Namibia will benefit immensely from the ten US$50 billion projects that came out of the Forum of China Africa-Cooperation (FOCAC) that took place in China this month. China’s Ambassador to Namibia Zhao Weiping announced this in an exclusive interview with nbc News. The partnership covers a range of areas, including industrial chain, agriculture, trade, […]
China’s Ambassador to Namibia says he does not agree with the view that China provides developmental assistance to African countries in favour of getting its hands on its mineral resources. Ambassador Zhao Weiping said this while emphasising the win-win cooperation between Africa and China. “We provide development assistance to our African friends because we are […]
The farming communities at Koppie Alleen village in the Otjombinde Constituency heaved a sigh of relief as the Directorate of Water Supply rehabilitated its ageing borehole. The community spent three weeks without water for its own use and their livestock. The Headman of Koppie Alleen village, Muatjindu Katiko, says if it were not for the […]
More than 600 temporary jobs were created in rural areas through the government’s food for cash programme over the past twelve months. The statistics were revealed by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development at a five-day Rural Development Review and Planning workshop at Keetmanshoop. Minister Erastus Uutoni also added that 100 jobs were created […]
The Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries (ECF-SADC) says the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) appears to be ready to conduct the 2024 elections. This was contained in a report issued following ECF-SADC’s PreElection Assessment Mission to Namibia from the 16th to 20th of this month. The pre-assessment mission was led by the Chairperson of […]
The four minors, who earlier this week died from suffocation in a disused freezer in Cowboy Settlement, have been laid to rest. A combined memorial service was held for the four children on Thursday in Katima Mulilo. Mwaka Muzimisa, Variety Lubilo, and Maureen Simataa were buried at the Dairy cemetery in Katima Mulilo on Friday […]
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, expressed satisfaction with Namibia’s role in co-steering with Germany in the negotiations for the Summit of the Future. Guterres conveyed his appreciation to President Nangolo Mbumba during a courtesy meeting at the UN headquarters on Thursday. He pointed out that Namibia and Germany, through concerted efforts, brought […]
