By: Justicia Shipena PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has urged African countries to work together more to create a unified energy market. According to Geingob, a healthy and strong energy mix is necessary to grow African economies and fulfil the needs of people. Geingob, while speaking at the ongoing African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa, […]
By: Hertha Ekandjo OMAHEKE regional governor, Pijoo Nganete says the government should recruit Vocational Training Education graduates at all its government garage workshops to improve service delivery. Nganate also urged the central government to fully decentralise the government garage with all its components to ensure that vehicles are serviced on time. Last year, Works Minister […]
By: Annakleta Haikera RECON Namibia on Saturday handed over ten community boreholes to the Kavango East and West regions. Five boreholes were allocated to villages in Kavango West: Sondorokeni, Runone, Mankete, Kapembe, and Kapenene. The remaining five boreholes went to Kavango East, benefiting the villages of Siguruguru, Tjeye, Kayova, Rundjarara, and Kangongo. Recon Africa’s President […]
By: Staff Writer NAMIBIA experienced a third consecutive month of reduced demand for new vehicles, with 1,054 vehicles sold in September. The sales figures demonstrated a 3.7% month-on-month (m/m) decrease in September 2023, compared to the 13.2% m/m decrease in August 2023. Although there was a 3.5% year-on-year (y/y) increase in vehicle sales in September, […]
By: Justicia Shipena THE ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine has been a long-standing concern in international relations and geopolitics. Beyond the immediate and far-reaching humanitarian implications, this conflict can also have repercussions in the global energy markets, potentially affecting fuel prices in countries like Namibia. Last week, following an unexpected strike by Hamas on […]
By: Justicia Shipena NAMIBIA and South Africa have enhanced their bilateral relations by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Windhoek, focusing on cooperation in higher education and training. This significant MoU was formalised during the third Namibia-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC). Both nations have jointly decided to establish a financial facility aimed at supporting […]
By: Annakleta Haikera There are 653 schools in the country lacking electricity, 167 of these are in the Kavango East region. The Mines and Energy Minister, Tom Alweendo, made the revelation during the official handover of the Shamundambo electrification project in the Mukwe Constituency last Friday. At the same event, he reiterated that the govern […]
By: Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob has called on South African businesses operating in Namibia to invest in the value chain with the aim to achieve balanced and sustainable trade relations. Geingob made this call during his speech at the Namibia-South Africa Business Forum, which was conducted on the sidelines of the third session of […]
By:Ibrahim Elghandour Over the past decade, Namibia has built an efficient and accessible home-grown identity management system and achieved near-universal birth and death registration coverage (88% and 94%, respectively). In Madagascar, on the other hand, the coverage of birth registration has decreased from 80% in 2009 to 74% in 2021, diminishing access to critical health, […]
By:Anthony Phiri In today’s digital age, the cliche “knowledge is power” resonates more than ever. But how equipped are our public sector institutions to meet the increasing demand for transparent and accessible information? The very inception of the Access to Information Act 8 of 2022 (ATI Act) accentuates this commitment to transparency. The Access to […]