loopholes
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus To avoid grey-listing and its negative impacts, government has adopted a strategy to rectify some of its regulatory weaknesses. These are in Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation. Following the review facilitated by the…