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N$1 Million Maternity Ward Will Rescue Mothers, Babies
By:Annakleta Haikera The soon to be constructed N$1 million maternity ward at the Rupara Health Centre has been welcomed by women in the Kavango West region, saying it will rescue mothers from being transported to nearby hospitals and from losing newborn babies. The Development Bank of Namibia on Friday announced the sponsorship. Martha Muronga, a […]
Geingob Inaugurates Namibia’s Renovated Embassy In Ethiopia …as the two countries sign MoU on Defense Matters
By:Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says the investment in the reconstruction of Namibia’s embassy building in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, will positively contribute to the bilateral relations between the two countries. Geingob said this over the weekend during the embassy building’s inauguration in Ethiopia where he is attending the African Union (AU) 36th ordinary session of […]
SADC Member States Adopt Development Of Tilapia Value Chain
By:Staff writer The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat has received funding of about US$9.2 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the period 2022-2025. The funding comes as Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe adopted the development of the tilapia (bream) value chain as part of countries belonging to the tilapia cluster and in line […]
CIF Boss Appeals For The Revival Of Construction Sector
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus There are economic gains if politicians, government authority and procurement experts can reach consensus to assist the local construction sector, says Bärbel Kirchner, chief executive officer of the Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF). Kirchner’s appealscomes at the time the construction sector declined for the fifth consecutive quarter, registering a contraction of 10%t […]
Gibeon Still Has Outstanding Financial Statements For 2019-2022 …says it is not aware of N$4 million paid for a tender
By:Justicia Shipena The National Council Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy is concerned that financial statements for the Gibeon Village Council for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 are still outstanding. The committee made these remarks in a report presented in the National Council on Tuesday on an engagement it embarked on with the council […]
Loans Worth ThreeMillion Advanced To Youth In Kavango Regions
By:Annakleta Haikera The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has offered loans valued at N$3.1 million to youth in the two Kavango regions over five years. This was said by Agribank Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Raphael Karuaihe on Wednesday during the inauguration of the revamped AgriBank branch office in Rundu, Kavango East. The office in the […]
AEC To Establish Office In Namibia To Promote Local Content, Capacity Building
By:Staff writer With Namibia’s energy sector on the precipice of rapid transformation on the back of recent oil and gas discoveries, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) will establish an office in the country dedicated to promoting local content development efforts. The AEC firmly believes that Namibia needs to move beyond free markets and work with […]
Argentina Removes Namibia, Others Jurisdictions From “Non-Cooperative” List
By:Staff writer Argentina’s tax administration has announced the removal of Namibia and 14 other jurisdictions from the government’s list of low- or no-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of tax implications, pursuant to Decree 48/2023, which modifies the list provided by Decree 862/2019, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has reported yesterday. The Decree, […]
N$91 Million Paid To 559 Struggle Veterans
By:Laban Rasalus The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs has spent N$91 million in cashon 559 veterans of the liberation struggle last year, minister Frans Kapofi has revealed during a staff meeting this week. The age category of veterans paid ranges from 50-100 years and above, with the highest number of 212 veterans paid from […]
Kunene Hosts Farmers’Engagement Day
By:UakuturaKambaekua Kunene’s Directorate of Veterinary Services, recently hosted a farmer’s engagement day. An inter-ministerial team consisting of staff members from the Directorate of Veterinary Services and the Directorate of Agricultural Production, Extension and Engineering Service in the Kunene region – all in the ministry of agriculture, water and land reform,in conjunction with the Eleventh European […]