The Statistician-General of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), Alex Shimuafeni, has urged a group of disgruntled youth at Tsumkwe to engage them instead of picketing. The group of youth vowed to disrupt tomorrow’s enumerator training and boycott the National Housing and Population Census once it starts, citing discrimination. Shimuafeni invited the youth to view the […]
The Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, has announced phase two of the upgrade on the Charlie Cutline Road, 70 kilometres west of Rundu. The second phase is set to run for six months, covering at least 35 kilometres at a cost of N$29.8 million. The road connects the Kavango East, Kavango West, Oshikoto, […]
The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), Emma Theofelus, has urged commercial banks to consider the establishment of a specialised loan programme tailored to support local filmmakers. She was speaking at the launch of the Mukorob Film Project in the capital on Wednesday. MultiChoice Namibia’s collaboration with the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) has […]
The BRICS grouping can be used as a platform to counter ideas that try to downplay Africa’s voice, Namibia included, in international matters. BRICS held its 15th summit between August 22 and August 24 in South Africa, where new members were admitted. President Hage Geingob, during an interview on Russian Television, said it was time […]
Former Brave Warriors goalkeeper and current Assistant Coach Ronie Kanalelo is set to return to Botswana on September 18th for the second phase of the Confederation of African Football Licence a Course. The first phase of the CAF A Licence Course took place in Botswana from August 21st to August 28th, with Kanalelo, who is […]
A police investigation has found that a memorial stone at Shark Island in Luderitz was damaged by the forces of the weather and not vandalism. The memorial tombstone was recently erected in remembrance of the Nama and Herero victims of the German genocide war. Station Commander of Luderitz, Chief Inspector Michael Amadhila, said, “Myself and […]
About 250 waste collectors from Windhoek, Swakopmund, and Otjiwarongo are set to receive training and an opportunity to link up with recyclers through a pioneering community recycling programme. The programme is supported by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Namibia and aims to equip participants with valuable skills for income generation through recycling. A representative of Coca-Cola […]
The Namibia Revenue Agency has emphasised the import procedures for commercial and non-commercial goods in a public notice that has been circulated on social media in an effort to educate importers. NamRA has released a public notice outlining important procedures related to various goods from non-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member states. Commercial goods valued […]
Illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances is a challenge for many businesses across Africa. To address these issues, members of the Customs Unit commenced with the National Ozone Unit, Customs Twinning Workshop, and Border Dialogue in the capital for countries within the SADC region. Data sharing and effective communication with the National Ozone Unit and Border […]
Customer feedback enables businesses to evaluate and upgrade their services and product capabilities as needed to maintain and improve their competitiveness. It’s against this background that FNB Namibia has donated customer feedback QR code scanners worth N$50,000 to the Namibia Wildlife Resorts. NWR’s Communications Manager Nelson Ashipala noted that the QR Code Scanners are an […]
