The Aranos Constituency Regional Councillor, Salomon Boois, says his office is inundated with unfair labor practice complaints because there is no office of the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation in the village. Boois says those registering labor cases at his office are mostly farm workers. “Every month I have maybe three to five […]
Descendants of the Nama and Ovaherero gathered at Lüderitz in the ||Kharas Region to commemorate 118 years since tens of thousands of their ancestors were killed by the Germans. The three-day Genocide Remembrance, which started on Friday, was attended by the Ovaherero Traditional Authority and the Nama Traditional Leaders Association. The Herero and Nama genocide […]
A total of N$52.3 million was raised from the sale of 28,500 metric tons (MT) of horse mackerel under the Governmental Objective Fishing Quota. The total was inclusive of N$11,000 raised from application fees for the total quota of 30,540 MT of horse mackerel bids held on March 31, 2023. A media release issued by […]
There has been an increase of 87% in passenger vessels at the ports compared to the 2021/22 financial year. When passenger liners dock at the Walvis Bay harbor, tour guide operators get excited as such vessels bring relief to tourism businesses that were affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Namibian Ports Authority has recorded a […]
The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) and Bank Windhoek held an SME finance symposium to engage small and medium enterprises on how to acquire finances for their businesses. The engagement also aimed to equip existing small and medium enterprises with the knowledge to succeed in acquiring loans from Bank Windhoek. Entrepreneurs were urged […]
The ongoing government drought relief program in the Kunene, Erongo, and Omusati regions was extended on Tuesday to May 2024 by a Cabinet decision. In a media statement issued on Thursday, the government stated that the drought relief program underway in the Kunene and parts of Erongo and Omusati regions will continue as per the […]
Descendants of victims of the 1904-1908 genocide unveiled a tombstone at Shark Island in remembrance of the tens of thousands of Nama and Herero-speaking Namibians killed by the then-German colonial settlers. Hundreds of descendants of the Nama and Ovaherero people paid homage to the men and women who died at one of the most notorious concentration […]
Swapo Party President Dr. Hage Geingob has urged Namibians to shift their focus to achieving socio-economic emancipation. Geingob said this at the commemoration of the party’s 63rd anniversary at Grootfontien in Otjozondjupa Region. Geingob says the Swapo Party has been hard at work to ensure equal rights for all citizens as well as equitable access […]
The University of Namibia (UNAM) has been ranked 16th among the top 100 universities in Africa by the latest 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. In a media statement issued Friday, UNAM announced that the institution was ranked 16th among the Top 100 Universities in Africa by THE World University Rankings. The 13 […]
Namibia is prepared and has a response plan in place in the event of a possible polio outbreak. This comes after stakeholders participated in a three-day Polio Simulation Exercise in Windhoek. Namibia had its first Polio Simulation Exercise in 2018. The country managed to score only slightly over 47% in terms of preparedness as well […]
