The Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, engaged Namibian students at the Universidad Marta Abreu de Villa Clara in Santa Clara, Cuba on Sunday. Katjavivi is leading a multi-party parliamentary delegation that is visiting Cuba from 20 to 26 October 2024.A press statement issued by the NA on Monday said Katjavivi and his delegation...
Chinese ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, has urged Chinese-owned companies to comply with the labour laws of the country. He made these remarks during a media briefing about the latest progress in the bilateral relationship between Namibia and China. Recent reports have raised concerns that some Chinese-owned companies operating in Namibia are failing to follow...
Lahja Nashuuta The City of Windhoek (CoW) has endorsed a proposal for the city to enter a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) on effective emergency management system and aerodrome safety at Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) and Eros Airport. The mayor of City of Windhoek, Queen Kamati, made an announcement...
KATIMA MULILO – Due to the obsolete sewer system which was constructed before independence, Katima Mulilo town council chief executive officer Rafael Liswaniso says the town’s underground water has become contaminated as the aged sewer pipes leak. Speaking during a parliamentary standing committee hearing on public accounts on Monday, Liswaniso told MPs that the sewer...
KATIMA MULILO – In order to ease the burden on its books and revitalise service delivery at the town, the Katima Mulilo Town Council has asked the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRa) to waive penalties and interests exceeding N$82 million. The town council wants this to be done through the agency’s tax incentive programme, which the...
MARIENTAL – An ambitious solar energy project proposed by MarieSol Energy in Mariental is on ice, facing significant political and legal challenges that threaten its realisation. Initially launched in December 2019, the project aims to supply 30% of the municipality’s electricity needs through renewable energy sources. On 9 December 2019, Paul Nghiwilepo, CEO of the...
Lahja Nashuuta Windhoek Rural Constituency councillor Pieter Adams has reminded the government that the Dordabis community is still waiting for a farm promised by the State. The land promise was made to cater for a community of around 3 000 people who currently reside on a cramped 10-hectare piece of land. The affected community is...
Rudolf Gaiseb Winds of change are blowing across the Namibian political landscape as young people dominate most parliamentary lists after different political parties held their electoral colleges this year. In essence, it means more young people could potentially represent their parties in the National Assembly (NA) for the next five years, and possibly beyond. In...
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, once remarked “Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters”. His message reverberates in Namibia today at a crucial juncture as we...
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