The Rundu Town Council and Rundu Vocational Training Centre have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in skills training and waste management.
Namibian companies are urged to embrace the concept of renewable energy and to reduce costs associated with usage of the power grid. The call came from Cosmos Shaduka, Programme Coordinator for SANREF Namibia, a programme focused on financing the sustainable usage of natural resources.
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Stanley Simaata says the Namibian Government has no desire to restrict the use of the Internet and social media. He made the remark on Wednesday while delivering the keynote address at the official opening of the Namibia Internet Governance Forum. The forum is a discussion platform for Information […]
The 2019 Bank Windhoek Namibia Volleyball Federation Cup’s second and final rounds, concluded at the Dome in Swakopmund over the weekend. Khomas Nampol Volleyball Club and Revivals Volleyball Club once again took top honours in the men’s and women’s finals. This year’s tournament saw 24 teams from all Volleyball associations from the northern regions of […]
Minister of Finance, Calle Schlettwein has called on the private sector and investor community to remain positive while Government implements structural policy reforms and addresses the latest downgrade from Fitch Ratings. The credit rating agency announced on Tuesday that Namibia’s long-term foreign-currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) was downgraded from BB+ to BB, while Namibia’s credit […]
A woman found guilty of human trafficking earlier this year after luring a young girl to Okahandja where she exploited her sexually, on Wednesday extended a tearful apology to the victim and her family. Tuufilwa Ndawina Jonas is also related to the victim, who was aged 15 in 2017 when the incident occurred. The 34-year-old […]
The man who allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend and her sister before committing suicide in the Ohangwena Region last month was buried along with the siblings at the Oshaango cemetery on Saturday. Samuel Enghono allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend, 23-year-old Ndamononghenda Tateoshoati Nafuka and Martha Nafuka (32), with a panga at Ehenge village on 20 September. He […]
The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), through the American embassy, handed over a consignment of more 95 000 bottles of HIV drugs – to be distributed throughout Namibia. The drug, known as Dolutegravir, is regarded as highly effective, in terms of tolerance, maintenance and a high genetic barrier to resistance.
An Angolan-born couple living in Omaruru’s Hahakana Informal Settlement is appealing to the Government to issue them with Namibian identity documents. The couple Fransisko Nguvulu (72) and Johanna Ndala (67) have been living in Namibia for the past 38 years but did not obtain national documents.
-Fitch Ratings has downgraded Namibia’s credit rating to BB from BB+ with a stable outlook. “The downgrade of Namibia’s ratings reflects the mutually-reinforcing deterioration in economic growth and fiscal metrics. The macroeconomic environment has worsened further and Fitch has lowered its assessment of Namibia’s growth potential. “Subdued economic prospects amid exceptionally elevated inequality and high […]
