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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 […]
Local Car Dealers Still Face Backlogs
By: Justicia Shipena Local dealerships still have large backlogs of orders from customers as a result of a limited supply of new vehicles coming to Namibia, according to the financial experts at Simonis Storm in its vehicle sales report for November 2022. This comes as vehicle sales broke a two consecutive month decline in November […]
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. […]
Askari Metals Acquires Second Lithium Project
By: Joe Toft Askari Metals Limited, an Australian based exploration company with a portfolio of battery metals (Li +Cu) and precious metals (Au + Ag) projects across Namibia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and New South Wales, has announced that it has executed a binding heads of agreement (HoA) with Earth Dimensions Consulting (Pty) Ltd, an […]
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 […]
Namibia On The Way To Recovery – IMF
By: Staff Writter The Namibian economy is gradually recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a press release this week. The IMF says it has concluded the Article IV consultation with Namibia on December 7. As part of the consultation, an IMF team of economists visited the […]
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 […]