Urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa will today be bestowed with one of Africa’s most prestigious awards at the annual Africa Housing Awards in Abuja, Nigeria, where his unwavering dedication to improved rural and housing development in Namibia and on the continent will be recognised. At today’s Africa Housing Awards, which are Africa’s foremost...
Hundreds of Botswana returnees of Namibian descent, currently housed at a reception area in the Gam settlement, will finally have places of their own to call home. This follows government’s announcement that some will receive resettlement units at farms across the Otjozondjupa region, while others will be resettled at Otjipaheua village in the Gam area. ...
Farmers north of Namibia’s veterinary cordon fence, also famously known as the Redline, could soon receive a much-needed lifeline for their cattle and related beef products, following Meatco’s recent fruitful engagements with the South African-based Shoprite Checkers Group. Meatco’s interim CEO Albertus !Aochamub and his leadership team recently held high-level consultations with senior members of...
Ministeris !Hū-omkhâis, ǁAu!khōs, ǁGam-i tsî !Hū!âde ǁkhawa Kō!gâs dis tsî ǂÛn tsî !Hū-omkhâis ǂNûiǂgās Hoa !Hūbaisi ǁAedi dis hâra ge ǀasa ǁnâuguxoaǁguib ǁaupexa N$48 miljuns diba ge xoa!gao. Nē xoaǁgaub di ǁgūbas ge ǂgari-aon ǀhûhâsiga huisa, ǀgaisa ǀkhurub ǁaegu !nâs tsîna mā!kharu ǁkhāsa. Marisiǂkhâ!nâs hîan ge Japanni Marisihuiba xu a !khō!oas ge !Khanni 2026 diba...
Namibia’s long-running proposals for international trade agencies and organisations to reduce and, in some instances, entirely lift trade barriers for black and white rhino horns were overwhelmingly rejected at the recent 20th UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Uzbekistan. In its proposals, Namibia has for years been calling for amendment to...
Defence and Veterans Affairs Minister Frans Kapofi has dismissed suggestions by the Association of Dependents of Veterans of Namibia (ADVN) that children of living and deceased war veterans should get special recognition, access to welfare benefits and monthly stipends. Members of ADVN last Tuesday took to the streets to demand an official response from Kapofi,...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations have signed a new agreement worth N$48 million. It aims to help farming communities withstand the country’s harsh drought cycles, in another landmark step towards climate-resilient agricultural practices. With financial assistance from Japan’s Grant Assistance, which...
Namibia remains one of the world’s most attractive and top tourist destinations, with latest statistics showing that the country’s tourism sector has made remarkable recovery from post-Covid figures of about 461,027 in 2022 to over 1.2 million visitors between last year and now. The figures are contained in the latest Tourism Statistical Report, which was...
In the final quarter of this year, particularly during the month of October, output at various local abattoirs remained steady as they managed to slaughter a total of 4 655 pigs during the month under review to record a 6.08% increase on a year-on-year basis. On a month-on-month basis, the total number of pigs slaughtered...
Late campaigns, lack of resources, misjudgement of their political capacity and choosing to pursue and campaign in the wrong areas were some of the contributing factors that led to the dismal performance of both the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) and Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), political analyst have observed. Political analyst Natjirikasora Tjirera stated that...