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Through Droughts And Displacement, Rebecca Adams Builds A Better Life The goat herder lives alongside wildlife in Namibia’s Kunene region.
Dianne Tipping Woods The night before we met, an elephant herd passed through Rebecca Adams’ small village in the heart of northwest Namibia’s arid Huab River Valley. “They pushed over a fence to raid a small garden. I thought, elephants again. And I decided I would stay in bed and let others chase them away,” […]
No More Planning In The Dark …Nam to finally get updated population and demographic data
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus After many years of using outdated and estimated data, the country will finally conduct its long awaited official collection of its population and housing information. The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) announced last week that it plans to do the official data collection in August 2023, after postponement due to lack of funds. The […]
Walvis Bay To Receive Multi-Million Dollar Oil And Gas Academy
By:Hertha Ekandjo An Angolan oil and gas operational solution-providing company, Operatec, has partnered with Namibians in constructing a multi-milliondollar marine and industrial academy at the coastal town of Walvis Bay. The academy will be setup at an initial cost of about N$9.2 million, making it the fourth of its kind in Africa. One of the […]
Namibia Stresses Green Hydrogen Ambitions, Plans
By:Staff writer Namibia sought to become the sustainability hub of Africa and aimed to become the first carbon-neutral country on the continent. This was highlighted on Wednesday by Namibia Investment Promotion & Development Board executive director: investments and new ventures François van Schalkwyk. He was addressing an Invest in Namibia Roundtable, which was a side […]
Rundu Town Council Leaves Gardener WithDismay
By:Annakleta Haikera 60-year old pensioner Dumingos Kativa, living at Kaisosi 1 settlenent in the town of Rundu, Kavango East region, on Tuesday was filled with dismay after officials of the Town Council allegedly demolished his garden from which he earns a living to pay for his children and grandchildren’s school fees. Kativa’s garden crop, which […]
Labour Commissioner’s Office Laments Overflowing Dispute Cases
By:Justicia Shipena The Office of the LabourCommissioner says it is experiencing an escalating number of labour disputes on a weekly basis. In an interview with Eagle FM this week, the deputy LabourCommissionerKyllikkiSihlahla said the rate at which cases are being referred to the Officer of the LabourCommissioner has contributed to the work overload. “There is […]
Nampower Localised Preferential Procurement Increased By N$87 Million
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Nampower has procured more from local entrepreneurs, especially those that are owned by previously disadvantaged Namibians, during the 2022 financial year. According to the power utility’s annual report, the company has increased its localised preferential procurement by N$87 million, compared to an increase of N$1.3 million in 2021. As a result, the company […]
Namibian Newspaper Cup Launched at Otjiwarongo
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Namibia’s biggest youth sporting tournament, the Namibian Newspaper cup was officially launched yesterday at Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region where it is also scheduled to take place on 7 August 2023. Otjozondjupa hosted the tournament in 2013 where they also emerged victorious. The event, which kicked off for the first time in 2001, […]
Namibia Must Hurry To Get Oil Out Of The Ground – Namcor’s Mulunga
By: Justicia Shipena The Managing Director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) Immanuel Mulunga says Namibia needs to hurry to get its oil out of the ground as soon as possible. Namcor in partnership with Shell and QatarEnergy this week announced another light oil discovery in the Jonker-1X deep-water exploration well. The well […]
Opuwo Mayor Lashes Out At Locals For Not Applying For Tenders
“If you see people coming from America don’t complain” By: Uakutura Kambaekua Opuwo mayor Rosa Mbinge-Tjeundo has called on local contractors to apply for domestic tenders instead of “crying foul” if tenders are awarded to outsiders. The Kunene Regional Council recently resolved that there should be a special arrangement for local companies that meet all […]