In a first for southern Africa, GWM has launched a full Petrol Electric Hybrid bakkie. The all-new P-Series P500 Double-Cab bakkie is the first bakkie to have a 325-volt electric motor in the southern African region, and the second-most powerful double-cab bakkie in the segment. First revealed in southern Africa in May this year, the...
UNITED NATIONS – The UN General Assembly on Tuesday officially launched a new data-driven “vulnerability” index that would help small island states and developing nations gain access to low-interest financing. The “Multidimensional Vulnerability Index” (MVI) is set to act as a complement to GDP and other development metrics. Since the 1990s, small island developing states...
Trustco Group Holdings Limited has proposed issuing 9.5 million shares to seven independent non-executive directors (INEDs). The proposal to compensate the INEDs stems from them voluntarily implementing a 20% reduction in compensation, effective 1 April 2020, following the devastating financial impact of Covid-19. According to a Trustco statement, the reduction was implemented alongside the company’s...
Air Connect Namibia and Air Botswana have announced the launch of new flights connecting Windhoek to Maun, Kasane and Gaborone, with the latter service connecting to Durban. These routes are meant to establish important links for business and leisure travellers, and strengthen relations between the two neighbouring countries. Air Connect Namibia, established in 2024 and...
KHORIXAS – Namibia has so far recorded 28 malaria deaths this year. In relation to the statistics, four deaths were recorded in Katima Mulio, three at Onandjokwe State Hospital, two in Oshakati, one in Gobabis, two in Okongo and three from Engela. More deaths were recorded in Andara, where three people died: one from Windhoek,...
Eveline de Klerk Victoria Immanuel SWAKOPMUND – Despite global challenges impacting travel, current trends indicate a promising recovery in tourism arrivals in Namibia. The country was hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, and saw the collapse of several tourism-focused businesses and significant job losses. The country recorded an 87.4% overall increase of863 872 in...
OKAKARARA – Ageing sewage infrastructure and a growing population are some of the contributing factors to Okakarara’s continuing sewer problems, which have now become an eyesore to residents. Planned and installed about 50 years ago, the town’s sewage system was initially designed to cater for 500 houses only. However, with the growing population and the...
Many Namibian consumers were yesterday given a reason to cheer after years of suffering from the financial stress of a high-interest rate environment. This is because the central bank reduced the repo rate to 7.50% from 7.75% for the first time since June 2022. Due to the decision made by the Bank of Namibia’s monetary...
WALVIS BAY – Seven people who were arrested last week in connection with the disappearance of Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) student Matheus Sheehama (24) have been charged with murder. The suspects are Sheehama’sgirlfriend Jessica Gaes (27), her brother Jimmy Gaeb (24), and Gaes’ ex-boyfriend Michael Awaseb (24). Others are Marvin Wapota (20),...
Mariental – Hardap governor Salomon April said they have put measures in place for his region to mitigate the effects of the drought the country is experiencing. “The country is facing its worst drought in a century, and the situation is alarming in that it has resulted in poor crop performance and rangeland conditions,” he...