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Venaani Represents Namibia At IDU Forum
By:Hertha Ekandjo The Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani has attended the International Democratic Union (IDU) forum in Washington D.C., USA, which ended last week. The Forum was under the theme “Russia, the war and African interests“. Venaani represented Namibia at the forum as a leader of the opposition political party where he serves as […]
School Uniform Manufacturing Project Opened At Nkurenkuru
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibian government has inaugurated a school uniform manufacturing project at the Nkurenkuru town in Kavango West region to cut on the country’s heavy reliance on school uniform imports. The country imports 90% of school uniforms and sportswear sold in local retail stores mainly from South Africa, India and China. Speaking at the […]
Rundu Observes Human Rights Day
By:Annakleta Haikera Human Rights Day was commemorated in Rundu in the Kavango East region last Saturday, which coincided with the end of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. In Namibia, Namibian Women’s Day was enacted by parliament with the same celebration day as the International Human Rights Day with the efforts to raise […]
AfriTin Discovers More Lithium,Tin, Tantalum In Nam
By:Staff writer AfriTin Mining says its exploration activities in Namibia have confirmed the presence of significant lithium, tin and tantalum mineralisation. The exploration programme on its ML133 licence, located about 35 km from the company’s flagship Uis tin mine, started in the fourth quarter of 2021 and conducted over a 12-month period, included aerial surveys, […]
Poultry Products Imports Suffocate Local Production
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU), in its latest Third Quarter Agri-Review 2022, has revealed that the country has advanced in poultry products production, but the sector is under threat from a high influx of poultry meat and products, including eggs. Researcher Beata Xulu revealed in the report that the country’s poultry sector grew […]
Taxi Cabbie Scores Jackpot For His Honesty
By:Rudolf Iiyambo The fortunes of 29-year-old former Windhoek taxi driver Nicco Sibolile have only gotten better a month after he returned N$8000 to a customer who had forgotten her bag in his taxi last month. On Friday, Sibolile collected a N$20000 donation that was a generated from a Go Fund Me account from those who […]
Katuka Mentorship Programme Inducts Mentors And Mentees For 2023
By:Staff writer The Katuka Mentorship Programme recently inducted 53 new mentors and mentees into the Bank Windhoek-sponsored programme at an event that also saw the certification of those who completed the 2022 programme. The programme was launched in 2001 to create a platform for personal growth and advancement of leadership skills for participants to enhance […]
Aupindi, Himarwa Fail To Make It To Politburo
By:Megameno Shinana Tobie Aupindi and Katrina Hanse-Himarwa’s failure to make it into the Swapo party politburo could be a cleansing exercise by delegates to rid the party’s structure of elements whose integrity has been put into question, analysts have reasoned. Himarwa is a convict who was found guilty of corruption leading to her losing her […]
Tributes Pour In For Businessman Daniel Augusto De Jesus
By:Annakleta Haikera Respected Rundu-based businessman Daniel Augusto De Jesus has died aged 73. De Jesus is the owner of Rundu OK Foods supermarket and hardware retailer Rundu Build It. He also owned the Grootfontein OK Foods and Nkurenkuru Market and employed more than 380 people. The entrepreneur died on 5 December at Grootfontein after a […]
Expected La Niña Year To Reduce Global Food Supply In 2023
By:Justicia Shipena AgriBank of Namibia says that adverse weather patterns could reduce crop yields in 2023. This week the bank released its monthly market watch for November focusing on food prices remaining high. According to the monthly market watch, a third La Niña year is anticipated which will potentially reduce yields of key crops in […]