The Cubango-Okavango River Basin (CORB) is a transboundary basin that comprises a network of watercourses flowing from Angola, through Namibia, and terminating in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. The basin sustains aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity, and is critical for the wellbeing of millions of people.
Namibia this week signed off on a total of N$2 billion concessional loans co-financed by German Development Cooperation, through the KfW Development Bank. These concessional loans are intended to fund the construction and rehabilitation of key water and road infrastructure in the country.
Many African countries continue to feel the impact of Covid-19, which not only exerted enormous pressure on health systems, but also sounded the alarm on the need to reform and revitalise the continent’s health system.
A recent workshop for Members of Parliament from southern Africa focused on building the understanding of bodily autonomy and integrity (BAI), and how lawmakers can promote it.
The Malthahohe Development Community Forum on 15 November 2022 asked the chairperson of the village council to remove the acting CEO, claiming he is always travelling to attend workshops for financial gain and allegedly also earns two salaries.
The Katima Mulilo town council held the election of office-bearers for 2022/2023 on Tuesday. The annual event was last week postponed after three members of the council boycotted it.
Namibia Bus and Taxi Association’s (Nabta’s) longstanding internal conflict has led to its secretary general Pendapala Nakathingo filing a N$1.5 million defamation suit against the association’s former president Vespa Muunda.
Former fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau has pleaded ignorance about the crimes he is accused of as well as the industry he was leading, at least initially.
The long-awaited official opening of the Gondwana Collection’s Etosha King Nehale lodge finally became a reality last weekend under the theme ‘A night with the King.’
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.