The third Government Forum on Electronic Identity Management in Africa conference started in Windhoek today. The three day conference is being held under the theme ‘PATHWAYS TO DIGITAL IDENTITY’, and seeks to craft national strategies, specific to the development of a digital identity ecosystem, for any given country.

President Hage Geingob has left the country for a three-day state visit to Zimbabwe on invitation of his counterpart, President Robert Mugabe. The visit will not only be confirmed to bilateral issues but is also aimed at expanding and enhancing relations between the business fraternity.

The Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) will intensify its resolve towards better rangeland management in the country over the next four years. Government, together with the European Union, has availed a combined amount of N$2,7 million for this exercise in communal areas.

A three-day meeting was held at the Namibia Sports Commission to discuss fund allocations to different sports codes. At the meeting, Chief Sports Administrator at the Namibia Sports Commission, Freddie Mwiya together with different umbrella bodies and federations, discussed various issues surrounding different sport codes, including their finances. Part of the discussion was how much […]

San communities in the Bwabwata National Park of the Zambezi Region say they are unable to collect wild fruit from the forest. They charge that they fear the Namibian Police anti-poaching unit in the area.

Farmers entering the sector as well as emerging farmers, especially through the resettlement programme, are in urgent need of training. Therefore established farmers are urged to come to the assistance of their less fortunate counterparts and impart farming knowledge at no cost. Johannes Damaseb, one of the most successful resettled farmers in the Otjozondjupa Region, […]

Vice President Nickey Iyambo says he is aware that the two Kavango regions are the country’s poorest. Dr Iyambo assured of government’s commitment to address these challenges including the expansion of vocational training centres. He made the remarks while addressing community members at Rundu.

The Safety and Security Ministry is investigating whether any firearms handed over to police during the amnesty period were used in committing crimes. The amnesty period for handing over Illegal firearms, ammunition and explosive armaments started in August last year to 18 February this year.

The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Namibian Employers Federation have proposed that the country implements a standard ‘Summer Time’ zone, as this will be good for business. Representatives of the two institutions shared this at a public hearing on the Namibian Time Bill in the capital.