WINDHOEK – The Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) is optimistic that lawmakers will focus on ensuring better opportunities for the Namibian construction sector and will explicitly address the extent of foreign involvement in the industry, which the federation says is currently to the detriment of Namibian contractors. This call by the CIF comes in the wake of the opening Parliament last week and expressly calls for legislation of a National Construction Council.
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Change in leadership as O&L Group gears up for Vision 2025
WINDHOEK - The Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group Executive Chairman, Sven Thieme, on Thursday announced a change in leadership in the company that is the largest private employer in the country.
FirstRand Namibia interim results show profit before tax up 4.1% to N$812m
WINDHOEK - FirstRand Namibia’s interim results for the period ended 31 December 2018 demonstrates continued strong performance in the face of a difficult economic climate that has seen the local economy contract for the last two consecutive years.
Ex-convict accused of killing two minors
WINDHOEK – A 27-year-old Angolan national, who was convicted to eight years’ imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend, is now accused of killing two of his cousins, and injuring and raping his grandmother early Friday morning.
Nineteen-year-old girl inspires, changes lives through poetry
WINDHOEK – Lydia Festus, socially known as Lydia October, is not just your regular teenage girl having at the age of 19 years already made herself a brand and knows what it takes to be successful.
OYO turns ten
WINDHOEK - Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) dance troupe, turns 10 this year.
Swart Baster’s two albums cater for all
WINDHOEK - Allen Jonathan, also known as Swart Baster, has been the talk of the town lately after he released two albums, ‘If not, Why not’ and ‘Vrede is Die Rede’ at the same time earlier this year.
US embassy hosts workshop on drugs
WINDHOEK - U.S. Embassy Regional Security Office and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently offered a workshop to the Namibian Police Force Drug Law Enforcement Division.
Namibia, Iran striving for South-South co-op
WINDHOEK – Iran and Namibia are both members of the Non-Aligned Movement, sharing the same aspiration for South-South Cooperation and Triangular Development aimed at skills transfer in order to achieve a higher quality of life for their peoples, says Dr Jerobeam Shaanika, former Namibian ambassador to the Republic of Cuba.
Rukoro irks mourners with his rant at chief Kooitjie’s funeral
WALVIS BAY - What was meant to be a well organised and befitting send-off for the late Topnaar chief, Seth Madawa Kooitjie, was turned into a ranting platform by the Ovaherero Traditional Authority chief, Vekuii Rukoro, against the government with regard to the artefacts of the late captain, Hendrik Witbooi.