The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has inaugurated the National Drug Control Commission (NDCC) in order to strengthen on-going efforts to ensure that communities are protected from potential harm that is inherent in the trade and use of illicit drugs. Namibia ratified and acceded to the UN Convention against Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs […]
The global green energy company, Fortescue Future Industries, is proposing a joint venture with the Namibian government to produce electrolysers for Green Hydrogen. Fortescue Future Industries Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Mark Hutchinson, revealed this during a courtesy call on President Hage Geingob at State House. Electrolysers are apparatus that produce hydrogen through a chemical process, […]
Following the demarcation of the then-Kavango Region in 2013, Kavango West became the youngest of Namibia’s 14 regions. The region, with its overall size of 24,591 square kilometres and about 99% predominantly rural setup, is regarded as the nation’s potential food basket. The region has agricultural potential for the cultivation of a variety of crops, […]
NUDO MP Joseph Kauandenge has criticised the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology, and Innovation over the accreditation of law degrees. Kauandenge is questioning UNAM’s monopoly on offering law programmes and the implications for students studying law at other institutions. In response to the queries in the National Assembly, the Minister of Higher Education, Technology, and […]
The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) has, over the past 35 years, done more with less to protect human rights. However, the Centre, which depends on donor funding, is finding it difficult to reach out to all citizens who are unable to access or afford legal aid. The LAC has been in existence for 35 years, […]
Sackaria Immanuel, a resident of Windhoek’s One Nation Informal Settlement who has been struggling for the past 20 months to correct the year of completion on his Grade 12 certificate, remains in limbo. While he did well in his academics, he fears he may not be able to find a job and assist with his […]
The Ongwediva Town Council has completed two sewer reticulation projects to improve sanitation. The first will ensure sewer reticulation at Extension 15, while the other will secure the same for the location, Sky Phase 1. Both projects, costing N$15.2 million, were officially inaugurated by the Urban and Rural Development Minister. Ongwediva Mayor Taarah Shalyefu says […]
Rundu Beach, a popular recreational spot in the regional capital of Kavango East, is about to get a facelift. Plans are in the pipeline to construct a high-end market facility. Two years ago, parts of Rundu Beach looked like swamps without any prospects of attracting investors. That was until a local company, Namibia Investment Contacts, […]
Namibians who possess diplomatic, official, or service passports will no longer require visas to travel to Iran. This was announced by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Peya Mushelenga, on Thursday when he issued the Cabinet decisions of the 10th decision-making meeting held on July 4, 2023. Mushelenga said individuals in possession of diplomatic, […]
Police in the Otjozondjupa Region have arrested two men, aged 44 and 39, in the Omatako area, Tsumkwe West, as they were going to deliver another consignment of cannabis. The drugs found on the suspects consist of 24 parcels of cannabis valued at N$123,000. Another suspect was arrested at Kandu, Tsumkwe West, after she was […]
