President Hage Geingob has reiterated that the N$36 million payouts by the then South African government to Namibian war veterans at independence, was administered from Pretoria. He said the funds were distributed to PLAN fighters, Namibians who fought in Koevoet and SWATF units and the rest could only be accounted for by the South African […]

President Hage Geingob has proposed to divide former soldiers currently camping at the Ovaherero Traditional Authority’s headquarters in Windhoek into two. The two groups would consist of those willing to return to towns and villages, and those who do not. The President made the proposal during a meeting with the leadership of the Ovaherero Traditional […]

Ombara Otjitambi Vekuii Rukoro has called on the Government to urgently address the dispute over land and grazing at Tsumkwe. Rukoro claims that the Otjiherero speaking farmers are being victimised, while those from other areas are grazing their cattle without hindrances.

A total of 13 farms were bought at a cost of N$165 million for resettlement purposes last year. Twenty-three families were resettled on more than 76 000 hectares of land. This was confirmed by the Minister of Land Reform, Utoni Nujoma.

The Government has extended the Drought State of Emergency to 6 March. Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says, the extension is due the severe drought, which has seen Government coming to the aid of about 172 000 households countrywide. However, the distribution of free fodder to far northern regions has been discontinued due to good rainfalls […]

Namibia again celebrated another milestone achievement, when Meatco sent its first consignment of beef to the United States of America.

As a result of being blacklisted by the European Union (EU) as a tax haven, Namibia will phase out the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) and replace it with the Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein has submitted to the National Assembly (NA) the Income Tax Amendment Bill that seeks to abolish EPZ tax […]

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Namibia (BoN) cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6,25%. The MPC took the decision to support domestic economic activity and to maintain the one-to-one link between the Namibia Dollar and the South African Rand. Global economic growth is estimated to have slowed in […]

Brave Warriors assistant coach Woody Jacobs said they expected to face Zambia again, after the draw for the 2020 African Nations Championship (Chan) tournament was made Tuesday night. The draw for the sixth edition of the African Nations Championship tournament which took place In Yaounde, Cameroon yesterday paired Namibia against Guinea, Tanzania and neighbours Zambia. […]

The ministry of defence has promised to throw their weight behind Class two Warrant Officer Helalia Johannes and support her during her preparations for two upcoming competitions. Warrant officer and marathon runner Helalia Johannes presented her medals to her employer, the Ministry of Defence. During the event, the Deputy Minister of Defence, Billy Mwaningange, said […]