Namibia and China have vowed to strengthen their bilateral relations, advance political status and enhance their development strategies. The commitments were made during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and China’s Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chunlan in Windhoek.
Emergency services at Rehoboth, in conjunction with the town council, have been conducting an Emergency Response Simulation Exercise on the road between the town and Windhoek this morning. The exercise is aimed at testing the readiness of all emergency services in cases of major emergencies on the road close to Rehoboth. It will also determine […]
Gaob Justus //Garoeb has dismissed rumours he is planning to join SWAPO. //Garoeb, who was seen at the party’s headquarters, says he only went there to make an appointment with President Hage Geingob and Founding President Sam Nujoma through the party’s Secretary-General Sophia Shaningwa.
Small scale farmers in the Kavango East and West regions have welcomed the lifting of the ban on the transportation and marketing of already harvested timber. However, Kavango East Farmers Association chairperson Adolf Muremi says farmers are still waiting for official communication to this effect.
Five new Heads of Mission accredited to Namibia presented their letters of credence to President Hage Geingob. Two will be resident ambassadors, while the rest will be based in Pretoria, South Africa.
Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer Theo Mujoro is confident the upcoming presidential and national assembly elections will be credible and transparent. Mujoro, who met journalists to explain the election processes, said that counting and the announcement of the results will take place at polling stations.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says it faces many logistical challenges when Namibians vote outside the consituency where they are registered in. Some of the logistic challenges are that mobile teams are forced to overstay at one place than scheduled, delaying the voting process at the next point. This also causes a number of […]
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has called on various stakeholders and institutions to give equal treatment to all political parties during the campaigning period. The PDM was particularly referring to an incident in which the Gobabis Municipality allegedly refused permission to the party to use the sports field for its rally last week.
The Erongo Regional Council says it is committed to addressing the housing backlog in the region. To meet its commitment, the council donated N$1 million to the Shack Dwellers Federation at Walvis Bay to service land.
Otjituuo settlement farmers in Okakarara Constituency are losing their livestock due to the effects of the persistent drought. Given Kaangundue, an emerging local farmer, has so far lost nearly 30 head of cattle in a period of one month.
