BEIJING – China on Friday said it would crack down on the smuggling of strategic minerals as it enforces an export ban on precious metals vital to the manufacturing of semiconductors and weapons. Last month, Beijing restricted exports of tungsten and seven categories of rare earths as part of its response to United States president...
The justice and labour relations’ ministry, through its labour inspectorate, has successfully recovered more than N$2 million on behalf of disgruntled employees from their non-compliant employers between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. This amount was part of unpaid wages and other statutory entitlements unlawfully withheld from employees by their employers across various sectors...
In the ongoing United States-China trade war, Chinese customs officials revealed new developments that emphasise the rising tensions between the two global economic giants. Wang Lingjun, China’s vice minister of the general administration of customs, last week confirmed that the Asian giant has taken decisive steps in response to Trump’s trade tariffs by pointing out...
OSHAKATI – The Oshakati Town Council has announced the launch of the Miss Womalenga Beauty Pageant. The groundbreaking event is set to take place on 31 May as part of the Totem Expo event. The event, which is the first of its kind, aims to celebrate and honour mature Namibian women, giving them a platform...
The National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) has announced the successful recipients of its 2025 Cycle One grant disbursement. The have awarded a total of N$330 733.34 to 12 artists and cultural practitioners across the country. In a continued celebration of arts as a force for transformation and national development, the NACN’s 2024/25 Grant Period...
Rudolf Geiseb Finance minister Erica Shafudah has proposed the allocation of N$7.2 billion towards the social grants’ management programme. This was contained in a motivation for the budget allocation she presented in the National Assembly last week Tuesday. The programme is among the nine major projects the ministry has lined up for the 2025/2026 financial...
Isabel Bento WALVIS BAY – Walvis Bay mayor Trevino Forbes has blamed the deteriorating situation on political sabotage by officials who deliberately ignore doing their work. He warned that those found wanting would be dealt with decisively. Meanwhile, the Walvis Bay Youth Forum has expressed concern over the current state of service delivery in the...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s inaugural foreign mission to Angola has solidified a commitment to bolster economic cooperation between the two countries, with a strong focus on job-creation and food security. This was announced by presidential press secretary Alfredo Hengari on Saturday, who stated that the president’s visit, concluded on Friday, saw Nandi-Ndaitwah and her Angolan counterpart...
Namibia’s agricultural exports received a boost last Thursday with the signing of a trade agreement between the agriculture ministry and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China. The agreement paves the way for Namibia to export mutton and chevon (goat meat) to the world’s most populous country. The deal, which sets...
ENGELA – Custodia Shikongo has blamed nurses at Engela District Hospital for negligence, which she said led to the death of her baby during labour. “Nurses should have referred me for a Caesarean section earlier. I am a mother of four. I have never experienced such suffering before,” she said. The distraught mother recounted that...