By: Kelvin Chiringa Justice minister Yvonne Dausab has bashed back criticism that nothing much has been done to change the situation of sexual gender-based violence against women and girls, one year after the #ShutItAllDown movement. Last week, the 8th of October 2021, marked exactly 12 months after the anti-femicide protest rocked Windhoek and reverberated into […]

By Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Meat Board of Namibia has invited eligible abattoirs and producers to apply for the Norwegian quota for 2022. The 1 600 tons are available to Namibians for the production and export of beef to Norway. The Meat Board of Namibia (MBN) announced in an advert. The quota is awarded annually to […]

In 2015, George Mayumbelo vented his frustrations over being left out every time he tried his luck to become the City of Windhoek CEO. On Monday this week, Mayumbelo also vented on what he said were efforts to take him out as the acting CEO. Mayumbelo, the Human Capital and Corporate Services Executive, was appointed […]

By: Julia Heita The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the approval of a Malaria Vaccine called Mosquirix (RTS, S). The malaria vaccine, RTS, S, acts against P. falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite globally and the most prevalent in Africa. Statistics from the National Vector-borne Diseases Control Program in Namibia show that 12,507 malaria cases […]

By: Andrew Kathindi Namibia Football Association vice president Isaak Fredricks says that he sees no end to a long-lasting feud that has estranged him and NFA president Ranga Haikali. This comes as the world governing football body Fifa wrote the NFA on Thursday, 7 October, reminding them to sort out their internal issues. He said […]

Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein said the City of Windhoek’s water reclamation works is one of the world’s first. During the launch of the hydrogeological Map of Namibia on Friday in Windhoek, Schlettwein said the planned upgrading of Windhoek’s reclamation works would put the city ahead of the rest. Schlettwein said Namibia is at the forefront […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Namibia has joined multilateral conventions to implement tax treaty-related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced last week. Namibia signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, becoming the 96th jurisdiction to join […]

A man was found hanging on a rope tied onto a window frame in ward six at the Onadjokwe State Hospital on Sunday morning. The police have identified the man as Timotheus Hashikuni (38). Hashikuni’s body was found around 03h20. Titus Kasayi was found dead in his shack in Okahandja Park, Wanaheda, Windhoek, on Saturday […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa A deafening silence marked the aftermath of the waves of protest against gender-based violence that rocked Namibia precisely 12 months ago. The protests dubbed #ShutItAllDown was spearheaded by youths who felt they needed to make a statement against rampant cases of GBV. It was sparked by outrage at the murder of 22-year […]