The Presidential election in the United States has come to a dramatic close. The surprise victory was Republican Donald Trump who stunned the world by defeating the favourite democrat Hilary Clinton. Trump’s win brings to an end 8 years of democratic rule under Barack Obama in the United States and sets the country on a […]
A Finnish based company, Earth House Systems plans to build houses in different parts of Namibia under the Smart Community housing initiative. Namibia faces a back-log of about 300 000 housing units in rural as well as urban areas and fears that the pace of housing delivery is too slow to meet the huge public […]
Germany has expressed interest in cooperating with Namibia, in the areas of housing, food security and tourism, among others. This was said by Thuringen State Minister for the Economy, Science and Digital Society, Wolfgang Tiefensee.
DTA President, McHenry Venaani, has called for the modernisation of property laws to include property in rural areas. Venaani says many Namibians have invested a lot of money in their houses in the communal areas, and yet are outside the commercial banks valuations standards. The opposition leader contributed to the debate on the Appropriation Amendment […]
Africa is ready for robust investment, away from racially divisive lines which were created by colonialism. Namibia in this regard, towers as an example, and this is what potential investors to the Invest in Namibia conference were told.
Finding new insights and solutions to challenges facing geologists, is the aim of a two-day mini-conference, hosted by the University of Namibia, and the Geological Survey of Namibia. The conference seeks to enhance understanding of geology, and consider ways to explore, develop, mine and extract mineral resources in a sustainable manner.
Olympic gold medallist Ananias Shikongo has called for the recognition and proper training of guide runners. Track and field athletes with severe visual impairment generally compete with guides, who keep them informed of potential obstacles and play an important role in the successful completion of any athletics event. Ananias Shikongo, who recently made his mark […]
Novel Ford has provided the Namibian Rugby Sevens team with a sponsorship of N$175 000. The sponsorship was announced by Principal Dealer Rosie Moolman, who said the reason why Novel Ford decided to sponsor the seven’s rugby was because they felt it was a valuable investment. “The idea is to support and uplift school children […]
Three local boxing promoters Nestor Tobias, Anita Tjombe and Kinda Nagolo have accused the new Boxing Control Board chairperson, Ellison Hijarunguru, of being unfit to run the office, and called for his resignation. The trio addressed a joint press conference in Windhoek today (8 November 2016) and talked about various challenges relating to the Boxing […]
Standard Bank Namibia’s 500 000 Namibia dollar- sponsorship to Namibia’s Paralympic Gold medalist Ananias Shikongo may provide him with a roof over his head, but not necessarily in a location of his choice. The para-athlete, who was honoured in the Achiever of the Year category at the Namibia Sports Awards last month, is currently living […]
