Zimbabwe’s president-elect Emerson Mnangagwa says he is proud and humbled to have been elected to lead the country. He promised to be a president for all Zimbabweans at a media briefing held Friday evening.
Namibians from all walks of life are pouring congratulatory messages on President Hage Geingob, as he celebrates his 77th birthday today. The NBC News Crew took to the streets to hear what citizens have to say to the President. Among those is Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjivivi, a close ally of Geingob.
The director of an organisation that helps small and medium enterprises (SME) grow says easier access to bigger foreign markets through the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will help Namibian businesses. SMEs Compete director Danny Meyer told Nampa that the domestic market is small and limits growth possibilities for many enterprises. He said countries […]
Minister Obeth Kandjoze met heads of various ministries in Otjozondjupa Region at Otjiwarongo Thursday to discuss development in the region. The Minister of Economic Planning and Director-General of the National Planning Commission is visiting national projects at Otjiwarongo and Tsumkwe constituencies over two days. The Otjozondjupa Regional Council made presentations of projects it started between […]
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) plans to launch a policy in the coming weeks to address urban land resettlement. Its president, McHenry Venaani revealed the envisaged launch of the One Namibian, One Plot policy during a recent visit to Ncuma road in Rundu. Landless residents of the town have been camping at the area as […]
The Minister of Health and Social Services says the ministry needs donations to keep the eye clinic at Windhoek Central Hospital operational. Minister Bernhard Haufiku told a media briefing in Windhoek yesterday (thurs) that the ministry cannot afford to have the eye clinic shut down. He said even though the ministry has not determined the […]
The Redforce Debt Management (RDM) company has donated 100-mobile phones worth N$20 000 to pensioners at Keetmanshoop. Keetmanshoop Mayor Gaudentia Kronhe said the phones will help pensioners be up to date with their monthly water bills. She reminded recipients to not sell off or give their mobile phones to grand-children so that they can use […]
The Katima Mulilo Town Council has commissioned the servicing of land towards the development of extensions 23 and 24. The area that will yield more than 200-plots was handed over to the contractor, SISI Construction and Technical Services, which will start building roads and installing sanitation infrastructure. Katima Mulilo Mayor, Georgina Mwiya-Simataa, says the more […]
The Namibia Competition Commission (NCC) has warned taxi operators against unauthorised increase of transport fares. The commission says operators, who intentionally impose fixed taxi fare increases without following due process set out in the 1974 Roads Transport Act, will be subjected to punitive or criminal sanctions. The operators and their associations want to increase taxi […]
Political analyst Dr Charles Mubita analysis the Zimbabwe election results.
