Mukwe Constituency Councillor Damian Maghambayi is calling for permanent solutions to human-wildlife conflict, involving elephants. Maghambayi says many villages close to the Mahango Game Park are losing their crops to elephants escaping from the game park. The Councillor made the call when he visited some affected crop farmers at Kangundja village. Maghambayi has proposed the […]
The dust has refused to settle in the Sibbinda Constituency following the appointment of a cleaner. The community feels the appointment was unfair as the position was not advertised to accord all interested residents a chance to apply. The position became vacant after the retirement of a permanent cleaner at the constituency office. A relief […]
The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) confiscated goods worth more than N$5 billion between 2004 and 2020. This was revealed at the NamRA Talks event, where 10 participants presented topics on, among others, the impact of counterfeit goods on the economy and effective ways of taxation in the digital economy. One of the participants, Onesmus Joseph, […]
A 34-year-old man, Erick Mutanale appeared in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court on charges of murder and defeating the course of justice. According to the charge sheet, Mutanale allegedly tied the deceased with a wire, dragged him about 30 meters away from his house and buried him in a shallow grave. After his rights to […]
The war in Ukraine has led to escalating food and commodity prices, affecting access to food by vulnerable communities in Namibia. The country’s economy is highly dependent on food imports, with over 60% of Namibia’s food imported annually; hence, combined with the effects of COVID-19 and climate-induced shock, the country is facing an eminent food […]
The FNB Women’s Super league has been seeing some competitive action since last month. NBC Sport Producer Janneth !Gaoses caught up with the Women’s Football Association’s Chairperson Monica Shapwa to talk about ongoing developments. The Women’s Super League successfully kicked off about a month ago, after securing a staggering 7,5 million Namibia dollars for […]
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) expects to employ over 13,000 people around the country during the period of the 2023 Population and Housing Census slated for August this year. This was revealed by Abel Sindano, the Executive for Economic Statistics at the NSA. Sindano said that apart from carrying out the counting process, the aim of the […]
The leader of the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF), Epafras Mukwiilongo, has called on the eligible voters in the Okaku constituency to vote for his party’s candidate, Tomas Nambambi. Mukwiilongo believes the NEFF is the only political party that has the interests of the masses at heart, such as fighting for their rights. Party members […]
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) has launched the Molelo Radio Drama Project, a new venture that promises to be a game changer in the country’s entertainment economy. The project was launched by the national broadcaster’s Director General Stanley Similo in Windhoek. The project received an overwhelming response to its call for proposals from the public […]
The Black Business Leadership Network of Namibia (BBLNN) is against the idea of closing down the Meat Corporation of Namibia (MeatCo), citing favoritism of white-owned businesses and a flawed constitution. This, the BBLNN states, is threatening the country’s struggling economic security and national unity. The organization’s president, Irene Simeon-Kurtz, expressed dismay at what she said […]
