Liberation struggle icon and former Ambassador Hadino Hishongwa has died. Aged 80, Hishongwa died this morning at Ongwediva Medipark after an illness. Hishongwa served as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly from 1990 to 2005. During that time, he served as the Minister of Youth and Sport as well as the Deputy Minister […]
The Ministers of Transport for Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa have inaugurated the office of the Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat (TKCS) in Windhoek. This came after the three countries signed an agreement on the development and management of the Kalahari Corridor in 2003. The TKCS was established and housed in Windhoek, and as a stipulation […]
The South African Minister of Transport, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says Africa’s transport sector needs to redouble its intra-trade efforts to optimise the Trans Kalahari Corridor. She was speaking at the Trans-Kalahari Corridor ministerial council meeting in Windhoek. Chikunga revealed that trading among African nations stands at less than 16% in comparison with trading between Africa and […]
Family members, friends, neighbours, and government officials flocked to the homestead of the late former Namibian Ambassador to Botswana, Hadino Hishongwa, who died on Friday morning. The founding member of Swapo and former Namibian politician was born at Odibo Village in the Ohangwena Region, but settled in Onekwaya-West in the same region. Josua Ndemuweda described […]
The City of Windhoek finds itself embroiled in a web of financial complexities, encompassing a loan default conundrum, a public-private partnership (PPP) scandal, and the revelation of a forged invoice linked to double-dipping. The intricate interplay of these events has exposed the city to scrutiny over financial transparency, contractual compliance, and ethical governance. The unfolding […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform officially handed over the Rundu abattoir to MeatCo yesterday. The abattoir is intended to serve as a market for cattle and small stock farmers in the Kavango East, West, and surrounding regions. The construction of the Rundu abattoir started in 2014 and was expected to be completed […]
The President of the Namibian National Farmers Union, Jason Emvula, has called on MeatCo to work closely with the farmers for the abattoir to remain operational throughout. “Hence I am saying MeatCo should be given a chance to spearhead the operations at our nation’s abattoirs in conjunction with the farmers. Now I want to stress […]
Police in the Hardap Region seized illicit drugs, weapons, cigarettes, and liquor during Operation Zero, which was conducted in the Rehoboth policing area from August 22 to August 24. Operations conducted included eight road blocks, foot and vehicle patrols, and stop-and-searches. Inspector Otniel ||Gowaseb, the Head of the Community Policing Unit in Hardap, says 1,188 […]
The Walvis Bay Municipality is reserving 33 hectares of land at Farm 37 for the town’s Backyard Tenants Group. This comes in the wake of the group’s petition, handed over to the municipality in February this year. Farm 37, better known among residents as Green Valley, was officially proclaimed a new township, following Narraville, which […]
The Otjiwarongo Municipality will be holding a stakeholder engagement launch to drive publicity for the hosting of the largest biomass plant on the continent. Otjiwarongo is the first town in Namibia to be selected to host the plant and the second in Southern Africa. The launch of the project, which will take place on September […]
