Over the years, Africa has positioned itself to move away from aid and grant dependence to being a business hub and a significant player in the global economy. The US-Africa summit officially opened in Tlokweng Village, outside Gaborone, with more than 1300 delegates from the public and private sectors from both the US and African […]
Over the years, Africa has positioned itself to move away from aid and grant dependence and become a business hub and a significant player in the global economy. However, the continent accounts for only about 2% of the global economy, and this is what the US-Africa Summit is seeking to address. The US-Africa Summit officially […]
One person died in a fatal accident this morning on the B2 road outside Arandis involving a single cab bakkie and a truck. The accident was caused by sandstorms. Strong east winds have battered towns on the central coast since Sunday, bringing with it large clouds of dust and sand that form dangerous dunes on […]
The University of Namibia’s Ogongo Campus held its annual rice harvest this year of 12 metric tonnes. The rice is sold locally. Eleven years ago, Namibia-Japan launched the Rice and Mahangu Project at the Ogongo campus, which culminated in a well established venture, aimed at improving food security among smallholder farmers in northern Namibia. Because […]
Employees of MeatCo staged a demonstration demanding improved conditions of employment. Among others, workers are demanding a 14% salary increment and housing allowances to be adjusted to N$1,000.The employees protest follows protracted negotiations between workers’ representatives, NAFAU, and MeatCo. The group’s spokesperson, Joseph Kambala, called on the ministries of Finance and Public Enterprises and Agriculture, […]
Dryland regions such as the Erongo Region are under threat from deforestation, recurrent drought, and climate change, which could potentially threaten the livelihoods of the inhabitants. In his State of the Region Address, Erongo Governor Andre Neville, therefore, says sustainable agricultural innovations are key to limiting the impacts of climate change. According to the Agricultural […]
AR Activist Dr Job Amupanda continues to release information revealing S&T allowances that were allegedly paid irregularly to the Minister of Higher Education, Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi. In its response, the ministry said there was nothing untoward in the payment of these international daily subsistance allowances. Dr Job Amupanda has published on his social media pages […]
When the nbc board was asked by the Committee if it sought permission or arrangements from the employees on how to effect the deductions from their salaries, board member Inonge Mainga said the nbc signed the rules with NAPWU, which represented the workers. “The Committee is actually looking for an agreement where employees have signed […]
nbc’s Board Chairperson Lazarus Jacobs and Director General Stanley Similo informed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Recourses that the nbc could have handled the employees’ strike differently. Similo together with his management, accompanied by members of the corporation’s board, made their second appearance before the committee. In 2021, nbc employees went on a nationwide […]
The Extraordinary SADC Organ Troika Summit, plus the country contributing troops to the SADC peace mission in Mozambique, have considered the security situation in eastern DRC as well as in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado. President Hage Geingob, also serving as the chairperson of the SADC Troika, reiterated that the regional bloc has the […]
