Namibia’s newly reviewed Foreign Policy will be completed by April 2017. Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced this during a meeting with the Diplomatic Corps.
A new permanent secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, has been announced. Minister John Mutorwa on Monday introduced the new PS, he is Percy Msika. The Ministry has been without a Permanent Secretary for the past 18 months, which placed an extra workload onto the three deputy permanent secretaries. Welcoming the new […]
The City of Windhoek has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer. At a media briefing on Monday, Corporate Communications manager Joshua Amukongo said Robert Kahimise will lead the Council as of February 2017. Kahimise now wraps up his job as Chief Executive Officer of the Erongo Regional Electricity Distributor, where he has […]
The City of Windhoek has cautioned that water usage in and around Windhoek remains excessively high despite a water crisis announcement in 2015. Addressing the media, City of Windhoek Manager of Corporate Communications, Joshua Amukugo said the water-saving target of 40% has not been reached.
About 250 000 Namibians have been lifted out of extreme poverty, according to a Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) report released in November. The NSA says households that allocate less than N$293 dollars per month for food, are classified as extremely poor.
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China has expressed disappointment over poaching activities carried out by Chinese nationals in Namibia. This follows the arrest of a Hong Kong-bound Chinese man who was recently found with 18 rhino horns hidden in his luggage at the Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport.
Namibian boxing champion Julius Indongo arrived safely in Namibia today, after being crowned IBO/IBF champion over the weekend in Russia. Indongo, who made global headlines over the weekend when he knocked out Eduard Troyanovsky of Russia in the initial 40 seconds of the first round, arrived safely in Windhoek this morning. This was revealed by […]
Namibia’s Bethuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona is the new WBF Welterweight World Champion after defeating Rafal Jackiewitz of Poland on Saturday night. The fight started off well for the Polish boxer,with Jackiewitz already flooring Uushona in the first round. Uushona, however, looked confident in the ring, and displayed smart moves, allowing him to turn things around quickly. […]
The embassy of China in Namibia has expressed its disappointment with Chinese nationals who make themselves guilty of poaching. The embassy’s head of the Visa Section, Guilin Giu, used the occasion of a business conference held at the embassy on Sunday, to express the utter disappointment of the Chinese authorities, regarding poaching activities by Chinese […]
Experts in the agricultural sector believe a well-managed sector can provide endless opportunities towards job creation and food security. This will curb the rapid urban migration trend and contribute to economic growth.
