A SABA delegation met with SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi at the SADC Secretariat in Gaborone, Botswana. The delegation was led by Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s (NBC) Director General and the President of SABA Stanley Similo, alongside BTV Director General Buyani Zongwani, the SABA Secretary General Nomhle Kangootui and NBC’s Chief Commercial Officer Nico Mwiya. The […]
The Minister of Justice, Wise Immanuel, says the government has no plans to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to investigate cases of missing Namibians during the liberation struggle and post-independence. Immanuel was responding to questions from the leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Martin Lukato, in the National Assembly regarding the matter. […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) to review the visa regime and simplify the application forms in a bid to attract investment to the country. She says the reviews are to make it easier for investors and visitors to access the special visa programme, and serious […]
The Okahandja Municipality and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy, Industry, Public Administration and Planning met with Okahandja street vendors to hear their daily challenges. The delegation led by Hilma Iita, among others, engaged the vendors on social protection, access to capital, criminalisation of the informal traders, infrastructure, training and skills development, as well as […]
The Human-Wildlife Conflict Self-Reliance Scheme is not based on a compensation framework but rather to assist bereaved families with funeral costs for those who have lost their lives due to wildlife conflict. Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), Indileni Daniel explained to Independent Patriots for Change’s (IPC) MP Rodrick Likando, who questioned the inadequate […]
The founder of Katutura Business Networking Sessions, Maggy Ketji, has brought financial institutions and local business communities together to network. Ketji notes that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Katutura are underserved, and hence, they need to be empowered. “Platforms like this where they can engage with institutions in terms of getting information, how to […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), James Sankwasa, has directed the Tsumeb Municipality to ensure that residents evicted from Endombo are allocated plots before the end of November 2025. Sankwasa visited residents evicted from Endombo. Nearly 4 years ago, more than 30 families were evicted from the compound and have been living in […]
The Minister of Finance, Ericah Shafudah, says not all landlords are subject to paying tax, and just as with individuals, taxation depends on their income per year. She was responding to National Democratic Party’s (NDP) leader Martin Lukato, who questioned whether there are any legal provisions that exempt landlords from paying tax. The minister explained […]
