Ohamba of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority, Martha Nelumbu, will hold a series of meetings with her traditional leadership to hear their success stories and the challenges they face. Over the weekend, Nelumbu met with the leadership at Eudaneko District in Etomba Village in the Oshikango Constituency. The Senior Headman of Eudaneko District, George Nelulu, informed […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Services hopes to start the construction of the |Khomas District Hospital as soon as possible. A consultant is presently appointed to do a feasibility study. Currently, the |Khomas District is served by ten clinics, two health centres, and one hospital, namely Katutura Intermediate, while the Central Hospital is used […]
The One Economy Foundation, under the #BeFree Banner, organised over the weekend a #BeFree Ballers event that aimed at raising awareness on social ills that often encapsulate sportsmen and women. The awareness event focused on substance abuse, sexual health, and violence. These are some of the issues that sportswomen and men always find themselves engulfed […]
The Windhoek High Court has provisionally withdrawn a case in which the members of Heaven Ark Housing are demanding their land and credentials back, which were allegedly taken by the developer Stefan Malan. The withdrawal of the case has left the group in dismay. The High Court indicated that the provisional withdrawal of the case […]
The Governor of the Kavango West Region, Sirkka Ausiku, has called on the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Forestry to improve its procurement process to allow green schemes to run effectively. Hausiku made the remarks when she visited the Sikondo Green Scheme. Ausiku says she is happy with the progress at Sikondo Green Scheme and […]
The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement has objected to Hyphen requiring a cash payment for the government to take up a 24% stake in Hyphen Hydrogen Energy. The cash for shares will be in addition to the land, water, and other resources it has already given to Hyphen to develop the Green Hydrogen energy project. Taking […]
The Swakopmund Municipality has appealed to the public to donate food and other items to local soup kitchens instead of people who beg on the streets. This, it says, will get people off the streets and better cared for. Speaking at a safety interaction meeting, the Chairperson of the Swakopmund Residents Association, John Hopkins, says […]
Botswana’s President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, made a brief one-day visit to Namibia just to touch base with President Hage Geingob on a number of bilateral issues between the two countries. Apart from attending to serious matters affecting both Namibians and the Batswana in their official capacities, Presidents Geingob and Masisi enjoy a solid personal friendship characterised […]
The High Court has postponed the judgement in the Xinfeng Investments challenge to tomorrow. The Chinese company is challenging the withdrawal of its mining licence by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo. Xinfeng has approached the Windhoek High Court on an urgent basis, asking the Court to nullify the minister’s decision with immediate […]
The President of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bisey |Uirab, has added the chamber’s voice to the cohort, saying that the ongoing global geopolitics are becoming a factor in international trade and investment. This, he says, is a worrisome trend. |Uirab was speaking at the inaugural State of the Business Address in the […]
