This Friday’s annual general meeting of the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) will provide in-depth updates on the measurable progress of its financial recovery, governance reforms and the Corporation’s Board-approved turnaround strategy. The annual general meeting, scheduled for Friday in the capital, will formally present and consider the audited financial results for the year ended...
Namibia, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security’s immigration control programme, has repatriated more than 1 000 Angolan nationals. They were in the country illegally for over 12 months. The ministry’s Executive Director, Nghidinua Daniel, shared at the ministry’s recent staff engagement that due to the country’s well-oiled immigration control programme, about...
Onamibia marihepa ape Ozondola za Namibia etau nokande noindando (1.5) oku rwisa oupame omatumbukiro wOtjinyo nOtjikoto ngu ma poeya aye karako. Muwo mu muna otuveze two ndjeverero mehi, Oministera yOtutumbo nOvikunua, Omahundju nOvize Vyomomuronga, Okuti nOmatungururiro Wehi, Inge Zaamuaņi, matja. Tjingetjo Oritjavari wa tjivisire kutja ohoromende yaitavera na i yandja Ozondola za Namibia omangete o-57...
The immigration ministry has dismissed reports that the country’s visa-on-arrival portal system has been hijacked by outside forces. The technology remains the property of the State. It is controlled, monitored and administered by a ministerial in-house team. The ministry’s latest reaction follows reports that the country’s visa-on-arrival portal system is privately run and operated by...
Namibia needs an estimated N$1.5 billion to fully combat the potential outbreak of the highly contagious Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). This includes creating the necessary buffers within the country’s agricultural production zones, agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani has said. She also announced on Tuesday that the government has approved and made available N$57 million to assist with...
Namibia’s public service workforce has increased to almost 119 000 employees, which includes uniformed members from all arms of the country’s security cluster. This could now see the government’s wage bill ballooning to over N$36 billion annually. At least N$3.62 billion is paid on medical aid access and related benefits annually. By the end of...
The techniques, management methods, and approaches required to survive and make an impact in today’s modern farming system have changed significantly. For young farmers, agriculture should no longer be seen as a hobby, rural development initiative, or retirement project, but should be appreciated and seen as a business like any other that requires a high...
Administrative hiccups, delays in timely processing payments of livestock suppliers, and offering unattractive producer prices are now a thing of the past at the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco), the country’s biggest meat processing and marketing entity. The corporation has made swift progress over the past two months, and as it currently stands, Meatco’s books...
Namibia has refused to allow the commencement of Phase 2 of the South Africa-Lesotho Highlands Water Project due to irrefutable scientific data and realities of climate change. This is the position of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform. The ministry also dismissed any suggestions that its refusal to issue a ‘No Objection’...
Namibia should avoid falling for the belief that the old global order of respect for sovereignty, rule of law and UN Charters will protect its economic and social interests. As an emerging oil and gas powerhouse on the continent, Namibia should take a cue from Venezuela, the country’s ambassador to Namibia, Magaly Henríquez González, has...