The Windhoek High Court dismissed a request to withdraw an application by Bank of Namibia to close SME Bank. The request for the withdrawal of an urgent application was brought by minority shareholders of the SME Bank.
Swapo Secretary General Nangolo Mbumba has criticised the youth for having abandoned their traditional values that was supposed to guide their actions and ethical behaviour. Mbumba says instead young people have resorted to insulting those who hold different views.
The Legal Assistance Centre has trained MP’s on three family bills which would soon be tabled in Parliament. These are the Uniform Matrimonial Property Regime, Divorce, and the Marriage Bills which are currently under-revision.
The Sam Nujoma Foundation received canned fish worth N$100 000 from Erongo Marine Enterprises at Walvis Bay.
About N$400 000 has been made available to recognise individuals and companies who made contributions towards sustainable development in Namibia. This was announced at the launch of the Second Edition Sustainable Development Awards.
The future well-being of Namibia depends on raising a generation of learners that would have the needed skills and knowledge to become productive adults. The Regional Director of Education, Arts and Culture in the //Kharas Region said these at the opening of the 2017 Regional Science Fair.
The Director of Arts Culture in the Ministry of Education stresses the importance of the country in developing its citizens to become more innovative and to embrace entrepreneurship. Ervast Mtota was speaking at the College of the Arts’ 12th annual graduation ceremony in the capital on Thursday.
Families and friends gathered in Windhoek for the first memorial service of the late aunty Rickey mother of Namibia’s former Sprinter Frank Fredricks.
Finance Minister says government will honour all debt and close the chapter of outstanding payments it owes to its service providers. In the wake of economic challenges, the finance minister announced that government is now in a position to execute its payment obligations.
Closing Namibia’s economy from imports would have dire consequences in the long run. This was said by the Minister of Economic Planning, Tom Alweendo, in response to suggestions by some business people, during Team Namibia’s Annual General Meeting.
