Economic activities will contract again making 2020 another year of no growth for the country’s economy. This is the opinion of Eric Van Zyl, Head of Sales and Research at IJG, a private equity fund management company, when he was speaking at a public discussion in Windhoek.

Preparations for this year’s Independence celebrations, which will be held in Windhoek, have commenced. The event will also coincide with the inauguration of President Hage Geingob’s second and last term of office.

Magistrate Philanda Christiaan has postponed the case of the accused persons, in the massive fisheries corruption scandal, to 23 April, for further investigations. The State prosecutor requested for postponment to enable the team consolidates the charges against all accused, including, three others who were added to the list of suspects.

Ten residents from Tobias Hainyeko Constituency received equipment and material, worth N$150 000 from Council’s Income Generating Activities Project. The Khomas Regional Council established the project.

The UNAM campus at Katima Mulilo has grown over the years in terms of population and research. Deputy Director of the Campus, Dr Charles Chataa, says between the institution at Katima Mulilo managed to meet its output target of 30 research items between January and December. Chataa said this during the opening of the academic […]

Sport, Youth and National Service Minister Erastus Uutoni is imploring the youth to capitalise on the skills-based lending facility offered through the Development Bank of Namibia.

The Outjo municipality has started with the installation of water in the informal settlements. This is part of the council’s capital project, aimed at providing residents with potable water, and help combat contagious diseases.

MTC’s Tim Ekandjo says that the 30th Independence Celebrations Concert is a privately-funded event organised by various sponsors. The event has, however, been endorsed by the National Independence Preparatory Committee. Some local artists took to social media to air their dissatisfaction regarding the selection of artists scheduled to perform at the event. To this, Ekandjo […]

President Hage Geingob has reiterated that the N$36 million payouts by the then South African government to Namibian war veterans at independence, was administered from Pretoria. He said the funds were distributed to PLAN fighters, Namibians who fought in Koevoet and SWATF units and the rest could only be accounted for by the South African […]

President Hage Geingob has proposed to divide former soldiers currently camping at the Ovaherero Traditional Authority’s headquarters in Windhoek into two. The two groups would consist of those willing to return to towns and villages, and those who do not. The President made the proposal during a meeting with the leadership of the Ovaherero Traditional […]