MARIENTAL – Hyphen Hydrogen Energy and the Hardap Regional Council on Tuesday signed an agreement at Mariental. The agreement is aimed at providing skills development, capacity building and training initiatives for the youth of the Hardap region in order to prepare them for job opportunities in the green hydrogen industry. This marks the first agreement...
Lahja Nashuuta Household food security in the country remains fragile, with at least 1.2 million Namibians facing a hunger crisis. This is contained in a Food Security Assessment Report by the agriculture ministry, released last Friday. The main purpose of the assessment was to study the overall agricultural inputs’ situation at household and regional levels,...
Education executive director Sanet Steenkamp, along with the ministry’s employees, yesterday laid a wreath at the Independence Memorial Museum in Windhoek in honour of Founding President Sam Nujoma.Nujoma died on 8 February 2025 at the age of 95.While laying the wreath, she reflected on the significance of the tribute, describing it as a beautiful and...
Namibians living in the United States of America (USA) have paid tribute to Founding President Sam Nujoma. They said even in the diaspora, they are bound by the unwavering bond of a shared Namibian identity, carrying forward his ideals.An official memorial service in honour of Nujoma was held by the Namibian Mission in the US...
Moses Magadza The SADC PF has taken a significant step in strengthening governance, accountability and risk management by holding the inaugural meeting of its audit and risk committee. The meeting, held virtually on 21 February 2025, saw the election of Kalalwe Mukosa, a member of parliament (MP) from Zambia, as the chairperson, and Mosimanegare Kenneth...
Auleria Wakudumo ONGWEDIVA – The education ministry, through its Oshana Life Long Learning programme, provided a free skills training on pine gel-making to unemployed individuals in Ongwediva. The community learning and development programme is aimed at giving skills and opportunities to out-of-school youth and unemployed individuals in the community. The training began on Monday at...
Eba Kandovazu Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus announced on Wednesday that several heads of state have confirmed their attendance for the funeral of Founding President Sam Nujoma. These include heads of state from Angola, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ghana. Dignitaries from Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Finland, Cuba and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic...
Isabel Bento WALVIS BAY – The late Founding President Sam Nujoma’s role in the reintegration of Walvis Bay into Namibia was lauded at the Erongo regional memorial service held at the Kuisebmond Stadium in Walvis Bay on Tuesday. In his speech, retired politician and representative of the chief mourner Ben Amathila, praised Nujoma for his...
Michael Liswaniso Edward Tenete KATIMA MULILO – At exactly 10h15 on Sunday, the Y-9E military aircraft carrying the mortal remains of Founding President Sam Nujoma touched down at M’pacha Airport in Katima Mulilo. From the airport, a solemn convoy made its way through the town to the sports complex, where thousands had gathered to pay...
Linea Dishena Land reform minister and veteran politician-cum-technocrat Calle Schlettwein has heaped praise on Founding President Sam Nujoma for not only freeing the oppressed, but also liberating those who were privileged. Schlettwein said this made peaceful co-existence in Namibia possible.Speaking at a memorial service held by the Namibian Mission in the United States of America...