Recent attacks by criminals at Walvis Bay in the Erongo region are destructive to a conducive business environment. The SWAPO Party Branch says the attacks are discouraging business, because the lives of owners are threatened. In a statement, Urban District Co-ordinator Risto Nambombola condemned the robbery and murder of businessman, Hans Moller. The 50-year-old Moller […]
The National Assembly is to amend the 1998 Liquor Act. Industrialization, Trade and SME Development Minister Immanuel Ngatjizeko is expected to table the bill on Tuesday. The bill seeks to provide for the issuing of liquor licenses prohibiting owners from setting up liquor outlets close to residential areas, schools, hospitals and other public places. The […]
-Namibia hosted a successful COSAFA Castle cup tournament according to the Local Organising Committee Chairperson Roger Kambatuku. Namibia’s ability to host international sporting events manifested in the last three weeks as Windhoek played host to the 2016 Cosafa Castle Cup, delivered with utmost diligence and applauds from all involved. Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Chairperson Roger […]
Netball Namibia has selected the final 12 under-21 players who will participate in World Cup qualifiers in Botswana next month. Training has been going on at various venues in Windhoek, where the players are joined by the Tertiary Institutes’ Sport Association of Namibia (TISAN) players who are set to leave for Miami in the United […]
By Kavii Vezemburuka Yesterday, the Namibia Premier League’s long-time sponsor MTC gave the league organizers an ultimatum to get additional funding before the 31th of July or risk losing them as a league sponsor altogether. The Namibia Premier League organizers handed a proposal to MTC, saying they are in need of 23 million Namibia dollar […]
Chaos erupted this morning at the Okurangava informal market in Windhoek when the Namibian and the City Police confiscated goods of about 100 illegal traders. The vendors have been operating in front of the market, a place the police say is not designated for business.
Former London mayor Boris Johnson has unexpectedly ruled himself out of the race to replace outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron. Cameron resigned last Friday after the UK voted to leave the European Union.
The bulk electricity tariff will increase as from Friday. The Electricity Control Board, ECB approved an application by Nampower to hike the bulk user tariffs.
A total of 281 foreign nationals own 1,4 million hectares of agricultural land in Namibia. Land Reform Minister Utoni Nujoma says some of such land is owned by foreign nationals in partnership with Namibians. Germans own 126 farms measuring more than 616 000 hectares, followed by 81 South Africans occupying more than 349 000 hectares, […]
The Government says the dispute between Salini and its striking workers is now at the courts. Salini is the company contracted to build the 2 billion dollar Neckertal Dam in the Karas Region.
