President Hage Geingob has returned from the 39th SADC Summit where he handed over the Chairpersonship to Tanzanian President John Magufuli. The summit was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Namibia’s head of state served in the rotating position of SADC Chair for a period of one year. The summit commended President Geingob for his […]
The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) under the Ministry of Safety and Security is set to launch a Telio telephone system that will allow inmates to make phone calls to their families and friends when they need to. The launch is slated for Wednesday, 21 August at the Windhoek Correctional Facility. A statement issued by NCS […]
Confidante’ Newspaper hosted the Confident Woman Awards in recognition of exceptional women, the societal empowerment roles they play and their contribution to the development of the nation. The first Confident Woman Award saw 36 women taking part in 12 categories.
The Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Derek Klazen has handed over 63 houses to beneficiaries at Okongo in the Ohangwena Region. The houses are part of the Shack Dweller Federation programme jointly funded by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development and Standard Bank.
About N$8 million dollars is still needed to complete a kitchen unit at Etunda Farm School outside Otavi. The school is part of a 2017 project started by Founding President Sam Nujoma at Farm Etunda in the Otjozondjupa Region.
The 39th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government has elected Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa as the Chairperson of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. Mnangagwa will be deputised by the President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi who was represented by his Foreign Affairs Minister, Unity Dow at the summit.
The police in the Erongo Region are investigating a shooting incident in which a 21-year-old man was shot during operation Kalahari Desert in Walvis Bay’s Kuisebmund suburb. The man whose name is known but cannot be revealed was allegedly shot by an NDF member after he ignored three warning shots. The suspect is currently receiving […]
Pregnant school girls will be allowed to attend school until four weeks before delivery – once the new Basic Education Act comes into effect. This was shared by the Deputy Director in the Ministry of Education Arts and Culture Ayesha Wentworth during the 5th Children’s Parliament underway in Windhoek.
The incoming chairperson of SADC has cautioned member states to cut down on imports of goods from outside the region. President John Magufuli of Tanzania believes this practice is one of the biggest obstacles to intra-regional trade.
Ocean Tide, a vessel that moored at the jetty of Seaworks Fish Processors, caught fire on Saturday morning, at around 7 o clock in Walvis Bay. The cause of the fire is still unknown, though one of the 20 crew members on board, was found dead following the fire. The deceased was identified as 40-year-old […]
