The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has commenced its apprenticeship programme with the Namibia Training Authority (NTA) with three participating employers. This follows the central bank and the NTA’s entering into an agreement in March this year.
Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) Northern branch Chairperson Tomas Indji says the Namibia Investment Promotion Act has been non-operational for too long. Indji enquired on the status of the law, at the Ongwediva town hall meeting this week.
The public is urged to be more hands-on in recycling electronic waste such as televisions, radios, computers and cell phones. The call was made by the chief executive officer of NamiGreen, Per Hansen during an interview with Business Today.
Weather Conditions posed a major challenge for the riders competing in the World Dressage Challenge, in Windhoek recently with Sumari Piepmeyer and Katiti Legolas from Reiterverein Swakopmund providing the Overall Best Score of 64.107 of a windy and chilly weekend’s proceedings. The pair judged by Thomas Kessler, FEI four star judge from Germany and local […]
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) entered into a N$150 million project agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aimed at promoting a landscape management approach towards eradicating poverty for 20 000 people. Speaking at the document signing ceremony on Wednesday, UNDP Resident Representative Alka Bhatia emphasised that the Namibia Integrated Landscape Approach […]
Government is considering a law to address the concern of mushrooming of churches in the country, presidential constitutional advisor, Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi has said. Zaamwani-Kamwi made these remarks on Wednesday during President Hage Geingob’s town hall meeting at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region. She was giving feedback on the questions raised on the matter during the […]
The University of Namibia’s Veterinary School and the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at providing training and breeding for dogs and horses, specifically for the latter’s K9 unit. The K9 unit is responsible for drug searches and security checks, among other duties. Speaking at the signing ceremony […]
The Pan African Women’s Organisation (PAWO) is concerned over the dangers of hate speech especially during an election year. Swapo Women’s Council Secretary, Eunice Iipinge says the two-day conference resolved that its affiliates should work towards raising awareness of the dangers of hate speech. “The members of PAWO should continue to advocate and create awareness […]
Namibia’s Ministry of Works and Transport and Angola’s Recursos Minerais e Petróleos, are looking at strengthening preparedness and response in cases of an oil spill in accordance with the provisions set out in the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation.
Roadside dumping remains a huge problem despite efforts made to keep Namibia clean and free from litter. It is against this background that the Ministry of Environment and Tourism organised a campaign session to educate drivers at the Windhoek- Okahandja Roadblock on the negative effects of littering. The event was organised ahead of the National […]
