WASHINGTON – The United States (US) added dozens of entities to a trade blacklist Tuesday, its commerce department said, in part to disrupt Beijing’s artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities. The action affects 80 entities from countries including China, the United Arab Emirates and Iran, with the department citing their “activities contrary to US national...
Lahja Nashuuta As finance minister Erica Shafudah prepares to present the national budget in Parliament today, various lawmakers have expressed hope for increased allocations to education, job-creation and social welfare. However, the potential revival of Air Namibia has sparked mixed reactions. Members of various political parties said the budget must address economic challenges, improve essential...
Iuze Mukube High Court Judge Shafimana Ueitele will deliver his verdict around the removal of the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF), notoriously known as the redline, today. The ruling will determine whether the defence successfully argued for the dismissal of Job Amupanda’s challenge for the removal of the redline, citing it lacked sufficient legal merit. The...
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Judge Philanda Christiaan on Monday found Rodney Hoxobeb guilty on a murder charge and four others. The 29-year-old was charged with multiple offences, including murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, reckless or negligent driving, driving without a driver’s licence and driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was,...
KATIMA MULILO – A donation of 50 school kits was handed over to learners at Singalamwe Combined School in the Zambezi region on Tuesday. Each of the 50 kits includes socks, school shoes, a backpack, a shirt and a pair of trousers or a skirt. The kits were made available by PwC’s corporate social responsibility...
Andreas Thomas President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Tuesday announced that there will be only one Cabinet session held every Tuesday at State House. Speaking at the opening of the first Cabinet session following the announcement of the trimmed-down Cabinet on Saturday, Nandi-Ndaitwah stated that the single Cabinet meeting would ensure timely decision-making and that members would...
ONETHINDI – Seventy-six households in the Olukonda constituency of the Oshikoto region have been impacted by recent flooding. Olukonda constituency councillor Philemon Ndjambula told Nampa on Monday that he received numerous complaints and requests for intervention regarding the severe flooding. “I received concerns on Saturday while I was away with work. I have forwarded these...
Rudolf Gaiseb In collaboration with GIZ, Namibia is working towards the transition to environmentally- friendly refrigerants. As part of this, the former Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade on Monday handed over new refrigeration as well as air-conditioning tools and equipment to the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre (VTC). Through its National Ozone Unit and the partnership...
Rudolf Gaiseb Namibia Development Trust (NDT) director Ronny Dempers urged non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to adopt innovative practices to survive the financial challenges. “It is only when we are innovative enough that we will be able to sustain ourselves, provide for ourselves, and adequately respond to the development challenges and opportunities that come our way,” he...
ONDANGWA – Electricity Control Board (ECB) CEO Robert Kahimise has urged the public to avoid using unregistered electricity contractors to prevent potentially fatal accidents. He made the plea during a media conference in Ondangwa on Tuesday, where he said possessing electrical skills does not automatically qualify someone to perform electrical installations. His warning follows the...