Concerted efforts from both the public and private sectors, as well as the community, are needed to address the housing shortage in the mining town of Oranjemund. The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, commissioned the groundbreaking for the construction of 85 housing units. The groundbreaking ceremony coincided with the handover of 50 […]
In response to mounting concerns over the state of the livestock sector in the country, particularly in the Northern Communal Areas (NCA), the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration has initiated a series of oversight visits. The visits are scheduled to take place from the 12th to the 24th of this month. The […]
NamWater is calling on residents of central Namibia to use water sparingly as the area is facing a serious water shortage. Currently, the central area of Namibia gets its water supply from the Omatako, Von Bach, and Swakoppoort dams. The dams water levels are said to be alarmingly low, at 18%, compared to 37.2% at […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has called on potential investors to explore opportunities in ammonia and fertiliser production in Namibia and elsewhere across the African continent. The Head of State addressed the opening session of the Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit underway in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. “While imports of fertilisers into the continent are welcome, […]
African leaders and various stakeholders have committed to operationalizing the Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism in full in a bid to improve the production, procurement, and distribution of organic and inorganic fertilisers and soil health interventions. This is part of the endorsements following deliberations at the ongoing Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit. The Africa Fertiliser […]
The Namibia Special Risks Insurance Association (NASRIA) and Bank Windhoek have joined forces to make access to funding for women, youth, and SMEs easy through a Credit Guarantee Scheme facility amounting to N$50 million. Access to finance has always been a problem or limited to many business-aspiring youths and women, hence the agreement. The credit […]
The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) will participate in Africa’s Travel Indaba, where the country will exhibit its unique landscapes, cultural diversity, and generous wildlife. The Namibian Tourism Board regulates tourism establishments and promotes Namibia as a prime tourist destination worldwide, with its unique landscapes, cultural diversity, and abundant wildlife. It is for this reason that […]
The Balyerwa Conservancy donated items to four schools and two kindergartens in the Zambezi Region. The donation includes stationery such as photocopy paper, pens, exercise books, and whiteboard markers. The Chairperson of the Balyerwa Conservancy, Kabakarapo Harushando, pledged to invest in the education of a Namibian child. “Balyerwa Conservancy is hereby pledging to assist the […]
Kaptein of the Rehoboth Baster Community, Jacky Britz, has called on the government to recognise the 1915 Battle of Sam !Khubis. Many Baster people died after facing the unforgiving wrath of the German colonial regime. As the sun rose over the mountain tops at Sam !Khubis, the Baster community got ready to visit the graves […]
The Municipality of Walvis Bay has suspended the General Manager of Finance, Frans !Gonteb, and the Manager of Finance, Johanna Shidute, to allow unhindered investigations into the appointment of Red Force Debt Management. In a media release, the public relations office explained that no imputations of any nature are against the suspended employees, but the […]
