By:Staff writer The Indonesia Ambassador to Namibia, Wisnu Edi Pratignyo led a virtual meeting between officials from the two education ministries on Thursday. The meeting with Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia and the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation was to discuss areas of potential cooperation between the two ministries […]
By:Laban Rasalus The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein says building a dam in the Cuvelai area to capture flood water for future use is not possible, and has challenges. The minister was responding to questions in the National Assembly. “There are quite a number of challenges in building a deep shallow […]
Dis-Chem has lost N$5.21 billion in value since its CEO Ivan Saltzman’s letter, which placed a moratorium on employing or promoting white people at the retailer, became public. According to a report by Daily Investor, Saltzman revealed to investors that many regular Dis-Chem dispensary customers withdrew their scripts after the memo banning hiring white employees […]
By:Annakleta Haikera A revamped bridge at Ngwangwa in the Kapako Constituency of Kavango West was officially inaugurated on Friday by Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa. The pedestrian bridge was constructed by NorthSouth West Fishing Companyat the cost of N$361,000. The donation comes after the media in December 2021 reported how over 2,000 Ngwangwa residents […]
By:Justicia Shipena The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Namibia’s export and import bill for January 2023 resulted in the country’s trade deficit of N$2.9 billion, with exports standing at N$7.0 billion and imports at N$10.0 billion. The NSA bulletin showed that during January 2023 exports decreased by 24.7% from its value of N$9.3 billion recorded in […]
By:Justicia Shipena Fisheries minister Derek Klazen has expressed concern about the number of fish consumed by seals per year in Namibia, terming it “unacceptable”. Klazen was responding to a motion by member of parliament Mike Kavekotora in the National Assembly regarding Namibian fish stocks facing depletion as a result of seals stock proliferation. According to […]
By:Justicia Shipena The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) has announced an increase in container exports and imports of various commodities in its February 2023 quayside bulletin. According to the abulletin, charcoal has shown a 39% increase in volume due to high demand in the European markets. Copper exports experienced a 16% increase. “This is due to […]
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Ministry of Finance has revealed that public entities that get state funds remain reluctant to plow back the money by buying from local producers. A special request for reports on the implementation of the directive by the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Ministry […]
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibian constitution states that natural resources below and above the surface of the land and in the continental shelf shall belong to the state if they are not otherwise lawfully owned. However, this has not been the case as foreign ownership dominates the mining sector, from Canadian, Chinese, and others. Moreover, […]
By: Justicia Shipena The Statistician General and Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), Alex Shimuafeni has revealed that Namibia imported jewellery worth N$1.1 million in January 2023. Shimuafeni made these revelations in the Namibia Trade Statistics Bulletin of the NSA for January 2023. The imported jewellery was mostly sourced from South Africa […]