The former Statistician-General at the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) says Namibia’s inability to conduct a census timely may negatively affect planning due to a lack of accurate data.  Dr John Steytler was referring to the cancellation of the census owing to the lack of funds and the outdated household income and expenditure survey which was last […]

The Deputy Minister of Disability Affairs, Alexia Manombe-Ncube in her capacity as patron of G.K Wahl Combined School in Kalfeld has donated two printers to the school. The school has over the years struggled with the printing of study, test, and examination materials. G.K Wahl Combined School has been struggling with a faulty printer over […]

||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick has reminded heads of government agencies and the private sector representatives that the task to improve the lives of the region’s inhabitants is everyone’s responsibility.  The Governor hosted an appreciation dinner at Keetmanshoop to thank the role players for their support and celebrate their collaborative partnership.    “Even though the governor’s […]

The Swapo Party MP Lucia Witbooi has withdrawn from the race for the Party’s Deputy-Secretary General position. Witbooi however remains a candidate for the Swapo Party Central Committee. Witbooi was to square off against David Hamutenya, Uahekua Herunga and Evelyn !Naweses-Tayele to deputise Sophia Shaningwa or Armas Amukwiyu if either are elected as Secretary-General. She […]

Swapo Party President Hage Geingob says much to the disappointment of some critics, the party’s internal campaigns have been peaceful and unique. Dr Geingob said this when he opened the Swapo Party Central Committee meeting in Windhoek, ahead of the party’s elective congress starting on Friday. The 7th congress of the Swapo Party is expected […]

The current road charges are not sufficient to provide optimum funding of what the Roads Fund Administration requires on an annual basis. Its Chief Executive Officer, Ali Ipinge says the current contribution of N$1,7 billion per annum is not sufficient to maintain the national road network.  Over the past 22 years, the Roads Fund Administration […]

About 60 Namibian employees at a Chinese-owned company, JTD Mining Group, near Arandis, will no longer share one toilet while on duty. To get rid of overcrowding, the employer has further decided to build more sleeping rooms for the workers, following the Erongo Governors’ intervention in the matter. A month has passed since the Erongo […]

A Zambian and Zimbabwean national appeared before the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court on charges of illegal harvesting of timber in Namibia. They are 60-year-old Domingo Armando,  a Zambian national and 50-year-old Thomas Mupfugami, a Zimbabwean national.  Both suspects are represented by a private lawyer, Ivine Ntelamo from Inonge Mainga Attorney.  They were not asked to […]

The Bank of Namibia has launched the Financial Industry Cybersecurity Council for the Namibian financial sector.  The cyber security council will ensure that a variety of industry-related concerns such as information exchange and cyber security issues are key priority.  Cybersecurity has grown increasingly crucial as the financial sector relies more and more on information technology […]

Today, the National Council resumed its session after a four-month hiatus. The house chairperson, Lukas Muha, says the NC will sit for two weeks to look at various bills and motions, as well as reports referred to it by the National Assembly, including other reports from the Council as per its mandates. Muha says the […]