The Chief Executive Officer of the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) says the Namibian Intellectual Property Rights Laws are outdated and not fit for purpose. Vivienne Katjiuongua said this during the two-day Namibian Corporate Law Reform Project for the Regional Consultation Programme at Walvis Bay. Katjiuongua says that as an institution, BIPA is going […]
The Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving teacher welfare and professional development in Africa. Its president, Professor Josiah Ajboye, made the affirmation at the authority’s 10th Teaching and Learning Conference in Windhoek. The conference provides a platform for professionals in the field of education to interrogate the challenges, […]
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) has started working on the Molelo Radio Drama project, which is targeting all eleven radio services. The project is a result of the scientific audience research that was recently carried out by the broadcaster to determine the audience. This week, the nbc is hosting a workshop session for producers, writers, […]
A roundtable discussion under the theme “creation of a lucrative livestock market for farmers in the communal areas” was held at Opuwo in the Kunene Region. The meeting, which was organised by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, was attended by communal farmers from the region to discuss how they can acquire a reliable […]
Namibian livestock farmers have been advised to reduce their livestock to avoid losing them to the foreseen dry season of the El Nino phenomenon. The call was made by two of the country’s biggest farmers’ unions, the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) and the Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU). The call for de-stocking comes after the […]
The Daure Daman Traditional Authority struggled to answer questions by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources regarding illegal lithium mining at Uis. The committee was not satisfied with the answers given by the traditional leaders and threatened to subpoena the Daure Daman Traditional Authority to reveal the truth under oath. In a heated session […]
The Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Kornelia Shilunga, says it is fundamentally important to manage the assets of the government. Shilunga addressed the launch of the ministry’s automated fleet management system (FMS). In 2017, the ministry identified the need to automate the fleet management business process. The acting Executive Director of the Ministry of […]
An operation by the Zambezi Regional police, to tackle housebreakings has resulted in a number of items being confiscated. Among the items confiscated from the banks of the Zambezi River were 85 fuel containers, only ten were filled. Other items include three bicycles, a number of pots, traditional mats, methylated spirits and traditional brooms. Unit Commander of […]
Namibia has not achieved the malaria elimination goal, and cases have more than doubled compared to the 2022 end-line target. This is despite a marked reduction in the number of malaria cases in the country. Malaria cases decreased by 95%, from over 66,000 in 2017 to 3,000 in 2019. According to the World Health Organisation, […]
NamPower has announced a country-wide electricity disconnection of power in stages for all its defaulting clients. Clients affected are those receiving electricity through the central and northern electricity distributors, Cenored and Nored. In the ||Kharas and Hardap regions, all defaulting villages and town councils except Keetmanshoop will be without electricity from June 5 if they […]
