Erongo Governor Neville Andre commended the Bank of Namibia for leading the Namibian Financial Sector Transformation Strategy (NFSTS), recognising the financial sector’s vital role in national development. During a sensitisation session on the strategy, Andre emphasised the importance of a well-functioning financial system as the backbone of economic growth, job creation, and social development. He […]
The councillor of the Epukiro Constituency, Pineal Pakarae, has said they are working on a number of initiatives to support the San community in the Otjimanangombe settlement. Pakarae’s response followed a report by Nampa on the poor living conditions of the San people at Otjimanangombe village, where they live in makeshift plastic structures near a […]
NAMDIA has expressed sorrow following the death of Francis Eiseb, a senior protection officer at the company. Eiseb had been employed at NAMDIA since 2019 and died attempting to protect the premises during Saturday’s robbery. NAMDIA CEO Alisa Amupolo extended condolences to Eiseb’s wife, children, and entire family. Amupolo asked the public to sympathise with […]
The family of two toddlers who died in a fire at Oshikulufitu village in the Omusati region is appealing for financial support to bury the children. It is alleged that the siblings, aged one and three, were alone at home when the incident occurred. Their grandmother was working in the mahangu field at the time. […]
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts has directed the Keetmanshoop Municipality and Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) to expedite their discussions to prevent further water and electricity supply disruption to the !Homs-Ai community market. Its Chairperson, Peter Kazongominja, gave the directive at a meeting held at Keetmanshoop, which was part of the committee’s oversight […]
Challenges were encountered at Mokuti Lodge in Etosha National Park, where officials were denied the opportunity to set up a mobile station. This was confirmed by Oshikoto Electoral Officer Ester Hipangelwa during an interview at the Tsintsabis fixed polling station. Hipangelwa expressed disappointment that the lodge management denied officials the ability to conduct the national […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) returning officer in the Guinas Constituency by-election, Sion Shikufinde, says that by 15:00, over 1,000 voters had cast their votes out of more than 4,000 registered voters. Two parties, namely the Swapo Party and the Landless People’s Movement (LPM), are contesting the by-election. Voting was described as quick in the […]
The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) has formalized relations with the Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) by signing a recognition and procedure agreement focused on sound labor relations and a productive workspace. Key goals contained in the agreement between the not-for-profit organization and the union are to enforce workplace laws and ensure fair representation during disciplinary […]
Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, has praised officers in the Zambezi Region for their commitment to reducing crime. Speaking in Katima Mulilo on Thursday, Shikongo acknowledged the officers’ daily efforts in maintaining law and order, attributing the region’s decline in crime to their visible presence. “There are people who might […]
The Meatco Board has defied a Cabinet directive that was issued in July last year by terminating the contract of its CEO, Mwilima Mushokabanji, and appointing an acting CEO, Patrick Liebenberg. In a directive issued last July, Cabinet directed the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises to ensure that the board retract the notice of […]
