updated Sat. September 28, 2024
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Xinhua
April 28, 2018
This route will be able to link Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Angola, via Namibia," he added. According to the president the economic spinoffs the country can expect from this 55.1 million U.S. dollar investment, which was fully funded by the Namibian government, are therefore manifold.
AllAfrica.com
April 27, 2018
Namibian Sun editor Festus Nakatana yesterday told New Era that the country's latest World Press Index is unsurprising considering the prevailing conditions in the media fraternity, which sees government portraying an open-door policy but being very sparse and scarce when it comes to responding toÃâà...
Namibian
April 26, 2018
THE government wants to borrow around N$120 million from the Chinese government to build 400 houses in two Namibian towns. This transaction is part of the many deals the government wants to pull off as part of the renewed relationship with the Asian superpower. Even though Namibia will benefit fromÃâà...
Namibian
April 26, 2018
MINISTER of mines and energy Tom Alweendo says government will ensure that the investment climate is conducive to attracting manufacturers of ... Speaking at the same event, chairman of the Namibian petroleum operators Uaapi Utjavari said Namibia is under-explored in terms of petroleum, with onlyÃâà...
Namibian
April 23, 2018
He also highlighted the lack of water for people as well as animals during the dry season, and urged government to consider making some of its many ... Nelumbu about his new appointment as vice president and University of Namibia chancellor, saying those were positions he never dreamed about.
Namibian
April 23, 2018
Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) director general Philemon Malima and the government filed the urgent application against the weekly ... The case pits the state intelligence service's predilection for secrecy in the name of national security against media freedom, the Namibian public's right toÃâà...
Namibian
April 23, 2018
“I am glad we are here to launch a 100% Namibian product. ... We (as government) continue to encourage such innovation and productivity in the country. ... He said not only does AB InBev Namibia buy mahangu from the communal farmers but the company is collaborating with a local non-governmentalÃâà...
New Era
April 23, 2018
Kuzeeko Tjitemisa. Windhoek-The Namibian government is taking steps to repatriate Batswana of Namibian descent who have shown a willingness to return to Namibia. Between 1904 and 1908 large numbers of Ovaherero, Ovambanderu and Nama people fled Namibia to Botswana to escape theÃâà...
Namibian
April 23, 2018
Documents seen by The Namibian show that the second secretary at Namibia's high commission in India, Evangeline Helu, accused Dunaiski of ... According to her, the New Delhi property where the government is renting now is in an area where there is low property demand, and that the state could haveÃâà...
Namibian
April 23, 2018
@netmorris_: It's #EarthDay2018 today and I'm calling on the Namibian government to protect our environment, for cleaner and greener living spaces by banning the ... Why can't we just DO it, Namibia? ... @ru_nangula: What are researchers and academics at Namibian academic institutions doing, guys?
Namibian
April 21, 2018
The urgent application, in which Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) director general Philemon Malima and the government are suing the weekly newspaper The Patriot and its editor, Mathias Haufiku, in a bid to stop the publication of an ... Get a detailed report in the next edition of The Namibian.
AllAfrica.com
April 21, 2018
WINDHOEK High Court judge Harald Geier has reserved judgement on an urgent application in which the head of Namibia's state spy agency is trying to prevent a weekly newspaper from publishing an article in which government properties allegedly being misused by former members of the spy serviceÃâà...
New Era
April 20, 2018
In an affidavit prepared by his State-funded legal representative in his criminal trial, Townsend claims he was unlawfully and wrongfully detained in violation of the Namibian Constitution, in solitary confinement, in a single cell unit, and in violation of the statutory provisions of the Correctional Services Act 9Ãâà...
Namibian
April 20, 2018
The prosecution alleges that the names of two beneficiaries who were due to be allocated houses at Mariental under a government housing project, Regina Kuhlman and Piet Fransman, were removed from a beneficiary list on instruction from Hanse-Himarwa, and replaced with the names of Hanse andÃâà...
Namibian
April 20, 2018
I ALWAYS fail to understand government's priorities. Namibia is facing economic hardships, but if you look at various ministry budgets, you wonder how these people prioritise things. Just look at the Ministry of Safety and Security spending N$64 million on surveillance, N$3,5 billion combating crime, N$720Ãâà...
Namibian
April 20, 2018
WINDHOEK – The revised Sports Act is expected to be finalised soon after extensive consultations by the Namibian government and various stakeholders, Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Erastus Uutoni has said. Speaking during the launch of the National Youth Games in Windhoek onÃâà...
