The Swapo Party Women’s Council says it will lead the charge for the economic empowerment of women and their involvement in development. The elective congress which was held in the //Kharas Region adopted far-reaching resolutions including the environment.
Salaries of Novanam employees at Walvis Bay have been increased by 8,6% for 2016. Compared to the normal hourly rate of close to 17 dollars, the employees will now earn around 18 dollars.
The Salute Boxing Academy handed over Tyson Ushona’s WBF world title to their patron, Home Affairs Minister Pendukeni Ivula-Ithana. On her side, Ivula-Ithana who was the first-ever Minister of Sport after independence thanked the academy for their efforts leading to producing the champion, as well as developing sport. “Sport is not only about winning every […]
President Hage Geingob yesterday said Government will not involve itself in problems faced by football. This according to Dr Geingob this is because the world football governing body – FIFA – does not allow politicians/Governments to be involve in the running of football. The President said that when he was responding to questions from the […]
Elephants continue to cause destruction at the Musese Green Scheme project in the Kavango West region.
It’s still not clear how many people died in the weekend disaster in southern Nigeria following the collapse of a church building . Reports of the death toll range from 22 to hundreds, depending on the source. In the meantime, authorities are going after the construction engineers who built the church.
Gambia’s security forces have reportedly taken over the headquarters of the Electoral Commission. Electoral staff has also been barred from entering the building.
The Government has handed over more than 2 000 serviced plots in the past six-months. A six months review of the Harambee Prosperity Plan also reveals that another 1 624 serviced plots were delivered through the Public-Private Partnership programmes in Windhoek, Oshakati and Walvis Bay.
Namibia condemns the decision by Gambia’s leader not accept defeat of the elections held earlier in December. Yahya Jammeh conceded defeat in a public address last week, but made a drastic U-turn by rejecting the outcome, citing abnormalities with the electoral process.
Land Reform Deputy-Minister Bernardus Swartbooi has resigned after refusing to apologise for the remarks he made against Minister Utoni Nujoma and the resettlement programme. President Hage Geingob asked Swartbooi last week to apologise to Nujoma for the remarks that allegedly had tribal undertones and threatened peace. In a media statement, the presidency says the request […]
