President Hage Geingob has conferred the Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis, First Class, on visiting former president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Johnson-Sirleaf is the first female former head of state to receive the honour. Her recognition is a testimony of Liberia’s support to Namibia during its struggle for independence from white minority South […]

-President Hage Geingob received the African Gender Award. The Namibian Head of State is rewarded for his continued efforts to establish a legal and policy framework for the promotion and protection of women’s rights in Namibia, which continues to progress through the effective implementation of regional instruments such as the Maputo Protocol and the Solemn […]

Some Members of Parliament in the National Assembly want the conditions in the allocation of new fishing rights to be reviewed claiming that the previously marginalised and disadvantaged will not benefit. They argued that the conditions as announced by the Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Bernard Esau would continue to benefit the current beneficiaries.

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has commended Namibia for being a forerunner in advancing the welfare of women.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has called on civil servants to maximise on the advantages provided through ICT, to enhance service delivery and cut administrative costs. The Premier is, however, hopeful that things will soon normalise and see halted capital projects unfrozen.

There is need for countries to be actively involved in off-shore gas and oil exploration to respond to incidences of oil spills on time. This was the view of the Deputy-Director for Marine Pollution Control in the Ministry of Works and Transport, Phineas Auene.

The visiting former President of Liberia says there should be no retreat for women establishing themselves in leadership positions. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, met President Hage Geingob at State House, ahead of the ceremony where he will receive the 2017 Africa Gender Award. Johnson-Sirleaf is the 2016 recipient of the award.

The informal settlement was created by the Keetmanshoop Municipality for people waiting to be allocated land. The settlement is home to nearly 800 people.

BRESCHNEFF KATJAIMO A huge crowd and Namibia’s inexperience worked in China’s favour yesterday evening, when the East Asian nation beat the Namibian under-23 squad in their international football match. The match was the first ever to be played between the two countries, which have signed different working and political agreements. On the field, China scored […]