Internal debt management processes did not yield desired results – Grootfontein Municipality

The Grootfontein Municipality says they have on numerous occasions pleaded with residents, businesses, and institutions to engage their finance department and make debt-settling arrangements; calls, the council says, appear to have fallen on deaf ears. It is against this background that the municipality says it decided to involve an independent debt collector, Redforce Debt Management. […]

Nandi-Ndaitwah tours factories in Luderitz

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has commended the NovaNam fishing company at Luderitz for adding value to local produce.  She made the observation after a tour of the fish factory as part of her working visit to ||Kharas Region.  The Vice President was accompanied by the Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab, the Deputy Minister of Finance […]

Namport and Port of Antwerp-Bruges sign MoU

The Namibian Port Authority (Namport), Cleanergy Solutions Namibia, and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the first-ever hydrogen-powered vessel to operate in Namibian waters. Additionally, Namport and the port of Antwerp-Bruges signed an agreement focusing on the development of the north port of Walvis Bay. Namibia is set up to […]

nbc’s Komeheke remembered

Leaders, family, and friends of the late Sagarias Komeheke have described him as a friend to all, someone who was passionate about and always dedicated towards his work, and a top-class informer. Komeheke, who was a nbc freelancer working at Omurari Radio in Gobabis, died on April 25th, aged 52. Speaker after speaker said Komeheke […]

Paulus Hango re-elected as TUCNA president

The president of the Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA), Paulus Hango, has been re-elected for the fifth time at Walvis Bay. At his re-election, Hango said trade unions and workers in Namibia face many challenges and difficulties.   He says trade union leaders need to firmly commit themselves as a united front and help […]

Africa short of 5.3 million health workers

Africa has a shortage of 5.3 million health workers.  This was revealed by the Communication Officer of the World Health Organisation’s Africa Regional Office, Marie France Uwase, at a media briefing on the preparations for the upcoming First Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum next week. The African region is said to have made modest progress […]

Lüderitz Crayfish festival officially kicks off

Lüderitz is positioned to become Namibia’s energy capital because of emerging industries such as green hydrogen, oil, and gas in the southern coastal town and surrounding areas.  Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said this when she officially opened the annual Lüderitz Crayfish Festival.  Since its inception in 2008, the Crayfish Festival has become a cherished annual event, […]

Government reaffirms to provide conducive environment for investors

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has assured genuine national and international investors of the government’s commitment to providing a conducive business environment.  Nandi-Ndaitwah gave the assurance while officiating at the groundbreaking ceremony for Benguela Blue Aqua Farm at Luderitz.  Benguela Blue Aqua Farm envisages producing 35,000 metric tonnes of premium Atlantic salmon, which will be exported […]