With just around seven and a half years to go for the world to achieve the ambitious gender equality targets of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, the average woman only has three-quarters of the rights that men enjoy.
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Celebrating Chris Lewis: An inspiring Namibian businessman
“We will move mountains for you,” reads the Lewcor website, and if this slogan were a person, it would have been Chris Lewis.
Top central estate agents awarded
Aqua Real Estate, Rightmove Properties, and Just Property Group were announced as the top three estate agencies at the Bank Windhoek Annual Central Estate Agents Awards ceremony hosted in Windhoek on Friday.
Development retarded by lack of political consultation
During a consultative meeting with the leadership of Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) at State House on Tuesday, Geingob stressed politicians should work together in developmental projects that uplift the local populace.
DBN finance spearheads serviced land in Eenhana
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has been instrumental in developing serviced land for a new community in Eenhana, the capital of the Ohangwena region.
SADC rebound pushes Nedbank Africa Regions performance …as Headline Earnings increased by more than 100%
The Nedbank Africa Regions (NAR) business delivered a good set of results, driven by a good performance from its Economically Targeted Investments (ETI) and a solid rebound from the SADC operations.
Drownings concern Omusati
Inhabitants of the Omusati region are concerned about the high number of children and pensioners who have died as a result of drownings in recent weeks.
Witness in ex-magistrate rape case recalls text messages
“Help me, I’m being raped.”
Teacher arraigned for corporal punishment
A 33-year-old lower primary school teacher from the Supo Junior Primary School in the Bunya circuit of Kavango West was arrested on Saturday after she was reported for allegedly practising corporal punishment at the school.
NTA, NBC sign WorldSkills agreement
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation and the Namibia Training Authority this week signed a sponsorship agreement towards the WorldSkills Africa 2022 competition, scheduled to take place from 28 March to 2 April 2022 in Swakopmund.