Considerable damage has been caused to a landmark building in Rehoboth. A fire almost completely destroyed the former official residence of the traditional leader of the Baster community, the Kaptein. The residence, situated on a hill along the B1 road, was not in use and as a result became dilapidated and frequented by vagrants and […]
Experts from at least 10 African countries have convened in Windhoek to deliberate on issues facing persons with disabilities for a four-day workshop. The workshop initiated by the United Nations and development partners, also intends to develop a roadmap on the implementation of the ‘Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability’
The Namibia Breweries Limited has called on stakeholders to make this festive season accident free. NBL Managing Director, Wessie van der Westhuizen made this call during the handover of various items valued at nearly N$200 000 to the Namibian Police manning roadblocks.
The Namibia Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) says that Namibia currently has sufficient blood stock for the next 13 days. They expect stock to drop towards the Christmas period as there is usually a high demand this time of the year. People are therefore encouraged to donate blood before they travel.
The third conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is underway at Swakopmund. The four-day meeting is aimed at providing a marketing platform for selected PIDA projects and so doing accelerate their implementation.
The City of Windhoek has assured its residents that the smoke that will be discharged from the recently built waste management facility will be filtered for toxic substances before being released into the air.
US President Donald Trump has expressed gratitude to President Hage Geingob for participating in the working lunch on US-Africa relations in New York. Ambassador Thomas Daughton delivered the letter to Geingob.
The government of the United States will continue to assist Namibia with its developmental programmes. This was a promise given by the outgoing US ambassador to Namibia, Thomas Daughton, when he bid farewell to President Hage Geingob at State House.
No pilchard quotas will be allocated for the next three years due to unfavourable climatic conditions which have led to a decline in fish stocks of this particular species. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, said pilchard stock is still in a precarious situation and during last year’s stock assessment, the population was found […]
Northern Electricity Distributor (NORED) describe 2017 as one of it’s best performing years in terms of infrastructure upgrades. The power distributor increased it’s turnover by 10% from N$764 million in the previous financial year to N$864 million this year.
