ONIIPA – A group of Namibians is traversing the length and breadth of the country. Their mission is to help tell the Namibian story better. At the centre of the initiative is the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB). The group consists of journalists and social media influencers. They are on a cultural tour which stretches from...
Namibia and Madagascar have laid the groundwork for a new era of cooperation that promises to boost trade, cultural exchange and investment opportunities between the two nations. This follows International Relations and Cooperation Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi’s official visit to Madagascar, where she participated in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit. She used the occasion...
Rudolf Gaiseb During its first week of the Supplementary Registration of Voters (SRV), the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has registered 19 359 eligible voters in all 121 constituencies and 59 local authorities. The SRV ended on Tuesday. A total of 12 270 voters were moved from one constituency to another in the firstweek. Moreover,...
OPUWO – Despite the government’s efforts to combat poverty through nationwide eradication programmes, these initiatives continue to face obstacles, a situation attributed to the political dynamics, amongst other challenges in the Kunene region. The ongoing poverty eradication programmes in the region have the potential to overcome project stagnation if there is a unified commitment to...
Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo yesterday dismissed an application by Fishrot heavyweight and former justice minister Sacky Shanghala, James Hatuikulipi and Pius Mwatelulo to have the decisions of former Fishrot judge, Moses Chinhengo, declared null and void and for the trial to start de novo or from scratch. The judge did not provide reasons for...
Joseph Kauandenge, president of the Association for Localised Interest (Asoli), has accused regional governors and various political actors of using the government’s National Youth Development Fund (NYDF) as a campaign tool ahead of this year’s regional and local authorities elections. Kauandenge, a former Nudo secretary general who now heads Asoli, fears that opposition political parties...
ONGWEDIVA – Ovashingi veetaksi ova hokolola tava ti onghalo yondado yomahooli tai ka wedelwa moAngola otai shunifa Ngungula pedu molwaashi itava ka mona vali omhito yokulanda omahooli kombilixa. “Paife kOshikango itaku kala vali kuyadi omahooli aNgungula molwaashi otaa ka ninga ondilo. Ohatu ka mona oixuna ngeenge tashi ya pokunwefa omahooli moAngola,” umwe womovashingi veetaksi ta...
In an effort to deepen economic ties between Japan and Africa, the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) co-hosted a high-level side event on the margins of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan. The event brought...
Taimi Haihambo Omupopiliko wopolifi yaNamibia Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi okwa ti ova lopotelwa oibofa youlunga momukalo wokatoo ya li tai dana onghandangala mexuliloshivike. Mushimwe shomoibofa oyo, omo mo omukulupe weedula 64 omukainhu vati a tulwa mokatoo komukainhu oo e mu dengela ta ti vati oha longele ehangano loNAMRA. Omufekelwa vati okwa lombela omukulupe kutya ota...
Elelo lyoshitopolwa shaShana opamwe noshiputudhilo shopombanda University of Namibia yOgongo, oya li ya longekidha oshiindingili shokomumvo shOshipe kuEngombe moshikandjohogololo shUuvudhiya mehuliloshiwike. Ngoloneya gwoshitopolwa shaShana Hofni Iipinge esiku ndyoka okwa kumagidha oshigwana shi itule mo mokulonga iikulya opo shi kandule po ondjala moshilongo. “Nuumvo otwa gongele ootona hamano nomakunde ookilogalama 310,” ta popi ngaaka. Ta ti,...