Visiting Tanzanian President John Magufuli, on a rare trip abroad, yesterday expressed unhappiness with the fact that trade between his country and Namibia for the past five years was only worth a paltry N$360 million.
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2019-05-282024-04-30Front Page News
Geingob explains Sadc’s latest Burundi rejection
President Hage Geingob yesterday revealed that the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc), of which he is chairman, has rejected the latest application by Burundi to become part of the regional bloc.
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2019-05-282024-04-30Front Page News
Nation mourns Swapo councillors Kuushomwa and Nghilumbwa
President Hage Geingob led tributes for two Swapo councillors Lotto Kuushomwa and Samson Nghilumbwa who died separately yesterday morning.
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2019-05-282024-06-18Crime and Courts
Rape, trafficking case nears completion
The trial of a woman, who is facing multiple charges of rape and human trafficking in Windhoek High Court, is nearing its finalisation with submissions before judgment set for next month.
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2019-05-282024-05-07National
China, Namibia enjoy good relations – Zhang
Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhang Yiming, has reiterated that China, the world’s fastest-growing economy, enjoys a strong and sound political and economic relationship with Namibia.
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2019-05-282024-05-07National
Scores graduate from adult literacy programme
The Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture under Adult Education awarded over 90 graduates their certificates after they completed their Adult Upper Primary Education (AUPE) and Family Literacy Programme (FLP) courses.
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2019-05-282024-05-07National
Community foundation transforms lives
Unemployment and poverty have become a daily song specifically in Windhoek, however Lidar Community Foundation is not just an ordinary charity organisation, it wants to change the fate of a lot of poverty-stricken people.
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2019-05-282024-04-30Front Page News
Tribute to Dr Nickey Iyambo
On behalf of the National Assembly, and on my own behalf and that of my wife, I would like to express our great sadness and deep sense of loss on the passing of Dr Nickey Iyambo, one of the founding members of the Namibian Nation.
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2019-05-282024-05-06Business
Kavango West’s N$257 million to increase significantly over the MTEF
The Kavango West Region has been allocated N$257 245 000 in the 2019/20 financial year for its development budget. For the remainder of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), the development budget for this region increases to N$331 992 000 in 2020/21 before reducing marginally to N$327 849 000 for the 2021/22 financial year.
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2019-05-282024-05-06Business
Local procurement directive to support emerging economic recovery
Late last week, the Minister of Finance, Calle Schlettwein, issued an economy-wide procurement directive on the reservation of procurement of goods, services and works to local suppliers in terms of Section 73 of the Public Procurement Act.