New Era
April 20, 2018
And secondly, for inclusion in the bilateral negotiations, which have been going on between the German and Namibian governments, regarding Germany's colonial past in the then German South West Africa, today's independent Namibia, and particularly its negative impact on the indigenous populations,Ãâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 20, 2018
Windhoek — One of the American men currently facing a murder charge in the Windhoek High Court is suing the Government, the Ministry of Safety and ... of his individual dignity, his inalienable rights as provided for in Chapter 3 of the Namibian Constitution and reputation in the amount of N$3 million.
Namibian
April 20, 2018
GOVERNMENT is investigating how a presidential jet failed to land properly, resulting in brake damage during December last year. The Namibian understands that the Falcon 900B, which was bought by President Sam Nujoma's administration and was revamped in 2015 for N$20 million, made the difficultÃâà...
Namibian
April 19, 2018
NAMIBIA's Commonwealth Games team, headed by their gold medallists Jonas Jonas and Helalia Johannes made a triumphant return to Namibia on Wednesday. A high level government delegation led by Minister of Sport, Erastus Uutoni; his deputy minister Agnes Tjongarero; the president of theÃâà...
Namibian
April 19, 2018
The planned article that Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) director general Philemon Malima does not want the public to have sight of would not disclose the activities of the NCIS or reveal the identity of any of its agents, but instead deals with the government's acquisition of two farms and a houseÃâà...
Namibian
April 19, 2018
PRIME Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday said she will welcome proposals from all government departments to fire public servants for not meeting their performance targets. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila made the remarks during the first staff meeting of the Office of the Prime Minister for 2018.
Namibian
April 18, 2018
THE Namibia Senior Citizens Movement is demanding “considerate” treatment befitting their age and ability in terms of payment for water and electricity. ... NSCM representative from the Khomas region, Walter Pakarae, told The Namibian that it would also be good if pensioners were provided with mobileÃâà...
Namibian
April 18, 2018
THE Namibia Senior Citizens Movement is demanding “considerate” treatment befitting their age and ability in terms of payment for water and electricity. ... NSCM representative from the Khomas region, Walter Pakarae, told The Namibian that it would also be good if pensioners were provided with mobileÃâà...
Namibian
April 18, 2018
Looking at agriculture, the report noted that for employment creation, the government must protect sectors producing for the local market from unfair competition to realise import substitution. “Unfair competitive practices from large international corporations can easily close down an emerging NamibianÃâà...
Namibian
April 18, 2018
Looking at agriculture, the report noted that for employment creation, the government must protect sectors producing for the local market from unfair competition to realise import substitution. “Unfair competitive practices from large international corporations can easily close down an emerging NamibianÃâà...
ReliefWeb
April 18, 2018
WINDHOEK, Namibia—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, UNICEF and WHO are assisting the Namibian government in the fight against an outbreak of Hepatitis E on the outskirts of the national capital, Windhoek. More than 800 people are suspected of having contracted Hepatitis, while fiveÃâà...
ReliefWeb
April 18, 2018
WINDHOEK, Namibia—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, UNICEF and WHO are assisting the Namibian government in the fight against an outbreak of Hepatitis E on the outskirts of the national capital, Windhoek. More than 800 people are suspected of having contracted Hepatitis, while fiveÃâà...
Namibian
April 18, 2018
The Namibian government, through the company Namibia Financing Trust, has 65% of the shareholding in the SME Bank. ... As a result of the expected loss of the investment, amounting to more than N$174 million, the Bank of Namibia asked the High Court in early July last year to order the provisionalÃâà...
Namibian
April 18, 2018
The Namibian government, through the company Namibia Financing Trust, has 65% of the shareholding in the SME Bank. ... As a result of the expected loss of the investment, amounting to more than N$174 million, the Bank of Namibia asked the High Court in early July last year to order the provisionalÃâà...
Namibian
April 18, 2018
All we need is maize meal from government since our fields are flooded, and we would also appreciate a mobile clinic since we cannot reach the health ... According to the daily flood bulletin of the Hydrological Services of Namibia dated 12 April, the Zambezi River's level continues to rise rapidly, and isÃâà...
Namibian
April 18, 2018
News of this transaction comes as speculation is rife that several portions of land in Namibia's renowned national park were offered to Chinese investors by ... Shifeta told The Namibian on Monday that although the government was negotiating with Schonecke, there was concern that the N$12 million he isÃâà...
Namibian
April 18, 2018
News of this transaction comes as speculation is rife that several portions of land in Namibia's renowned national park were offered to Chinese investors by ... Shifeta told The Namibian on Monday that although the government was negotiating with Schonecke, there was concern that the N$12 million he isÃâà...
