The poultry industry has been urged to submit their input to be included in the National Poultry Master Plan. The Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development, Tjekero Tweya says the plan would protect the poultry industry from unfair competition from foreign companies.
The second phase of the Sexual Reproductive and Health Right HIV-AIDS Governance Project was launched in Windhoek. The project is aimed at encouraging Members of Parliament (MPs) to advocate for sexual reproduction, health rights and HIV issues through the enactment of laws.
One in every four couples in developing countries suffers infertility, and the stigma associated with it can be quite detrimental, especially for women. It is against this background, the First Lady and Merck Foundation launched a ‘More than a Mother Campaign’ to create awareness on infertility in the country.
The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), has threatened a countrywide strike in solidarity with security guards, who the union says are still employed under deplorable and exploitative conditions. This development comes after a security company, Rubicon, filed a court application, seeking Government declares a N$10 minimum wage per hour for securities null and void. […]
The Minister of Industrialisation Trade and Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Tjekero Tweya has called on local businesses to persuade international companies at the Expo 2020 Dubai to invest in Namibia. Tweya was speaking at the unveiling of Namibia’s participation at the expo in the capital.
Economist Johannes !Gawaxab warns an outbreak of Coronaviru could affect Namibia’s economy severely and possibly result in a shortage of food and medicine. !Gawaxab, who is also the chairperson of the High-Level Panel on the Namibian Economy believes that the local tourism, aviation, and hospitality sectors will be the hardest hit if no adequate response […]
The Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) board today questioned how the Auditor General dealt with the corporation’s 2016/17 financial report. In a statement, signed by board chairman Sven Thieme, the NBC board says, “the firm appointed by the office of the AG, Taziwa Consulting, presented a final audit report to the board and management during the […]
People in low-income group living in informal settlements in urban areas must be allocated land at no cost. This forms part of the recommendations by the High-Level Panel on the Namibian Economy submitted to President Hage Geingob. It estimates that about 900 000 people live in shacks countrywide and the panel’s chairperson said that the […]
The Secretary of SWAPO Party Women’s Council is happy that the council has ensured the inclusion of women in the socio-economic and political development of the country over the years. Eunice Iipinge says women empowerment in Namibia is something that should be celebrated in the process of unifying the broader membership of women. The SWAPO […]
A Grade 8 learner of Duinesig school in Walvis Bay committed suicide on Monday. The 15-year-old Frieda Dhiginina hanged herself from the roof of their house’s toilet with a scarf. The police report states that the brother of Dhiginina who came home from work found her. The body was taken to the Walvis Bay police […]
