Clement Kaukuetu, the former Secretary General of the SWANU of Namibia party, has declined the position of Deputy President after he lost the presidency to Charles Katjivirue. A breakaway SWANU group, known as the 7de Laan Branch, held its own congress last weekend to elect its leadership, defying Evalistus Kaaronda, who claims to hold the […]
The leader of the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement, Professor Job Amupanda, who is visiting Katima Mulilo to engage residents on their day-to-day challenges, says that the youth in particular need serious interventions as a lack of employment opportunities continues to affect them. Amupanda said this at a media conference on Tuesday, where he appealed to […]
Developing countries are part of the international community and can contribute to positive outcomes on any of the major international issues. Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, shared these sentiments during an interview with CGTN ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit. Professor Katjavivi said China and Namibia share a common […]
The proposed amendment to the Income Tax Act of 1981, which aims to increase the tax deductibility of retirement funds, has sparked considerable debate as sessions resumed yesterday in the National Council. While some members of parliament supported changes to the bill, others have voiced concerns. LPM’s Harald Kambrunde criticized the amendment, arguing that tax […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has received courtesy calls from several delegations from Chinese companies in Beijing ahead of the Namibia-China High-Level Business Forum. The Namibia-China High-Level Business Forum is scheduled to take place on Wednesday. Some companies operate in Namibia in mega-projects in the construction, renewable, and water sectors. President Mbumba says Namibia’s ambitious projects, including […]
President Nangolo Mbumba expects an organised programme from the Namibian delegation attending the 9th FOCAC summit, scheduled to start this week. Dr. Mbumba said this as he arrived in Beijing on Monday evening. Namibia’s Ambassador to China, Dr. Elia Kaiyamo, said that the ministerial session of FOCAC would look at the countries’ proposals, including those […]
The National Council’s special session, which will run until Friday, has started. This session will review several bills passed by the National Assembly, which should be done within 30 days. These include the Income Tax Amendment, Value-Added Tax, Transfer Duty Amendment, Stamp Duty Amendment, Divorce, Regularisation of Status of Certain Residents of Namibia, their Descendants, […]
The ongoing infighting in SWANU of Namibia has taken another turn as the party’s 8ste Laan branch has proceeded to hold congress on its own. The former President of SWANU, Usutuaije Maamberua, and the former Vice President, Asnath Nuwuses, were present at the meeting, where representatives from various branches, including Otjimbingwe, Epukiro, Eiseb, Aminuis, Grootfontein, […]
The National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) has suspended twelve members with immediate effect. Announcing the suspension was the National Chairperson of the party Elia Kandjii, who said the reason for the action follows a 29 August incident where the group formed part of those who chased the Party Administrative Secretary from the Head Office and […]
President Nangolo Mbumba will hold a courtesy meeting with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, on the margins of the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). FOCAC is scheduled to take place from the 2nd to the 6th of September in Beijing. The Presidency has announced that discussions between Dr. Mbumba and President Xi would […]
