The Seychelles-based Danny Faure Foundation has expressed interest in collaborating with Namibian schools in a wide range of areas. Founder and former President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, met with President Hage Geingob and Cabinet Ministers at State House for discussions on Tuesday. The Danny Faure Foundation was founded on strategic pillars such as ocean governance, […]
China’s new Ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, says China will continue supporting Namibia’s social and economic development through the expansion of bilateral cooperation in extensive areas. He remarked on this during his introductory ceremony in Windhoek. The event was attended, among others, by Founding President Sam Nujoma, government officials, and prominent businesspeople. Ambassador Weiping sympathized […]
The community of !Hoachanas in the Hardap Region has expressed their dissatisfaction with the settlement office over what they termed a dysfunctional office and slow development. To gain insight, the MICT Hardap team spoke with the Regional Councillor of Mariental Rural Constituency and the community. The !Hoachanas residents say there are no new developments and […]
Namibia continues to strengthen its preparedness, readiness and response efforts to public health emergencies. Following the devastating effects of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) embarked on the establishment of a National Emergency Medical Team as an effort to strengthen Emergency Care systems […]
Parliamentary Standing Committee bemoans bureaucracy in the country’s efforts to ensure food security. The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Vincent Mareka says besides budgetary constraints, bureaucracy continues to hamper progress to attain food security in the country. Vincent Mareka made these remarks during a visit by the Committee to the Hardap and ||Kharas […]
Agriculture Ministry, Carl Schlettwein highlights the disease-free status of beef exported to Ghana from abattoirs in the Northern Communal Area. The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform says Namibian beef products exported to Ghana from the Northern Communal Area abattoirs is disease free, just like the meat procured from commercial areas. Schlettwein condemned allegations making […]
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) candidate Jason Haufiku was introduced to residents of Okaku Constituency. PDM leader President McHenry Venaani has called on eligible voters in the Okaku Constituency to vote for the party’s candidate Jason Haufiku in the upcoming by-election. Venaani endorsed the PDM candidate at the party’s star rally at Haiyandja in Okaku. He says […]
The Namibia Schools Sports Union’s Chairperson, Thephilus Nuugulu, and NSSU’s newly appointed Coordinator, Roger Kambatuku have stated that public schools sport lacks parental support. The two administrators made these remarks on NBC’s Intersport show. The existing relationship between the Ministry of Sport, NSSU and parents has led to the realization that school sport officials have […]
A subtle Twitter war is brewing between activist Michael Amushelelo and AR frontman, Job Amupanda. Amushelelo has called out Dr. Amupanda, who in 2019 took a swipe at the Windhoek municipality leadership for subjecting its cleaners to working without permanent contracts and with no medical aid or pension. Amupanda tweeted his concerns before he ascended […]
Namibia’s financial system will continue uninterrupted, despite the greylisting of South Africa. This assurance is given by the Bank of Namibia, following the rating of South Africa by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The greylisting means that South Africa’s financial system has deficiencies in fighting money laundering and terrorism financing. BoN says Namibia was […]
