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Rundu’s Premier Trade Fair Returns After Two-Year Break Due to COVID-19
By:Annakleta Haikera Works and transport minister, John Mutorwa, says Rundu is among the fastest developing and growing border towns in Namibia. He said this at the official opening of the 2022 Rundu Annual Trade Fairlast week. “The Kavango River, emanating from the Angolan mountainous highlands stretches from Katwitwi, the border town with Angola in the […]
Health ministry hires 1 392 employees …Offered 251 internships to bulk up on future talent
By:Justicia Shipena The government’s accountability report for 2021/22 states that the health ministry has offered 251 internships to medical and health-related graduates. Of these, 188 were from medicine, 28 from dentistry, 33 from pharmacy, and two from clinical psychology. The reportfurther says that the ministry has employed 1 392 workers in various disciplines, with registered […]
Rundu’s Premier Trade Fair Returns After Two-Year Break Due to COVID-1
By:Annakleta Haikera Works and transport minister, John Mutorwa, says Rundu is among the fastest developing and growing border towns in Namibia. He said this at the official opening of the 2022 Rundu Annual Trade Fairlast week. “The Kavango River, emanating from the Angolan mountainous highlands stretches from Katwitwi, the border town with Angola in the […]
Fuel levy grows by paltry 80 cents over 22 years
By:Justicia Shipena The Road Fund Administration (RFA) has revealed that its fuel levy per liter of petrol and diesel grew over the years from only 68 cents in 2000 to 148 cents in 2022. RFA’s chief executive officer, Ali Ipinge, said this at a press conference on Thursday, while providing clarity on the planned implementation […]
Ondangwa mayor cautions striking workers to protect salaries
By:Loise Shiimi Ondangwa mayor, Paavo Amwele,has said that the town council’s aggrieved employees should be grateful that they have a salary as it is better than nothing. Amwele made the remarks in the wake of a strike by about 38 employees of the town who downed tools last week, demanding a 10% salary increase. They […]
Chinese company, XinFeng, in hot soup over “illegal lithium mining” …ministry considers police action
By:Hertha Ekandjo Newly appointed mining commissioner, Isabella Chirchir, says that the ministry is looking intoallegations that Chinese mining company, Xinfeng Investment, was still mining and transportinglithium from its operations located between Omaruru and Uis. This is despite the mines andenergy minister Tom Alweendo having temporarily banned Xinfeng Investment last month fromexporting lithium ore to China […]
Little Room for Growth in Fish Production – Economists
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia is expected to see little real growth in fish production according to an agriculture report released by the financial analyst agency Simonis Storm. The report states that the value of fish exports decreased by 10.9% year on year in August 2022. However, monthly fish exports increased by 8.8% month-on-month in August 2022, […]
Sheya Shuushona Conservancy Gets N$5,2 million Solar Power Plant
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Sheya Shuushona Lodge will now be powered by a N$5,2 million solar power plant with a minimum capacity of 150 kilowatts (Kw), the Environmental Investment Fund announced last week. The solar power plant was handed over to the conservancy on October 27. The plant is funded under the Ecosystem-Based Adaptation investment window […]
Rani Group Offers Hope to Disabled Namibians
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Rani Group of Companies has donated 700 wheelchairs valued at N$2.5 million to all 14 regional governors at Opuwo on Tuesday. Each region received 50 wheelchairs. The group has wholesale outlets in nine regions, and will soon add Kunene to the list with its newly established N$20 million retail store that will provide […]
New Census Data Paints a Clearer Portrait of Namibia
By:Hertha Ekandjo About 53% of households in Namibia use firewood as the main source of energy for cooking, and only 31% of the households use electricity from mains. This was revealed by the Namibia Statistic Agency (NSA) 2019/2021 Census Mapping report this week. The report shows that electricity from mains as the main source of […]