San communities in the Bwabwata National Park of the Zambezi Region say they are unable to collect wild fruit from the forest. They charge that they fear the Namibian Police anti-poaching unit in the area.
Farmers entering the sector as well as emerging farmers, especially through the resettlement programme, are in urgent need of training. Therefore established farmers are urged to come to the assistance of their less fortunate counterparts and impart farming knowledge at no cost. Johannes Damaseb, one of the most successful resettled farmers in the Otjozondjupa Region, […]
Vice President Nickey Iyambo says he is aware that the two Kavango regions are the country’s poorest. Dr Iyambo assured of government’s commitment to address these challenges including the expansion of vocational training centres. He made the remarks while addressing community members at Rundu.
The Safety and Security Ministry is investigating whether any firearms handed over to police during the amnesty period were used in committing crimes. The amnesty period for handing over Illegal firearms, ammunition and explosive armaments started in August last year to 18 February this year.
The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Namibian Employers Federation have proposed that the country implements a standard ‘Summer Time’ zone, as this will be good for business. Representatives of the two institutions shared this at a public hearing on the Namibian Time Bill in the capital.
Vice President Nickey Iyambo says government’s battle against food insecurity continues, Dr Iyambo was addressing community members at Rundu. The Vice President is on a familiarisation mission to the two Kavango regions and also to get first hand information on the possible harvest of both Kavango East and West regions. Dr Iyambo also revealed that […]
High Court Judge, Shafimana Ueitele today dismissed an application by the ousted management of the troubled SME Bank to have their case heard on an urgent basis. Judge Ueitele says the former Chief Executive Officer of the SME Bank, Tawanda Mumvuma, Former Chairperson of the Board of Directors, George Simaata, and minority shareholder, Enock Kamushinda, […]
President Hage Geingob will leave for Harare, Zimbabwe on Wednesday for a three-day state visit. The visit is aimed at strengthening the relations between the two countries.
President Hage Geingob will open the International Trade Fair, ZITF in Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo on Friday Namibia’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, Balbina Daes Pienaar spoke to NBC News on what this means for Namibian businesses, particularly those that will be taking part.
The Global Fund has once again made available an opportunity for countries to apply for new funding for programmes to fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period of 2017-2019. The Namibia Coordinating Committee for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria will be hosting a consultation meeting to ensure that stakeholders are well informed of this opportunity.
