On 21 March 2022, we celebrated our 32nd anniversary as an independent nation. However, many historical factors contributed to the birth of Namibia as a nation.
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Opinion – Why Vision 2030 will not be attained
Eight years prior to 2030, and Vision 2030 is still just a dream with basically nothing achieved. Are we going to blame it all on the likes of Covid-19 too?
Know your civil servant – Public gets value for money from civil service
To hold civil servants to a particular yardstick in terms of their performances, based on what the general masses presume as deliverables, is unfair since the civil service is primarily in the business of laying down the regulations on which the work of State-owned enterprises, for example, is underpinned.
Mother wants life for daughter’s killer
The mother of a woman who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend in a fit of jealousy, yesterday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute to send her daughter’s killer to prison for life.
Berseba residents receive goats, equipment
Residents hailing from Gainachas, Tses, Kutenhos and Berseba received goats, brick making machines, cement and poultry farming equipment worth more than N$100 000 from the office of Berseba councillor Jeremias Goeieman.
KAZA food security project unveiled
A programme promoting food security and supporting the livelihoods in community conservancies in the KAZA area in Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia has been launched in the Zambezi region.
N$300m solar plant launched at Usakos
Namibia’s energy sector is making significant advancements in implementing renewable energy solutions, as another N$300 million plant was launched on Tuesday.
Presidency, ministers hit back at NEFF
The Presidency this week insisted the creation of the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) was not a duplication of the functions of the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade.
Budget mere smoke and mirrors – Venaani
Leader of the official opposition McHenry Venaani has said upon closer inspection, the budget and its theme are merely smoke and mirrors as very little is allocated to activities and institutions that would truly benefit the youth bulge of the country’s population.
Homeless man who sued police killed
The homeless Swakopmund resident who had successfully sued the Ministry of Home Affairs after being unlawfully arrested and detained in 2019, has died.