Namibian
April 18, 2018
GOVERNMENT must stop borrowing from other countries to pay its debts, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani said on Monday. Venaani ... He told us the tale of Namibia in which he lives, and in which his friends and business associates as well as the elite in this country live.
Namibian
April 18, 2018
GOVERNMENT must stop borrowing from other countries to pay its debts, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani said on Monday. Venaani ... He told us the tale of Namibia in which he lives, and in which his friends and business associates as well as the elite in this country live.
Namibian
April 6, 2018
TOURISM minister Pohamba Shifeta this week tabled a draft law that proposes to regulate the gambling industry, which currently has about 20 000 illegal slot machines across the country. Shifeta tabled the gaming and entertainment control bill in the National Assembly on Wednesday, which wouldÃâà...
Namibian
April 4, 2018
GOVERNMENT has not provided details about an agreement struck with a Chinese state-owned bank, amid speculation that the deal includes an option ... the Namibian and Chinese governments for the establishment and operation of the China space tracking, telemetry and command station in Namibia.
Namibian
April 4, 2018
The official opposition leader said the government has always neglected sectors that can effectively transform the country's economy, such as agriculture ... About N$124 million has been earmarked for the Development Bank of Namibia in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to support theÃâà...
Namibian
April 4, 2018
THE government needs to draw back and not remain too involved in the economy to allow a positive climate conducive to business and investment, an economist said. Addressing a breakfast meeting at Swakopmund last week, Kganya Kgare, an economist for emerging markets at Stanlib Namibia, saidÃâà...
Namibian
April 4, 2018
She stressed that, according to Everest-Phillips, corruption, in turn, affects the moral legitimacy of government and criminality becomes a challenger to the legitimacy of government, saying it is evident that good governance is an essential element to addressing illicit financial flows and remedies should,Ãâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 3, 2018
The central bank last week said the government needs to address the causes of the increase in the wage bill through structural reforms. In its 2017 annual report, the Bank of Namibia advised the government to implement several short-term measures among them freezing salary increases, hiring andÃâà...
Namibian
April 3, 2018
... the home affairs ministry's chief of immigration, the immigration tribunal, the minister of safety and security, the Inspector General of the Namibian Police, and ... That incompetence led to infringements of people's constitutional rights, exposed Namibia's government to claims for damages, and also put theÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 3, 2018
... the Inspector General of the Namibian Police, and the station commanders of the Windhoek, Katutura, Wanaheda and Seeis police stations over the illegal ... That incompetence led to infringements of people's constitutional rights, exposed Namibia's government to claims for damages, and also put theÃâà...
Namibian
April 3, 2018
PRECARIOUS work where people fill permanent job needs but are denied permanent employee rights seems to be on the increase in Namibia. ... secretary general Mahongora Kavihuha said “casualisation” of workers in Namibia is “very high”, which he attributed to government's pro-business approach.
AllAfrica.com
April 3, 2018
Leaders have tremendous influence to build strong partnerships and commitment to end the TB epidemic at every level, said Brantuo. She further called upon the Namibian government to increase domestic funding for TB control and to take responsibility for essential medicines and laboratory supplies.
AllAfrica.com
April 3, 2018
Leaders have tremendous influence to build strong partnerships and commitment to end the TB epidemic at every level, said Brantuo. She further called upon the Namibian government to increase domestic funding for TB control and to take responsibility for essential medicines and laboratory supplies.
Namibian
April 3, 2018
No corruption, whether from the Namibian side or this [Chinese] side,” he said. Geingob's remarks were first reported by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, which sent a team to cover Geingob's visit to China. The President also defended Namibia's ties to China saying the government chose the AsianÃâà...
New Era
April 3, 2018
Dafeng introduced Huawei's business in Namibia and the fulfilment of corporate social responsibility. He said that Namibia has a relatively complete ICT infrastructure and Huawei is willing to further cooperate with local partners under the strategic guidance of the Namibian government to make full use ofÃâà...
New Era
April 3, 2018
Leaders have tremendous influence to build strong partnerships and commitment to end the TB epidemic at every level, said Brantuo. She further called upon the Namibian government to increase domestic funding for TB control and to take responsibility for essential medicines and laboratory supplies.
AllAfrica.com
April 3, 2018
The central bank last week said the government needs to address the causes of the increase in the wage bill through structural reforms. In its 2017 annual report, the Bank of Namibia advised the government to implement several short-term measures among them freezing salary increases, hiring andÃâà...
