About 250 000 Namibians have been lifted out of extreme poverty, according to a Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) report released in November. The NSA says households that allocate less than N$293 dollars per month for food, are classified as extremely poor.
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China has expressed disappointment over poaching activities carried out by Chinese nationals in Namibia. This follows the arrest of a Hong Kong-bound Chinese man who was recently found with 18 rhino horns hidden in his luggage at the Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport.
Namibian boxing champion Julius Indongo arrived safely in Namibia today, after being crowned IBO/IBF champion over the weekend in Russia. Indongo, who made global headlines over the weekend when he knocked out Eduard Troyanovsky of Russia in the initial 40 seconds of the first round, arrived safely in Windhoek this morning. This was revealed by […]
Namibia’s Bethuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona is the new WBF Welterweight World Champion after defeating Rafal Jackiewitz of Poland on Saturday night. The fight started off well for the Polish boxer,with Jackiewitz already flooring Uushona in the first round. Uushona, however, looked confident in the ring, and displayed smart moves, allowing him to turn things around quickly. […]
The embassy of China in Namibia has expressed its disappointment with Chinese nationals who make themselves guilty of poaching. The embassy’s head of the Visa Section, Guilin Giu, used the occasion of a business conference held at the embassy on Sunday, to express the utter disappointment of the Chinese authorities, regarding poaching activities by Chinese […]
Experts in the agricultural sector believe a well-managed sector can provide endless opportunities towards job creation and food security. This will curb the rapid urban migration trend and contribute to economic growth.
Donkeys and cattle in search of greener pastures along the B4 road in the //Karas Region, are causing chaos on the roads. The animals are moving closer to the road in search of grazing and water after the recent good showers received in the area.
Rural communities at the Mbambazi village in the Judea Liaboloma Constituency will no longer use the traditional methods to process maize. This was made possible with the donation of a hammer mill from Nedbank Namibia.
A woman died instantly when she was hit by a car at Oneshila at Oshakati in Oshana region on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was crossing the road when a Toyota bakkie bumped her closer to her home. In a separate incident, a driver sustained serious injuries when a Toyota sedan he was driving collided head […]
The burial of Fidel Castro was rather exclusive to Santiago de Cuba with no activities organised in other provinces in that country.
