For many first-time investors, especially those with a limited income, building wealth can seem so out of reach. Many believe it takes a lot of money to start investing, making it something only wealthy people can do. Micro-investing tears down the barriers that come with traditional investing and helps more and more people grow their...
SEVILLE – Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on wealthy air passengers to help poorer nations respond to climate change, the French presidency said. The coalition, which also brings together Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone and Antigua and Barbuda, said it would work to increase the...
Menette Hiyavali Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka has called for a renewed approach to agriculture. He said Namibia cannot achieve food security without rethinking how it conducts agricultural development across regions. Speaking during his familiarisation visit to the Mashare Irrigation Development Agency (MIDA) recently, the governor stressed the urgent need to strengthen food systems and...
Uakutura KambaekuaOPUWO – According to the 2023 Namibia Population and Housing Census, the youth unemployment rate in Kunene region stands at 43.2%, reflecting a 10% decrease from 53% recorded in 2018.Despite this decline, the figure remains a cause for concern among residents of the region as itis higher than the national rate of youth not...
A series of violent crimes, accidents and other incidents were reported across Namibia over the weekend. The Namibian Police Force in the weekend crime report said in Khorixas, four tourists were attacked at the Kipwe Camping Site early on Friday. The suspects, who are still at large, broke into the victims’ vehicle, stealing passports, wallets...
The movement of dried meat of cloven-hoofed animals (such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and certain wild animals) is now allowed into the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) free zone without a veterinary permit, provided that all portions of the meat are cooked and free of blood. This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water...
Iuze Mukube A man accused of murdering the then domestic partner of his mother by stabbing him in the chest with a knife during a violent confrontation in 2021 was found guilty yesterday in the High Court. Kevin Matt his then stepfather, Deon Bobeje, at their residence on 27 February 2021 at Krõnlein in Keetmanshoop....
Auleria Wakudumo EENHANA – The Eenhana Town Council raised a total of N$438 500 during a fundraising gala dinner held over the weekend. The event was hosted in support of the upcoming 15th Eenhana Expo, held under the theme ‘Advancing Innovation and Diversification’. The fundraising gala brought together stakeholders from both the public and private...
ABIDJAN – In Africa’s turbulent Sahel region, the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadist group is expanding its influence by repeated massacres, food distribution and signing pacts with local authorities to position itself as a key political player. The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) has not ruled out governing states and has condemned bloody...
LISBON – Portugal recorded its highest-ever single-day temperature in June 46.6 degrees Celsius while last month was the hottest in Spain, the countries’ weather services said yesterday. The IPMA agency said the record temperature — the equivalent of 115.9 degrees Fahrenheit — was registered on Sunday at Mora, about 100 kilometres east of the...