Prospective homeowners in the property group Save Namibia Project, under the leadership of Michael Amushelelo, are demanding the payment of their deposits on plots following a long delay on housing promises. The project, which promises affordable housing in Brakwater, about 20 kilometres north of Windhoek, has been on ice for almost four years since its […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has extended condolences to his Mozambican counterpart, Filipe Nyusi, and the people of Mozambique following a ferry tragedy that killed more than 90 people, including children. The ferry capsized off Mozambique’s northern coast in Nampula Province, en route to a nearby island, on Sunday. According to local media reports, some survivors managed […]
The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) says most farmers are faced with severe forage scarcity due to the poor rainfall experienced this year. Speaking to nbc News, the union’s Marketing and Public Relations Officer, Tanja Dahl, says the situation is expected to get worse as the normal dry season is setting in. Dahl says there is […]
Brazil would like to deepen its cooperation and economic and trade relations with Namibia. Its Ambassador to Namibia, Vivian Loss Sanmartin, says possibilities to increase trade between Brazil and Namibia are almost without a limit. She was speaking to nbc News against the backdrop of the visit of a 10-member business community delegation from Brazil […]
The Nama Traditional Leaders Association Chairperson, Johannes Isaack, has stressed the need for the inclusion of the Nama people in green hydrogen development at Luderitz. He shared his sentiments at the workshop organised by the association in collaboration with the Society for Threatened Peoples. The workshop, themed’ Indigenous Reflections on Green Hydrogen Production in Southern […]
The Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) says the increase in population has implications for the healthcare system. Dr. Kalumbi Shangula says the current infrastructure, unlike in the past, cannot handle the increased demand for public healthcare services. The population of Namibia has grown to just over three million inhabitants in the last twelve […]
The challenge of skill-mix imbalance remains a concern for the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS). Minister Kalumbi Shangula pointed out that this shortage of health professionals in the labour market is the cause of the imbalance. The shortage is in the areas of optometrists, cardiologists, dieticians, speech therapists, sonographers, prostheticians, and psychologists, among […]
The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (MIRCO) has maintained that the government has no objection as to who diplomatic missions accredited to Namibia engage. It says, however, that discussions on issues that are the sole preserve and prerogative of the sending and host governments, with a conversant not representing the government, are inconsistent with […]
