RUNDU – The Vhungu Vhungu Green Scheme in the Kavango East region requires an annual budget of N$22 million to operate at full production capacity, farm manager Floris Smith has said. He made the remarks on Monday in response to a question from Paulus Mbangu, chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, Environment and...
OPUWO – Despite the government’s efforts to combat poverty through nationwide eradication programmes, these initiatives continue to face obstacles, a situation attributed to the political dynamics, amongst other challenges in the Kunene region. The ongoing poverty eradication programmes in the region have the potential to overcome project stagnation if there is a unified commitment to...
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, has urged African nations to embrace the blue economy as a central pillar of sustainable growth, food security, and regional integration, saying the continent’s future prosperity depends on how well it manages its oceans and waterways. Ngurare was speaking at a high-level thematic side event during the Ninth Tokyo International Conference...
Iuze Mukube To address the critical shortage of judges in the High Court, the Office of the Judiciary yesterday launched the Aspirant Judges Training Programme in the capital. The programme will run for two weeks – from 20 August to 2 September 2025. In a speech read on his behalf by Deputy Chief Justice Petrus...
Agribank has commenced with the process of selling the once thriving Witvlei abattoir, with the tender for the multi-processing abattoir, adjacent properties and various erven located at Witvlei already advertised. The State-owned bank has placed the abattoir and adjacent properties on sale for a reserve price of about N$52 million and announced that it will...
Joseph Kauandenge, president of the Association for Localised Interest (Asoli), has accused regional governors and various political actors of using the government’s National Youth Development Fund (NYDF) as a campaign tool ahead of this year’s regional and local authorities elections. Kauandenge, a former Nudo secretary general who now heads Asoli, fears that opposition political parties...
ONIIPA – A group of Namibians is traversing the length and breadth of the country. Their mission is to help tell the Namibian story better. At the centre of the initiative is the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB). The group consists of journalists and social media influencers. They are on a cultural tour which stretches from...
Rudolf Gaiseb During its first week of the Supplementary Registration of Voters (SRV), the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has registered 19 359 eligible voters in all 121 constituencies and 59 local authorities. The SRV ended on Tuesday. A total of 12 270 voters were moved from one constituency to another in the firstweek. Moreover,...
Namibia and Madagascar have laid the groundwork for a new era of cooperation that promises to boost trade, cultural exchange and investment opportunities between the two nations. This follows International Relations and Cooperation Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi’s official visit to Madagascar, where she participated in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit. She used the occasion...
Urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa has given the contractor responsible for the completion of the Otjomuise Mass Housing Development Programme until 30 November this year to complete all outstanding houses. During a visit to the site this week, Sankwasa made it clear that no further excuses will be entertained and no extensions will...