The City of Windhoek (CoW) commemorated World Environment Day, dedicated to raising awareness and calling for action to protect and preserve the planet. This year, the focus was on finding solutions to plastic pollution and reminding everyone that taking action on plastic matters. Wilmot Reeves, the Economic Advisor for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) […]
National power utility, NamPower’s debt collection plans have been cut short after Cabinet intervention. NamPower was due to affect Stage 2 of power cuts on Monday and Tuesday this week, between 17H00 and 21H00. Cabinet, however, directed the power utility not to continue with its debt collection plan, saying that the line ministries would meet […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security (MoHAISS) is facing another court matter after it was dragged to court for refusing to issue a man with Namibian citizenship with a Namibian passport. 22-year-old Russell Kwizera was born to his Burundian refugee parents in 2002 at the Otjiwarongo State Hospital and was issued with […]
The Central Bank will make its monetary policy announcement on Wednesday. The ultimate objective of monetary policy in Namibia is to see if it is necessary to either raise or decrease the repo rate. The repo rate is the premium the Bank of Namibia charges banks for money it advances. Commercial banks pass on the […]
The security sector in the Zambezi Region is gathered for a one-week customer service training workshop at the Simon Mutumba Training Centre. The training will explore issues such as integrity and ethical principles in public service, protocol and etiquette in customer service, teamwork, quality in customer service, and time management. The workshop will also deal […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has confirmed the shortlisting of five candidates for the position of Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer. The Commission’s Manager for Corporate Communications and Marketing, Siluka De Wet, announced the ECN received 12 applications. The ECN had strongly encouraged women to apply, but according to De Wet, only one applicant […]
