The Electricity Control Board (ECB) yesterday announced an increase in electricity tariffs, effective this month, and consumers are already feeling the pinch. nbc News anchor Jonas Mbambo spoke to ECB Spokesperson Ferdinand Molale on why the board had to effect the increase and how it will affect consumers.
President Hage Geingob has conferred an official funeral on the late Archbishop Peter Tjijombo. The message was delivered by the Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoebes to the late’s family. The President praised Tjijombo for the role he played in the liberation of the country’s freedom and independence. Dr. Geingob met Tjijombo in the early […]
The Walvis Bay Municipality has allocated erven at Farm 37, on the outskirts of the town, to the first 50 landless people. The Mayor has urged the first beneficiaries to start building their structures as of today. Located about seven kilometres east of Walvis Bay, Farm 37 was identified in 2015 as a solution to […]
The Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) says there has been an upward trend in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Namibia. Over the past five years, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula says the country has on average recorded more than 96,000 cases of different types of STIs at health facilities annually. It’s against this background that […]
Swapo Party MPs in the National Council discussed various issues facing their constituencies with President Hage Geingob at State House. The MPs courtesy call on Dr. Geingob was also to extend well wishes for recovery and continued good health. In a statement, the Swapo MPs said the discussions further included the Constituency Development Fund Bill, […]
The Nambia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has expressed concern over the minimal contribution of the fishing sector in taxes. Its Board members and Executive Management paid a courtesy call on President Hage Geingob at State House. The fishing sector is one of Namibia’s key contributors to the Gross Domestic Product, yet its contribution to the taxman […]
The amount of a tax refund scam that was uncovered last year now stands at N$833 million. The Namibian Revenue Agency (NamRA) says the network of tax evasion involves 1,168 taxpayers across 84 institutions. In a media statement, NamRA reports that as of the 18th of July, the investigation had brought to light an astounding […]
The security situation in the SADC region is said to be stable despite conflicts in the DRC and Mozambique. SADC Executive Secretary General Elias Magosi made the statement during the 25th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics. “I am pleased to inform the meeting that through the deliberate design of […]
The 25th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics will deploy the SADC Force Brigade Plus to the DRC to address the security situation in that country. The Chairperson of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ and Namibia’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, made the announcement during the […]
The Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Natalia |Goagoses visited the bereaved family of the late Councillor of Usakos and Deputy Mayor Aletta Katiti Sem. PDM Councillor Sem died on Sunday after complaining of chest pain during a church service. She was transported to the hospital, where she died a few hours later. While […]
