LUANDA – Namibia has expressed concern over the uncertainty surrounding the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which allows certain African goods duty-free access to the United States market. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Selma Ashipala-Musavyi called for the extension of the AGOA at the US-Africa Summit, where the country recorded...
Namibia has emphasised the importance of natural diamonds and energy development as key drivers of economic growth at the 2025 U.S.-Africa Business Summit held in Luanda, Angola. Speaking during a side interview after attending the summit, Ben Nangombe, Executive Director in the Ministry of Mines, Trade, and Industrialisation, said the Namibian delegation used the platform...
WALVIS BAY – Workers employed under the Merlus Fishing Group are demanding urgent salary adjustments and fair working conditions, saying discrepancies in wages and benefits have created division and frustration among employees. Close to 200 workers from Abroma Fishing, Seagull Fishing and Cormorant Fishing—subsidiaries of Merlus—staged a peaceful lunchtime demonstration on Monday, during which they...
Iuze Mukube Three men, who allegedly brutally attacked and killed a man before fleeing off with his vehicle in 2024, pleaded not guilty to all charges in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Erastus Mwalipeni Gabriel (39), Iyambo Nicodemus Hango (20) and Abast Nyanyukweni Alex Muya (25) all face charges of murder, robbery and theft...
OUTAPI – Exhibitors at the Olufuko Annual Festival have expressed joy over the high turnout of people at the centre, which has boosted support for their businesses. The traders said they are grateful for the opportunity to participate and showcase their products. The Olufuko Annual Festival, which started last week, is scheduled to end on...
Auditor General Junias Kandjeke has taken the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia to task for misrepresenting its financial statements, providing incomplete information and using outdated rates to extract levies from transactions. As a result of the violation of set and accepted international accounting standards and principles, Kandjeke slapped the board with a qualified...
Lahja Nashuuta Affirmative Repositioning (AR) Member of Parliament, Vaino Hangula, has proposed a major electoral reform. He is calling for the harmonisation of all national elections in Namibia to be conducted on a single day every five years. He made this suggestion in Parliament this week, saying the current system is costly and inefficient. Currently,...
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles, which are the muscles your body uses for movement. What happens in Myasthenia Gravis? The immune system produces antibodies that block or destroy acetylcholine receptors at the junction where nerves communicate with muscles. This prevents muscles from contracting properly,...
GAZA CITY – Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed another 21 people waiting for aid in the Palestinian territory yesterday, as rights groups and United Nations agencies slammed the United States-backed system for distributing food there. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 21 people were killed and around 150 wounded “as...
TEHRAN – Iran’s government yesterday said it had “taken the necessary measures” to ensure the continuation of its nuclear programme after United States and Israeli strikes targeted its facilities. “We have taken the necessary measures and are taking stock of the damage” caused by the strikes, said the head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of...