Oshana Governor Elia Irimari has called for the opening of more fish consumption promotion centres so that people in rural areas do not have to travel to Oshakati, Ongwediva and Ondangwa to buy fish. Irimari said this in a speech delivered on his behalf during a talk on fish consumption held on the sidelines of […]

Gender Equality and Child Welfare Minister Doreen Sioka has urged men to respect the rights of women and children, as this lack of respect is considered key to ongoing incidences of gender-based violence (GBV). Sioka was speaking during the handover of materials and equipment to income-generating projects at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region.

Namibia and the Northern Cape are hosting an expo aimed at promoting inter-regional travel and tourism. The one-day expo, ‘Spotlight Travel and Workshop’, is organised by South Africa’s Northern Cape Tourism Authority as a way to showcase its tourism offering.

The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) has secured N$127 million towards climate change resilient projects from the Green Climate Fund. The funding agreement was signed during the Global Programming Conference held in Songdo, South Korea.

Germany plans to invest about N$2 billion in Namibia over the next two years. Germany’s Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Dr Gerd Muller made the announcement at a media conference in Windhoek. Namibia and Germany have bilateral relations since independence in 1990 and the prospects for further improvement are promising. Germany has since 1990 invested […]

Sally Jason, Toivo Ashivudhi and Esther Beukes graduated from MultiChoice Factory Class in Film and Television in Zambia on Saturday. The three graduated alongside 17 Southern Africans who went through a year-long training in film and television. The MultiChoice Talent Factory successfully launched three academies in Zambia, Kenya and Nigeria in May 2018. Thousands of […]

The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has called on SMEs at Keetmanshoop to register their businesses with the chamber. The call was made by the NCCI branch manager at the town, Jeremia Nghiwanwa.

Standard Bank Namibia through its Buy-A-Brick initiative plans to build more than 1 000 houses countrywide over the next two years. This was revealed by the Bank’s manager of public relations and communication Isack Hamata when he briefed the media on the upcoming Buy-A-Brick Acapella Music Festival.

Employees of Group 4 Security (G4S) went on a nationwide strike Friday morning following a breakdown in salary negotiations and other conditions of employment. G4S is one of the biggest security companies in the country and is well known as a cash-in-transport operator for big companies and banks. Close to 200 employees are on strike.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services and UNICEF held the first-ever Free Women Conference. The conference aims to educate women on how to prevent mother-to-child transmission and other reproductive health issues. The conference was attended by more than 70 women and girls from Outjo and surrounding areas.