At the recent Global South Utilities Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Namibia’s Vice President Lucia Witbooi (LW) discussed key topics, including economic transformation, women’s and youth leadership, and innovative approaches to fostering inclusive, transformative growth in countries of the Global South. Q: Madam Vice President, as nations pursue economic transformation in a rapidly...
Health minister Dr Esperance Luvindao is at pains over how a multi-million-dollar contract to upgrade and renovate the Gobabis State Hospital theatre was awarded to a contractor with a poor delivery record. The contract in question was awarded to the same contractor who, a few years ago, failed to complete work on the Intensive...
The government has cleared close to N$30 million in outstanding invoices owed to farmers who supplied cattle, meat and meat-related products to the State during the rollout of the 2024/25 Drought Relief Programme. This was done through the Office of the Prime Minister, the agriculture ministry and Meatco as the facilitator. Meatco interim CEO Albertus...
Meatco’s Northern Communal Area (NCA) subsidiary, Meatco NCA, continues to play a strategic role in strengthening livestock value chains and supporting communal farmers in the Zambezi region, in line with Namibia’s long-term development vision and national planning priorities. Beyond its core mandate of livestock processing and market access, Meatco NCA’s work is closely aligned with...
An incomplete health centre that was abandoned by a contractor at Okondjatu settlement some 12 years ago, along with many other major unfinished capital projects in the region, has Otjozondjupa governor John ||Khamuseb hot under the collar. During his meeting with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Health and Social Welfare this week at...
Following last year’s regional council and local authority elections, councillors from various constituencies countrywide have taken office, with some newly elected and others re-elected. In today’s edition, New Era profiles constituency councillors from the Omaheke region. The region has a population of over 102 881 inhabitants, and consists of seven constituencies: Otjombinde, Kalahari, Okorukambe, Epukiro,...
Namibia and Cuba are exploring viable options to establish the long-proposed state-of-the-art pharmaceutical plant in Namibia, which will contribute to the country’s health sector’s self-reliance and security of supply. Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and Cuba’s ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz, on Tuesday met for in-depth trade, diplomatic and bilateral talks, and the...
The days of auctioning State land through overpriced bids and regional councillors striking dodgy deals amongst themselves to illegally acquire multiple portions of land at the expense of deprived residents are over. This is if a Monday warning by urban and rural development James Sankwasa – under whose auspices local authorities and regional councils as...
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare yesterday held a string of extensive meetings with diplomats and senior officials from Iran, Egypt and Indonesia. The talks focused on trade and bilateral issues between the countries. During his engagement with the Iranian delegation, Ngurare touched on the importance of further exploring avenues to expand economic and cultural cooperation, with...
A few weeks ago, Jochem Versloot, the co-founder of Jan Zandbergen Group, one of Europe’s biggest meat products importers, visited Namibia and various local abattoirs to inspect and appreciate the quality of the country’s export-ready grass and grain-fed cattle. The Jan Zandbergen Group, Meatco’s foremost trade partner in the Netherlands and across the entire European meat...