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Windhoek Records 359 Robbery cases in 49 days
Staff Writer City of Windhoek police received 359 cases of robberies in 49 days – between 27 June 2022 and 14 August 2022 – an average of seven crimes per day. Cases of robberies are divided into two – robberies…
Kwacha World’s 2nd-Best Performing Currency
By: Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe Zambia’s economic progress has become the talk of the continent today. But there’s more focus on how the Zambian kwacha is now the world’s second-best performing currency and Africa’s 6th most powerful currency. It’s not out of…
Forestry Officers Need Investigative Skills – Shifeta
By: Hertha Ekandjo Law enforcement requires well-trained officials who should have investigative skills, skills in scene crime management as well as presenting evidence before the courts to achieve positive prosecution. These were the words of environment, forestry and tourism minister…
MTC Working Towards a Cleaner Windhoek
By: Julia Heita Corporate companies, including the City of Windhoek, have pledged N$750 000 towards a three-month-long cleaning campaign. MTC, in collaboration with the City of Windhoek, Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) and Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation (NamibRe), launched the cleaning…
Katima Malilo Town Council Sends Street Vendors Packing
By: Priscilla Mukokobi The Katima Mulilo town council has told street vendors to move from where they usually operate because they dirtify the town. The council decided, following their sixth council meeting on 5 August, to “in line with regulations…
Namibian Businesses Advised To Take Advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area
By: Hertha Ekandjo The industrialisation and trade deputy minister, Verna Sinimbo, says it is important for Namibian business communities to prepare and take full advantage of the benefits offered under the African continental free trade area (AfCFTA) agreement. “This entails…
Growth at Home Phase II to focus on Wood Charcoal Processing
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Among the sectors to be prioritised under phase two of the country Growth at Home Strategy is Agro-processing (Wood Charcoal), the ministry of industrialisation announced. The Ministry of Industrilisatoion and Trade announced last week that it…
Keetmans Council Staff Want Top Official Dismissed
By: Ndinelao Shingenge Employees at the Keetmanshoop municipal council are petitioning and demanding the removal of the municipality’s strategic executive for human resources. According to the petition signed by nearly 30 employees, human resources executive Elvis Mukaya was smuggled into…
Address Stereotypes to Fight Domestic Violence – Rundu Councillor
By: Justicia Shipena Rundu rural constituency councillor Paulus Mbangu says Namibia needs to address gender stereotypes to perfect the fight against domestic violence. Mbangu said this during the national council session this week while contributing to the domestic violence amendment…
India Rejects Namibian Cheetahs… Claims They’re Too Timid to Hunt
By: Andrew Kathindi India has rejected three of eight Namibian cheetahs that were to be translocated to that country as part of a memorandum of understanding on wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilisation between the two states. The cheetahs were…