President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appealed to Egypt to support Namibia’s bold plan to transform Kunene region into a national powerhouse for food and livestock production, starting with the construction of a new dam. Speaking during a courtesy meeting with Egypt’s ambassador to Namibia, Wael Lofty Batea at State House, the president said Namibia prioritises food...
WALVIS BAY – Namibia made history yesterday afternoon when the country shipped its first consignment of goods – 45 000 tonnes of salt destined for Nigeria. This happened under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, described it as a defining moment in Namibia’s economic...
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has written to the Ministry of Finance to demand answers on the reported 400 missing cattle from the troubled Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco). The Premier’s missive through the Secretary to Cabinet, Emilia Mkusa, was directed to the executive director of the finance ministry, Michael Humavindu, who was given until last...
The Namibian Qualifications Authority (NQA) together with the Khomas Regional Council’s Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture and the #BeFree Youth Campus, will host an information session for high school learners. According to a joint statement released on Friday, the three-day information session and career guidance event is slated to take place...
LUANDA – Namibian business leaders who attended the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Angola last week said they are ready to drive job creation and growth but need stronger government support and better access to regional markets to succeed. Many local entrepreneurs say they struggle to attend high-level summits like this due to a lack of...
LUANDA, ANGOLA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on African nations to shift from being raw material suppliers to becoming global leaders in industrialisation, innovation and food security. Speaking at a high-level breakfast dialogue in her honour in Luanda last week, the continent’s only sitting female head of State laid out a powerful vision for...
Rudolf Gaiseb National Youth Service (NYS) has denounced allegations of tribalism and favouritism, with the shortlisting of intakes for its training programme. Two regional and local government leaders expressed deep dissatisfaction with the 16th NYS intake list. The list making rounds on social media, has also been slammed by civil society and youth. The members...
OUTAPI – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said Founding President Sam Nujoma was a true leader who believed deeply in the power of culture to ground and guide a people. “As he often reminded us, ‘A nation without culture is like a tree without roots.’ Indeed, through his leadership and vision, Olufuko was revived and recognised...
OPUWO – The newly formed political group, the Association for Localised Interests (Asoli), has announced that it will contest the local authority elections, targeting municipalities in the Khomas, Otjozondjupa, Erongo and Oshana regions. Recently registered with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, Asoli announced an ambitious plan to target the councils of Windhoek, Karibib, Swakopmund, Ongwediva,...
Monika Amunyela “Behaviour is taught; how you speak, address people and do things; children will immediately pick up on it. They are imitating us,” Windhoek community member, Jane !Owases said. Community members in Windhoek are alarmed by the number of high-rise crimes in Namibia. Following the death of three minors in the town of Okahandja...