Molly Weyulu The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) on Tuesday announced the resignation of its executive for investment, François Van Schalkwyk, with effect from 31 July 2025. NIPDB in a media statement said that after more than four years of service, Van Schalkwyk decided to pursue other interests and will be relocating to...
KATIMA MULILO – After a six-year absence, patrons are expected to flock to the royal establishment headquarters of the Masubia, Bukalo, to celebrate the Masubia Cultural Festival. They will also meet their new Masubia Chief, Gilbert Muhongo Mutwa Moraliswani III. Should all systems go, the event is earmarked for Saturday, 26 July 2025. The festival...
Eveline de Klerk Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – The government is set to increase park entrance fees as well as conservation fees for national parks. This was revealed during a consultation meeting with tour operators in Swakopmund on Monday to discuss amendments to the current regulations governing these fees. The new fee structure is expected to...
NKURENKURU – A 32-year-old Kavango West youth, Ester Wayiva Haita, who has set up her own business that produces a range of mutete and nongongo (manketti) extracted products, is seeking equipment support. Haita wants to expand her business. She trades under her brand, ‘Nzimbu Organic Products.’ Buyers can also link up with the Nzimbu online...
Unemployed teachers held another demonstration in Windhoek on Tuesday in hopes of meeting education minister, Sanet Steenkamp. The unemployed graduates previously held a demonstration on 3 June this year against the lack of job opportunities. The demonstration on Tuesday, themed ‘Abolishment of interviews for teachers and call for mass recruitment of qualified unemployed teachers’, saw...
Standard Bank Namibia has invested N$40 million in a blueberry farming initiative. This forms part of reinforcing its commitment to sustainable growth and agricultural development. In a media statement released on Monday, Standard Bank said it partnered with Namibia Berries in a collaborative effort to transform Namibia’s agriculture sector. “This landmark investment supports Namibia Berries,...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – Acting regional health director for the Kavango East region chief health programme officer Haita Sitareni has raised concerns over the Rundu State Hospital’s aging vehicle fleet and limited infrastructure. Speaking during an engagement with the Kavango Traditional Leaders Forum recently, he noted that the hospital’s main patient transport bus, which ferries...
SWAKOPMUND – The Erongo region officially welcomed its first female governor, Natalia /Goagoses, on Friday, while also bidding farewell to her predecessor, Neville Andre. On the day, the region gave Andre his flowers, honouring him for his providing leadership and direction, during what many described as the most difficult period in the region’s recent history....
KEETMANSHOOP – Former //Kharas governor, Aletha Frederick, on Monday officially handed over office to her successor, Gaob Dawid Gertze, in Keetmanshoop. In her welcoming and leadership transfer statement, Frederick said the ceremony marks a significant tradition and that it is a moment to acknowledge the past and embrace the future in the region. In congratulating...
OMUTHIYA – Omkwaniilwa Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo of the Ondonga Traditional Authority has urged Namibians to embrace diverse agricultural practices. Nangolo was speaking at the inaugural potato harvest of the Agri Nest farm in Okashana Kuukongo waNehale in the Oshikoto region on Saturday. For decades, residents of northern Namibia have predominantly cultivated mahangu. Nangolo emphasised a...