Rudolf Gaiseb The boy-child is falling behind. Namibia has attempted to level the playing field, promoting equal opportunities and the empowerment of all. Deliberate actions were taken to ensure women had equal opportunities with their male counterparts. But while the nation solved one problem, another surfaced. This is a view held by many, including...
ARANDIS – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has strongly called for Namibia’s natural resources, especially uranium, to deliver permanent benefits to the country’s economy and its people, even after the minerals run dry. The president was speaking during an extensive tour of Rössing Uranium Mine near Arandis in the Erongo region on Saturday, where she warned that...
ARANDIS – Namibia entered a new era of industrialisation after the inauguration of one of the world’s first industrial facilities dedicated to zero-emissions iron production on Friday. It is the HyIron Oshivela Plant in Arandis, a cutting-edge facility producing green iron with zero emissions. The N$600 million investment places Namibia at the forefront of sustainable...
Linea Dishena President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has directed staff at State House to hold themselves to high ethical standards, strongly stressing that “there will be no tolerance for corruption”. Addressing State House staff on Thursday, Nandi-Ndaitwah reiterated the eighth administration’s commitment to zero tolerance for corruption in all its forms. The Head of State stressed the...
RUNDU – Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare Emma Kantema said youth empowerment is an economic necessity. This is as highlighted in the national development plans.“Our youth are the backbone of our nation,” she said on Thursday during the University of Namibia’s Rundu Campus graduation ceremony. A total of 426 students received certificates in...
Linea Dishena Outgoing British high commissioner to Namibia Charles Moore says the United Kingdom is working on making its visa process more convenient to Namibian travellers. Speaking when he bid farewell to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Wednesday at State House, Moore said the UK introduced a visa regime for Namibian travellers in July 2023, following...
EPUKIRO – The movement of livestock has been restricted effective from Tuesday, following the increase in lumpy skin disease cases in both Eiseb Block and Epukiro constituency of the Omaheke region. The area’s veterinarian, Dr Seuakouje Veii, told Nampa these are controlled movements, not total restrictions. “The lumpy skin disease cases in Epukiro were very...
Mulisa Simiyasa OMATAKO – The Otjozondjupa Communal Land Board is contemplating extending the deadline to remove 24 illegal fences in the communal area of Tsumkwe West. Chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Communal Land Board Jackson Hindjou, on Friday told Nampa the initial plan was to complete the removal of the fences by 12 April 2025, but...
MPUNGU VLEI – Swapo Party Youth League secretary Ephraim Nekongo says Namibians must demand services they voted from the Swapo-led government. Nekongo was speaking at Mpungu Vlei village in the Kavango West region during the belated Independence celebrations held on Saturday. “It is because of you that we have the first female president. Unapologetically, it...
George Sanzila ANTALYA – Economist and public policy analyst, Professor Jeffrey Sachs, has heavily criticised US president Donald Trump’s trade policy agenda, describing it as one of the worst trade policies in history. He said this during a panel discussion on the topic “Protectionism: The End of Globalisation” at the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum underway...