The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) opened its 13th service station, namely its Opuwo Retail Site, on 14 December 2022. This is the first site under its retail portfolio in the Kunene region.
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Unam student wins big at Hackathon 2022
Fifteen Namibian students participated in the Unesco-India-Africa (UIA) hackathon (programming competition) that took place from 22 to 25 November 2022 at Gautam Buddha University in India.
Your final destination
For many, the thought of their final destination does not even cross their minds nor ring a bell to them – they never take time to think about where they are going to end up.
Rescue the men
The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Namibia was launched in Windhoek recently, and aims to serve young men through different programmes and activities for their own holistic development, and to serve their own communities.
Year 2022 a conglomerate of many economic lessons
The unanticipated global economic tailwind and headwind wreaked turbulence in the so-called even year of 2022. For the past eleven months global economic activity has experienced a broad–based and skewed-than-expected slowdown with inflation higher than seen in several decades.
Opinion – Existential crisis: The search for meaning
We live in unprecedented times. Postmodern society is characterised by advances in science, technology, capitalism, individualism, legislation, human rights and hedonism; yet, there is so much uncertainty and prevalence of mental health problems.
Rape accused prosecutor gets bail
Prominent criminal defence lawyer Mbanga Siyomunji secured bail for rape-accused public prosecutor Romeo Goagoseb in the Mariental Magistrate’s Court last week.
Fishrot ‘minnow’ Van Wyk wants bail
The bail application of former minister of justice Sackey Shanghala’s employee, Nigel van Wyk, on new facts, that was abandoned is now set to start in the Windhoek High Court before Oshakati-based judge Davis Munsu today together with that of Bernhardt Esau.
42 000 tonnes of petcoke destined for Zambia
A consignment of 42 000 tonnes of petroleum coke (petcoke) is currently being offloaded at the port of Walvis Bay. Petcoke is a final carbon-rich solid material that derives from oil refining, and is one type of the group of fuels referred to as cokes.
Opuwo town council election unchanged
The annual election of office-bearers for the Opuwo Town Council was held this week, which saw no changes in portfolios for all leadership positions.









