Walvisbay-Kalie Pretorius participated in his first Total Tara Rally at a tender age in 1969. Since then, Pretorius has competed in more than twenty Tara rallies, and this year he will once again oil his engine and take part in the 50th edition of one of the toughest rallies on the African content. Sixty-nine-year old […]
The Outapi Town Council was only able to collect N$860 433 from nearly N$6,3 million, owed to it during the 2015/16 financial year. Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke made the findings in the 2015/16 Audit Report of the Council, submitted to the National Assembly by Deputy Finance Minister, Natangwe Ithete on Tuesday. Only N$860 433, or 14% […]
The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Chief Samuel Ankama, has proposed the re-introduction of vocational subjects as part of the school curriculum. Ankama explained that many children graduate from high school without knowing simple skills. He said such skills are: how to construct a hut and make pottery as well as traditional baskets […]
Government and private businesses will have to work together to adapt to the future in advancing Namibia into the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Information and Communication Technology Permanent Secretary Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana made the statement at the closure of the Fifth National ICT Summit in Windhoek yesterday. The meeting developed a series of strategies and plans to […]
The Rundu Town Council urges residents and businesses occupying erven in informal settlements to buy land within the local authority boundaries. Its Acting Chief Executive Officer, Sikongo Haihambo, believes that this could improve the Town Council’s finances. He noted that some settlements were formalised and provided with basic services, through a Lux Development donation years […]
NBC TV News spoke to the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism Bernadette Jagger after an American hunter posted photos and bragged about how he killed an entire family of baboons in Namibia. After an international outcry the American, from Idaho State, resigned. The Ministry in July this year banned the distribution of hunting photos […]
Namibia’s High Commissioner to Malaysia is promoting the country as a preferred tourism destination for Malaysians. The High Commissioner brought a delegation of Malaysian media, tourist guides and tourism professionals in an effort to promote Namibia as a preferred holiday destination for Malaysian nationals.
