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Disquiet over Geingob’s Qatar World Cup Trip
By: Megameno Shinana President Hage Geingob has drawn strong criticism from several quarters for hastily jetting to Qatar to watch the final FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and France soon after he arrived from a U.S-Africa Leaders’ Summit on Digital Connectivity. Geingob’s trip was announced by the Presidency over the weekend just about the […]
Namibians To Cutback On Travel Spending
By: Justicia Shipena Namibians are expected to cut back on their travel spending, according to a Simonis Storm report, saying the company expects occupancy rates for December 2022 to be stagnant or to slightly improve. Simonis Storm added that on an annual basis, tourism would have contributed positively to economic activity and gross domestic product […]
Mukwe Police Receives A Vehicle After Three Years
By: Annakleta Haikera Inspector general of the Namibian police Joseph Shikongo on Saturday handed over a Legend 45 D4D 3litre pickup bakkie to the police in the Mukwe constituency following a visit to the region. The Mukwe police station got the new vehicle after working for three years without one. The vehicle was received by […]
N$3,9 Million For Kavango West Community Garden
By: Annakleta Haikera The Japanese government on last week Thursday has handed over agro-input and gardening tools worth about N$3,9 million (US$226,000) to the Diworoka community garden at Marema village in the Kavango West. Speaking on behalf of the Japanese ambassador to Namibia Hisao Nishimaki , the Assistant Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) representative Ferdinard […]
Windhoek Heavy Rain Damages Flats, Floods Businesses
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Namibian Society of Engineers (NASE) blames improper engineering planning in the country for the damage that has been done to flats in Windhoek, as the city was flooded on Wednesday after short heavy downpours. Streets were flooded where cars were being swept away by the moving water after a downpour which […]
Domestic Economy Expanding Slow Compared to 2021 – NSA…as GDP stood at N$50 billion with an import bill of N$1.3 billion
By: Justicia Shipena Although the Namibia Statistic Agency (NSA) released data that the domestic economy expanded by 4.3% during the third quarter of 2022, it has been seen as a slow growth compared to the same period in 2021. On Thursday NSA released its overview of economic developments during the third quarter of 2022 “which […]
Namwater Completes First Part of the Omahenene-Olushandja Canal Reconstruction
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The renovation of the first section of the 150 kilometres Omahenene-Olushandja Open Water Canal in the Omusati region has been completed. The 5,8 km of the water canal was jointly commissioned this week by the ministry of agriculture, water and land reform and NamWater. The rehabilitation work started in February last year. […]
African Nations Cannot Afford To Be Left Behind In Digital Connectivity – Geingob
By Justicia Shipena As more services become available online, President Hage Geingob says that African nations cannot afford to be left behind. Geingob said this while attending a session on Digital Connectivity Empowering the Next Generation of Inclusive Ggrowth at the U.S-Africa leaders summit in Washington DC from the 13-15 December. According to him, digital […]
FNB hands over 460 joy boxes to underprivileged children and elders
By: Fransina Nghidengwa The First National Bank (FNB) handed over 460 joy boxes to the beneficiaries of the Namibia adherence and retention project (NARP) on Thursday morning at the Katutura College of the Arts in Windhoek. The joy boxes included non-perishable food items, stationery, self-care kit, cosmetics, and baby care items, the project mainly focused on […]
Cancer Project Raises N$33.9 Million Since 2000
By: Staff writer Bank Windhoek has announced that it has raised N$2 million this year for the annual Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project. The Bank’s Executive Officer of marketing and corporate communication services, Jacquiline Pack has announced this recently, stating that the project has raised N$33.9 million since 2000, in aid of the Cancer Association […]