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Opinion: On The Fall Of Curt Von François
By: Benedick M Louw It has been now more than seven years since the public debate around the removal of a statue, a debate brought to the fore recently by former Swanu president Usutuaije Maamberua in 2015, when he made…
Fishrot Plunges Nam Under Spotlight for Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Due to the Fishrot scandal, Namibia is now under scrutiny by the International Cooperation Review Group due to some deficiencies in its domestic Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFTP) Framework which present…
Disquiet over Geingob’s Qatar World Cup Trip
By: Megameno Shinana President Hage Geingob has drawn strong criticism from several quarters for hastily jetting to Qatar to watch the final FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and France soon after he arrived from a U.S-Africa Leaders’ Summit…
Drilling Campaigns Get Underway Offshore Namibia
By: Staff Writer A number of drilling campaigns will soon get underway off Namibia as the country seeks to move forward with the development of its offshore energy resources, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. The firm noted that…
Namibians To Cutback On Travel Spending
By: Justicia Shipena Namibians are expected to cut back on their travel spending, according to a Simonis Storm report, saying the company expects occupancy rates for December 2022 to be stagnant or to slightly improve. Simonis Storm added that on…
What Is The Place Of Green Hydrogen In Namibia’s School Curriculum?
By: Fransina Nghidengwa Over the next years, the world energy system will need to undergo profound structural change in order to limit global warming to 1.5° Celsius. In this process, (green) hydrogen will also play an increasing role in the…
Mukwe Police Receives A Vehicle After Three Years
By: Annakleta Haikera Inspector general of the Namibian police Joseph Shikongo on Saturday handed over a Legend 45 D4D 3litre pickup bakkie to the police in the Mukwe constituency following a visit to the region. The Mukwe police station got…
Local Car Dealers Still Face Backlogs
By: Justicia Shipena Local dealerships still have large backlogs of orders from customers as a result of a limited supply of new vehicles coming to Namibia, according to the financial experts at Simonis Storm in its vehicle sales report for…
N$3,9 Million For Kavango West Community Garden
By: Annakleta Haikera The Japanese government on last week Thursday has handed over agro-input and gardening tools worth about N$3,9 million (US$226,000) to the Diworoka community garden at Marema village in the Kavango West. Speaking on behalf of the Japanese…
Windhoek Heavy Rain Damages Flats, Floods Businesses
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Namibian Society of Engineers (NASE) blames improper engineering planning in the country for the damage that has been done to flats in Windhoek, as the city was flooded on Wednesday after short heavy downpours. Streets were…