Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

The Central Procurement Board of Namibia is not holding back in defence of its decision to award a multimillion-dollar tender for the supply of antiretroviral medication to the Ministry of Health and Social Services. 

President Nangolo Mbumba has urged locals to seize the opportunities presented by the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) projected to grow by 3.4% this year, alongside oil discoveries and a promising green hydrogen transition.

Due to limited investments in pre-primary education, only 55.1% of children receive one year of pre-primary education (PPE), leading to nearly four in 10 children entering grade 1 without adequate school readiness.

Aiming to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, provide shelter to the homeless and cheer the fallen, Reverend Leslie Leukes from the ZTT AME Church launched the Ememe project last weekend in this southern town.  

The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has pledged to support and collaborate with President Nangolo Mbumba to ensure Namibia is well-represented at key investment-related events and platforms, as well as to increase marketing activities across relevant investment platforms. 

Botswana remained Namibia’s primary export destination, while South Africa remained the country’s main import source during December 2023. 

Bitcoin spiked above US$50 000 yesterday for the first time in more than two years as investors grow optimistic that US approval of broader trading in the unit will ramp up demand.

The Israel-Hamas war, ongoing fighting in Ukraine and rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific and Africa herald “what is likely to be a more dangerous decade,” a British military think-tank warned yesterday.