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Windhoek City Targets To Be Sustainable By 2027
By:Leakey Kaxwadi Windhoek mayor Sade Gawanas says the council is looking forward to a sustainable city by 2027. Gawanas said this during the sixth Windhoek Mayoral Business Forum (WMBF) which was held on Tuesday under the theme ‘Adapting and innovating…
Pupkewitz Constructs N$ 2.7m Building at Onandjokwe Hospital
By:Eba Kandovazu The Pupkewitz Foundation has constructed a head-of-department building at the Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, worth N$ 2.7 million. The building, consisting of eight offices, a board room and a tea area was on Thursday officially inaugurated by the minister…
Mundiro Provides Mobile Clinic To Mukwe Residents
By:Annakleta Haikera Mundiro, an NGO established in October 2014, has launched a mobile clinic with a 4×4 vehicle in the Mukwe constituency of Kavango East region to provide residents with adequate healthcare services. Mundiro means “Fire” in Thimbukushu. It symbolizes…
Bank of Namibia Expected To Hike Repo Rate As RSA Leads
By:Megameno Shinana The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is expected to increase its repo rate come 30 November, to play catch up with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) which has hiked the rate by 7%, making borrowings more expensive. The…
Namibia Fails To Export Beef to USA For More Than Two Years …while minimal inconsistent export to Africa continues
By:Nghiinomenwa Erastus In the last 25 months Namibia has not exported a single consignment of beef to the United States market, this is according to the latest livestock marketing statistics compiled by the Meat Board of Namibia for the month…
Inside Lutombi’s Chaotic Rise To The Helm Of CoW….a tale of angels, demons and a chairperson who stood her ground
By:Megameno Shinana Incoming chief executive officer (CEO) Conrad Lutombi’s rise to the helm of the City of Windhoek (CoW) has not been short of drama. New files from inside the ministry of urban and rural development and the municipality itself…
Intoxicating substances lead to GBV, says Ongwediva mayor
By:Josephine Mbanze Ongwediva mayor Taarah Shalyefu says acts of gender-based violence (GBV) are caused by intoxicating substances. He was speaking at the National Men’s Conference being hosted by the gender ministry in Ongwediva. The conference is being held under the…
Namibia’s electrification at 50 Percent
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Mines and energy executive director Simeon Negumbo says Namibia’s overall electrification rate is estimated to be about 50 percent. Negumbo revealed these statistics during the commemoration of the electrification day on Tuesday at the Nedbank head office in…
Digital Nomad Visas Vital To Local Economy
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama With Covid-19 facilitating a mass shift towards remote work, the digital nomad phenomenon is set for continued expansion in the coming years, as businesses offload expensive office space and employers and employees alike become more accustomed to…
Paratus reshuffles Executive Pack
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Close to N$504,290 was pledged at a special dinner hosted at Outjo over the weekend to raise funds for the Kunene Regional Development Fund(KRDF) . The theme of Friday’s gala was “Bridging Towards Equitable & Quality Education for…