By: Staff Writer   The Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group is set to re-enter the retail market with a fully-owned Namibian brand, following its announcement to terminate its franchise agreement with Pick n’ Pay. Sven Thieme, Executive Chairman of O&L Group, revealed that the company is already advancing its retail plans and will provide further […]

By: Nghiinomenw-vali Erastus   Namibia has reached a milestone in domestic electricity generation, producing more than 230,000 MWh of electricity for five consecutive months. Despite meeting 60% of its power needs domestically and importing the rest, the Ruacana Hydro Power Station continues to be a major contributor to the country’s electricity generation. According to the […]

By: Dolly Menas   The Capricorn Foundation says it plans to spend about N$750 000 to support various community projects aimed at providing basic needs, such as education and training, creating job opportunities and providing psychological support among other things. The envisaged projects will be implemented by an entity called Imago Dei, a registered welfare […]

By: Samuel Fillipus   The City of Windhoek (CoW) has secured an N$80 million loan to acquire prepaid water metres aimed at enhancing water consumption management among residents. This announcement was made by the City’s acting strategic executive for finance and customer services, Samuel Mutonga, last Sunday during a public meeting in the Katutura East […]

By: Staff Writer   Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Tjekero Tweya, emphasised that it is the duty of lawmakers to hold the executive arm of government accountable regarding laws surrounding natural resources. “The executive must submit reports for parliament to scrutinise. Lawmakers are accounting through parliament to the nation,” said Tweya. […]

By: Juliana Iikela   Members of the Wisdom Youth Organisation are frustrated over their dismissal from a farm they claim was granted to them by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform in 2015. The farm, situated near Otavi, was intended to provide employment opportunities for the youth under the supervision of Freddy Haixwa, […]

By: Nghiinomenw-vali Erastus   Central Oil Namibia will officially commission one of its aviation fuel storage facilities at Eros Airport on 5 August 2024. This inauguration follows the company’s investment of over N$40 million in two aviation storage projects at Eros and Ondangwa airports, marking a new era in Namibia’s aviation fuel sector. Central Oil […]

By: Mathias Hangala   A group calling itself Omitara Concerned Group has accused the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform of deliberately excluding the local community from the resettlement programme when it allocated portions to certain people on three units of Farm Gross Osombahe No. 1042. The concerned farm which was acquired by the […]

  By: Nghiinomenw-vali Erastus and Justicia Shipena   A compilation by the Namibia Statistics Agency shows that out of the country’s 3.02 million population, around 1.67 million Namibian citizens are eligible voters for the upcoming elections. The data also reveals that most eligible voters are female, totaling 878,003. However, registration is a prerequisite to participate […]