The Managing Director of Shelter Afrique, Andrew Chimphondah said Namibia has a well-developed mortgage market to address the housing backlog. Therefore, he suggested that there is a need to finance microfinance banks to make housing loans more accessible and affordable.
The level of trade relations between Namibia and Uganda is low but there is potential for the two countries to further explore and expand cooperation in the areas of agriculture, energy, mining and tourism. Deputy Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Christine //Hoebes said this during the celebration of Uganda’s National Day here […]
The new Walvis Bay Container Terminal will significantly boost the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s work in regional integration and improving the lives of Africans, AfDB said. In a report published on its website last week Friday, the bank said poverty alleviation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) would improve due to better port efficiency […]
Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, has called on Parliamentarians to table all outstanding bills before 1 November. Katjavivi says the deadline for the tabling of bills is part of the standing rules and orders of the House which will ensure that sufficient time is taken to discuss proposed legislation.
A 17-year-old boy who allegedly raped a nine-year-old boy in the Sesfontein Constituency appeared in the Opuwo Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Magistrate Eliud Nakulonda postponed the case to 21 February 2019 for further investigation, as well as to allow the accused to apply for legal aid. “The accused was released into the care of a […]
Mourners and symphathisers paid their last respect to New Era journalist, the late Desie-Waar Heita at a memorial service in Windhoek on Tuesday. They described the late Heita as versatile, erudite and a robust writer who spoke about justice, especially on behalf of the deprived sections of society. During the memorial service held at NIPAM […]
A preliminary investigation by the Namibian Competition Competition (NCC) found that some short term insurance firms have entered into exclusive agreements with some windscreen retailers at the exclusion of others providing similar services.
The Trans-Kalahari Corridor Secretariat (TKC) has turned its focus on transforming the corridor into an economic area. However, the secretariat is facing a challenge in obtaining land in Namibia, Botswana and South Africa,
Left to Right: Marietta Stoffberg – vice president of the Namibia Hockey Union, John Kangowa -Chairperson : Independent panel, Maryke Short -National coach Windhoek-The Namibia Sports Commission and the Namibia Hockey Union have reported back on their findings regarding investigations that sought to analyse allegations of racial discrimination. Said allegations were leveled against hockey coach […]
Windhoek-The Namibia Football Association’s head of Women’s Affairs, Jackey Gertze, has expressed her excitement over the Galz and Goals project’s nomination in the Sport Development category at the upcoming Namibia Annual Sport Awards. The Galz and Goals project, an initiative by the Namibia Football Association and UNICEF, was started in 2009 as a platform to […]
