The Swapo Party has appointed Austin Samupwa as Permanent Secretary in the office of the Secretary-General and Tangeni Haindongo as the Special Advisor to the Secretary-General. The new appointments were revealed by the Sophia Shaningwa during her first staff address since the sixth Swapo Party Elective Congress, in November last year.
The Ministry of Finance, Calle Schlettwein says no new loan agreements were entered between Namibia and China during President Hage Geingob’s just concluded State visit to that Asian country. In a statement issued by his office, Schlettwein says envisaged financial cooperation between the two nations would include grants and concessional loans, private and public investments […]
Namibia and Angola have signed a memorandum of understanding on legal and immigration matters. The agreement will further be extended to the Ministry of safety and security to facilitate the transfer of Sentenced Offenders Deprived of Liberty and the issuance of Identity documents to Angolan nationals residing in Namibia, and vice versa.
President Hage Geingob on Wednesday appointed ambassador Martin Andjaba as Minister of Presidential Affairs. A media statement issued by Press Secretary in the Presidency, Alfredo Hengari, on Wednesday confirmed the appointment. In February, President Geingob appointed Andjaba as a member of the National Assembly. The veteran diplomat was until his appointment to Parliament Namibia’s Ambassador […]
The National Democratic Party (NDP) wants all foreign missions and international organisations based in Namibia to explain their roles in the country. At a meeting that was held at the Kwena village, in the Katima Rural Constituency recently, its leader, Martin Lukato who still refers to that region as Caprivi, launched his party’s activities for […]
Namibia can expect a positive crop harvest as most crop producing regions have received normal to above-normal rainfall. A senior agro-business analyst, Matheus Ndjodhi says, despite poor rainfall the country is expecting an overall 12% above average production this year.
Police in Kavango East said 23 criminal cases were reported there over the Easter weekend with theft topping the list. Namibian Police crime investigations coordinator for the region, Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu, told Nampa business and residential area break-ins as well as driving under the influence of liquor are some of the cases reported.
The majority of 160 human remains, that were unethically collected from Namibia, have reportedly been identified in the Iziko Museums of South Africa. This revelation came to the fore during a workshop held in Windhoek. The workshop aimed to start a conversation in Southern Africa about the best way to develop guidelines regarding human remains […]
A 37-year-old man who was diagnosed with Congo Fever has died. The Ministry of Health confirmed the outbreak of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever on Monday in the Keetmanshoop district. The deceased, who was later transferred to Windhoek for further treatment, died in the early hours of Tuesday. He was reportedly infested with ticks while assisting a […]
