In its efforts to address challenges relating to the provision of electricity services in the northern parts of Namibia, electricity supplier, Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED), has entered into a three-year agreement with the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc). Acting Chief Executive Officer of NORED, Toivo Shovaleka, says there is a lack of knowledge regarding the […]
The De Beers Group says its current deals with countries, including Namibia, are fair and appropriate. The Group’s outgoing Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Cleaver, paid a courtesy call on President Hage Geingob at State House. Cleaver also introduced the incoming Chief Executive, Al Cook, to Dr. Geingob and Mines and Energy Minister, Tom Alweendo. Cook […]
Quinton Pieters, who was sentenced to 163 years in prison for various crimes, remains hopeful that one day he will reclaim his freedom. The nbc News team paid a visit to the inmate serving Namibia’s longest sentence at the Evaristus Shikongo Correctional Facility outside Tsumeb. Quinton Pieters, born in Keetmanshoop, says that as part of […]
The bail application of Bernhardt Esau and Nigel van Wyk in the multimillion-dollar fishrot corruption scandal has been postponed until tomorrow. Esau’s lawyer, Florian Beukes, informed the court that his client was constrained by ill health. The postponement of Esau’s bail hearing and the potential recusal of his legal representation are just the latest twists […]
The Swapo Party Youth League is dismayed by the re-opening of the Rundu Cash and Carry supermarket before a re-inspection of expired goods was carried out. The shop was reopened following the Rundu Town Council’s signaling of the green light. A video of expired goods being handled went viral on social media. Based on that […]
Omusati Governor Erginus Endjala says the poor rainfall experienced in the region has become worrisome for both crop and livestock farmers. The situation, he says, has resulted in many northern communal farmers losing any hope for a bumper harvest this year. The Omusati Governor says poor rainfall has left many communal farmers in ruin, especially […]
The Ministry of Works and Transport has launched a digital information system to improve the monitoring of cross-border truck movement and conduct health checks. The system was launched on behalf of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The Transport Registers […]
The repeated release of suspected stock theft criminals on bail is contributing to rampant stock theft at Otjimbingwe. This is according to community members who have called on the police and courts not to grant bail to suspects with pending cases. Farmers in the Otjimbingwe area lose millions of dollars every year due to stock […]
NUDO Secretary General and MP Joseph Kauandenge tabled a motion calling for the establishment of a Genocide Memorial Museum to honor and remember the Ovaherero and Nama people who died during the 1904–08 war. Motivating the motion in the National Assembly today, Kauandenge says such a museum will be important to remember and honor those […]
The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation has collected about N$2.5 million from labour disputes on behalf of complainants, during the 2021 – 2022 financial year. Minister Utoni Nujoma revealed this when he addressed his staff. He says the money was been paid to the complainants. In his address, Nujoma also spoke about […]
