Namibia and China signed various partnership agreements in areas of trade and economics. The agreements were signed following a closed-door meeting between Namibian leader Hage Geingob and China’s President Xi Jinping. The first agreement is to renew the agreement on the operation of China’s Aerospace Centre in Swakopmund, which President Geingob visited before undertaking his […]
Flow monitoring stations along the Namibia-Angola border detected a slight flood wave at around 04h00 on Thursday. Senior hydrologist at the Department of Water Affairs at Oshakati, Leonard Hango says the detected flood wave is only evident In the two streams on the Western Cuvelai catchment area, which is Oshana Shanalumono. That catchment leads to […]
Students from different tertiary institutions staged a peaceful demonstration in solidarity of a fellow student killed on Independence Day in Windhoek. A NUST student, Nayman Ibe Amakali, died after a motorist randomly fired several shots at the taxi in which he was a passenger. At the spot where the deceased was shot, the students expressed […]
Community activists are calling for a reform of the education system. They believe the current system has deprived many young Namibians of an opportunity to reach their dreams.
About 30 student nurses who marched to the Ministry of Health and Social Services, with the intent to hand over a petition to the minister on Monday, failed to deliver the protest note. The student nurses from the University of Namibia (UNAM), International University of Management (IUM) and Welwitschia University marched from Pasteur Street to […]
President Hage Geingob has congratulated Chinese President, Xi Jingping, who was recently re-elected as the country and Communist Party of China’s leader. Xi’s party abolished term limits for the sitting president and vice president positions. Geingob said that this shows that people have confidence in one centre of power, something that he also had to […]
The Chinese University of Geosciences has conferred an honorary Doctorate in Philosophy to President Hage Geingob. The honour is a demonstration of the ties between Namibia and China. According to the University’s State Council Committee, the decision was informed by Geingob’s extensive knowledge of international relations and politics. It further said that it would also […]
Swapo candidate, Ritha Sinjanga has been elected as Ncuncuni constituency councillor. Sinjanga who received 1097 votes, beat the APP’s Paulus Mangundu who managed 355 votes. The elections were characterised by a poor voter turnout, with only 1452 votes cast in a constituency with almost 5 000 registered voters.
Windhoek-The Namibian Cycling Federation handed over the “Cycling in the City” Petition to the Mayor of Windhoek,Muesee Kazapua, on Wednesday. Considering the increasing number of accidents involving cyclists in Windhoek, the Namibian Cycling Federation has taken action and drafted a petition. After collecting over 2000 signatures from a variety of cyclists, the Federation is now […]
Despite the latest survey showing a decrease in poverty, activists still want government to address the high inequality rate. According to the World Bank, Namibia ranks as the second most unequal country in the world, with South Africa topping the list.
