African leaders and various stakeholders have committed to operationalizing the Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism in full in a bid to improve the production, procurement, and distribution of organic and inorganic fertilisers and soil health interventions. This is part of the endorsements following deliberations at the ongoing Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit. The Africa Fertiliser […]
The Namibia Special Risks Insurance Association (NASRIA) and Bank Windhoek have joined forces to make access to funding for women, youth, and SMEs easy through a Credit Guarantee Scheme facility amounting to N$50 million. Access to finance has always been a problem or limited to many business-aspiring youths and women, hence the agreement. The credit […]
The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) will participate in Africa’s Travel Indaba, where the country will exhibit its unique landscapes, cultural diversity, and generous wildlife. The Namibian Tourism Board regulates tourism establishments and promotes Namibia as a prime tourist destination worldwide, with its unique landscapes, cultural diversity, and abundant wildlife. It is for this reason that […]
The Balyerwa Conservancy donated items to four schools and two kindergartens in the Zambezi Region. The donation includes stationery such as photocopy paper, pens, exercise books, and whiteboard markers. The Chairperson of the Balyerwa Conservancy, Kabakarapo Harushando, pledged to invest in the education of a Namibian child. “Balyerwa Conservancy is hereby pledging to assist the […]
Kaptein of the Rehoboth Baster Community, Jacky Britz, has called on the government to recognise the 1915 Battle of Sam !Khubis. Many Baster people died after facing the unforgiving wrath of the German colonial regime. As the sun rose over the mountain tops at Sam !Khubis, the Baster community got ready to visit the graves […]
The Municipality of Walvis Bay has suspended the General Manager of Finance, Frans !Gonteb, and the Manager of Finance, Johanna Shidute, to allow unhindered investigations into the appointment of Red Force Debt Management. In a media release, the public relations office explained that no imputations of any nature are against the suspended employees, but the […]
Industrial Mill Services (TMS) donated specialised wheelchairs to Tsumeb-based Hope Home-Based Health Care, which has been taking care of people with disabilities since 2016. All 119 of them use wheelchairs, while children with muscular disorders, cerebral palsy, or other conditions require specialised wheelchairs. The Deputy Minister of Disability Affairs, Alexia Manombe-Ncube, says Namibians should collectively […]
Bank of Namibia Governor Johannes !Gawaxab says that EOS Capital, himself, and the Namibia Competitions Commission (NaCC) reached an agreement to ensure compliance with the set regulatory regulations. However, the Central Bank Governor pointed out that the agreement is not an admission of guilt but a pragmatic solution to avoid prolonged legal proceedings. !Gawaxab was […]
The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) has fined the Governor of the Bank of Namibia, together with two other parties, N$1 million for contravening merger regulations. The fine pertains to Johannes !Gawaxab’s business undertakings before his appointment by the late President Hage Geingob as the Governor of the Central Bank. !Gawaxab was appointed as Governor of […]
The Ministry of Environment’s Anti-Poaching Unit has apprehended four men in the early hours of today near Lusu Village in Sibbinda Constituency, Zambezi Region, for illegal possession of wildlife products. The four men, all Namibians, were found in possession of two carcasses of wildebeests and one of a buffalo. The unit also confiscated three hunting […]
