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Nevonga Says Parliamentary Committee Has Has No Judicial Power Over Napwu
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Proceedings did not go as planned during the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Community Development consultative meeting with NAPWU on the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation’s (NBC) strike on Tuesday. The chaos erupted after the Secretary General of Namibia Public Workers (Napwu) Petrus Nevonga said that the parliamentary standing committee does not have […]
Our Current Laws Are Too Rigid, Says Mines Executive Director
By:Dwight Links When speaking at a recent panel discussion on governance on natural resources in Windhoek, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Mines and Energy Bryan Eiseb said Namibia’s laws around its natural resources are too outdated. “If you do a survey of the laws that the Ministry of Mines administers, predominantly the Minerals […]
Illegal Betting To Face Fines And Imprisonment
By:Hilya Ngolo The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Tuesday declared betting in the country as illegal, further warning against illegal lottery activities taking place in the country. Minister Pohamba Shifeta said it is a concern to continue observing non-adherence to the provisions of the legislation put in place by operators in the gambling […]
OPEC’s Production Cuts Aimed AAt Maximising Revenue, Petroleum Economist Asserts …Namibia local fuel to feel the pinch less
By:Justicia Shipena The cutting of oil production by oil producers led by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) is a tactic for them to generate more revenue, Mines and Energy Ministry’s Petroleum Economist Abednego Ekandjo has said. Earlier this month, OPEC said it will make another deep cut to its output in July […]
Nam To Assess Angola Lobito Refinery Stake Offer …in light of Ngungula Service
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia will look into a proposal by Angola for the country to buy a stake in the planned Lobito Refinery, according to the updates from the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The Ministry spokesperson Andreas Simon said this when he updated the media on the country delegation that took a trip to Angola […]
Urban Areas To Receive Boost As African Development Bank Fund Approves Grant For Solar Electricity In Informal Settlements
By Staff Writer: The African Development Bank’s Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) has approved a grant of $485,000 (N$7,22 million) for a solar electricity project in Namibia that will power some 50,000 households in the capital city. The “Informal Settlement Renewable Electrification and Upgrading Programme” will directly benefit around 200,000 people in Windhoek, where […]
A Safer Namibia Is Easy To Conduct Business
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Ohorongo Cement, one of Namibia’s first cement manufacturers, has donated 200 bags of cementto the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security to improve the living conditions of officers deployed at the variousborder postsaround the country. Following a request by the Ministry, the Managing Director of Ohorongo Cement Hans-Wilhelm Schütte handed over […]
AviaDev Africa 2024 To Be Held In Namibia
By:Hilya Ngolo Namibia will host the next AviaDev Africa in June, 2024, in Windhoek, the Namibia Airports Company has announced. AviaDev Africa is a leading platform that is dedicated to enhancing connectivity to, from, and within the African continent. It is an annual forum that brings together influential stakeholders, such as airlines, airports, tourism boards, […]
“They Register Dead People Faster Than The Living” …more than 50,000 stateless people in two Kavango regions
By:Annakleta Haikera Unregistered and undocumented people of the two Kavango regions have demanded that government speed up the process of registering them after accusing the Rundu office of dragging its feet on the matter. The two Kavango regions have the highest number of stateless and undocumented persons in the country, with Kavango East having 32,720 […]
Operationalise The Uvhungu-Vungu Dairy Farm – Venaani … Says the tragedy at the Kayova village could have been avoided
By:Hertha Ekandjo The official opposition leader is irked by the fact that the 16 family members who lost their lives after eating contaminated mahangu are in the same Kavango East region where the dormant N$141 million Uvhungu Vungu dairy project is located on the outskirts of Rundu. Furthermore, both Kavango East and Kavango West are […]