The Government is in the process of finalising the procedure for selection and appointment of board of directors of State-Owned Enterprises. Public Enterprises Minister Leon Jooste said this during a breakfast meeting by PricewaterhouseCoopers on Wednesday. The meeting was held under the theme: SOEs Catalyst For Public Value Creation, What Are The Lessons For Namibia? […]

Environment and Tourism Minister has welcomed the international airlines that will be flying to Namibia. Pohamba Shifeta sees the increase in the number of international airlines operating in Namibia as good business for the tourism industry. He made the remark during the launch of the 2015 Tourist Statistical Report in Windhoek on Wednesday. Shifeta observed […]

The Namibian senior national Cricket side will take on the South African provisional sides Kwa-Zulu-Natal Inland, North West and the Western Province in the group phase of the African T20 cup, which kicks off on Friday in Pietermaritzburg. The matches against the South African teams will be played in preparation of their crucial away games […]

Fifteen former and current officials accused of defrauding the Health and Social Services Ministry in the Otjozondjupa region of 8,2 million dollars, have appeared in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court. The suspects, mainly women and two men, including two accountants, a dentist, nurses, a driver and a cleaner face several charges of fraud. After their rights […]

Namibia has become the only country among SADC member states to sign the draft agreement amending the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development. President Hage Geingob told the media at Lozitha, Swaziland, that the signing follows Namibia’s comparative performance in gender representation back home. The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development provides for empowering women, […]

President Hage Geingob says while Namibia strongly supports value addition to natural resources, partnerships must be equal and transparent. The President was speaking to NBC News in an exclusive interview.

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff has been stripped of the country’s presidency in a Senate impeachment vote ending 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America’s biggest economy. Rousseff, 68, was convicted by 61 of the 81 senators of illegally manipulating the national budget. The vote, passing the needed two-thirds majority, meant she was immediately removed from […]

Namibia remains among the best tourist destinations in the world. Statistics released by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism show an increase of 5,1% from 2014 to 2015.

The success of State Owned and Public Enterprises depends on the ability of the boards, Chief Executive Officers and the shareholder to manage these entities as per the mandate. Namibia has dozens of parastatals, each with its own mandate.

Stock theft continues unabated in the Zambezi region, despite efforts by the Police to fight the practice. Fourteen heads of cattle were returned to their owner after being recovered along the Namibia-Zambian border.