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16 Traditional Authorities Without A Chief…11 With Succession Battles
By: Lina Amutenya Acting chairman of the Council of Traditional Leaders, chief Immanuel !Gâseb has lumped the Ovaherero Traditional Authorities as one of the 16 in the country currently without a chief. This, despite Prof Mutjinde Katjiua being installed as…
N$1,4 million Available in Grants for Youth in Agriculture and TVET Graduates
By: Ngiinomenwa-vali Erastus Youth with agricultural start-ups, concepts, and those from vocational centers are invited to submit their proposals to acquire seed capitals, announced MTC and partners. The seed capital is the funds (N$1,4 million) that were raised through the…
Capricorn Foundation Appoints Veripura Muukua
Staff writer The Capricorn Foundation has appointed Veripura Muukua as the Coordinator of the Capricorn Foundation with effect from 1 September 2022. Veri joins the Group Brand & Corporate Affairs and Capricorn Foundation team from Bank Windhoek MCCS, where she…
Central Bank’s Information Officer Conquers World’s Oldest Ultramarathon – Again
Staff writer The Central Bank’s Senior Information Officer Frans Amakali has participated in the world’s largest and oldest ultramarathon, the 89km Comrades Marathon, for the second time. Frans outperformed himself in the second installment, finishing in 08 hours 49 minutes….
5 #BeFree Ambassadors Set To Attend One Young
World Summit In Manchester A group of five Namibians was chosen as delegates to represent Namibia at the One Young World Summit taking place in Manchester next week, between 5 – 8 September 2022. The five delegates were selected as…
OTA to Fight On …As Germany Rejects Genocide Re-Negotiations
By: Andrew Kathindi Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) newly appointed paramount chief, professor Mutjinde Katjiua says that the traditional authority will continue to reject the deal that Germany and the Namibian government struck last year. His comments come as, in what…
“I Am Not Refusing To Leave The SG Chair” – Sophia Shanigwa
By: Justicia Shipena Swapo party secretary-general (SG) Sophia Shanigwa says she is not refusing the SG chair. She said this at the Swapo party youth league (SPYL) central committee meeting in the capital upon delivering her keynote address. At this…
N$116,2 Billion Channelled Into the Economy Through Loans
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus On average, a complete house in Namibia is around N$1,2 million, a price range which is beyond many, if not all salaried people. As a result, people take out mortgage loans to buy homes. In his opinion…
Bank of Namibia High School Competition Kick-starts
Staff Writer The regional phase of the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) bi-annual High school officially commenced on 30 August 2022. The competition is the bank’s flagship project targeted at educating and improving high school learners’ knowledge of the central bank…
42 Employed At Choppies Divundu
By: Annakleta Haikera The newly opened Choppies supermarket in the Divundu mall in Mukwe constituency has created employment for 42 residents in Divundu. Divundu residents in Mukwe constituency were excited to welcome Choppies supermarket into town. The shop that was…