Namibia sometimes fails to concretise investment deals and secure development because of delays in decision-making, President Hage Geingob said in his state of the nation address Thursday. According to Geingob, he had on different occasions urged ministers to provide answers to prospective investors timely. “We cannot continue to keep people waiting indefinitely. Whether ‘Yes’ or […]

President Hage Geingob thanked the former finance minister Calle Schlettwein for implementing fiscal consolidation measures, saying the green shoots of recovery are visible. “I would like to thank the former Minister of Finance, Comrade Calle Schlettwein for implementing these difficult reforms to stabilise the fiscal position. Green shoots of recovery were becoming visible. “Unfortunately, these […]

President Hage Geingob told the nation on Thursday that contrary to erroneous perceptions, his administration does not lack the political will to fight corruption. In his State of the Nation Address, Geingob said the government has made a good start implementing the National Anti-Corruption Strategy. Furthermore, Geingob said all forms of corruption are destructive and […]

Despite the highly contested and spirited campaigns that preceded the November 2019 elections, President Hage Geingob said all the parties are united in the collective responsibility to safeguard the wellbeing of all Namibians. Geingob said this when he delivered the State of the Nation Address in Windhoek Thursday. The president told the parliamentarians that they […]

President Hage Geingob said he understands the nation’s distress and sympathises with those who lost jobs. Delivering the State of the Nation Address in Windhoek Thursday, Geingob also said he understands the pain of the small and large business owners and that of the entrepreneurs whose businesses have closed or face the risk of closure […]

A police officer manhandling Jemima Beukes The two journalists who were manhandled on Wednesday by security details at the Windhoek Central Hospital where President Hage Geingob officially opened the isolation facility said they are traumatised. The Sun journalist Jemima Beukes and The Namibian’s Charmaine Ngatjiheue were manhandled by some security details when they walked into […]

President Hage Geingob said the government has had the wisdom and foresight to safeguard life through Namibians’ health. Officially opening the isolation facility at the Windhoek Central Hospital Wednesday, Geingob said no amount of material wealth can equate to one’s life. The One Economy Foundation in partnership with Earth Logistics donated nine hospital beds valued […]

Petrus Uugwanga The Agricultural Business Development Agency (Agribusdev) has suspended its managing director Petrus Uugwanga to pave way for investigations into allegations levelled against him. In a statement Monday, the board of directors chairperson Sophia Kasheeta said Uugwanga’s suspension was with immediate effect. Kasheeta also said the board consulted the agriculture, land reform and public […]

Namibia will transit from stage 2 to stage 3 on 1 June 2020 except the Walvis Bay area where two Covid-19 cases were reported this week. President Hage Geingob said this was decided in a Cabinet meeting held on 26 May 2020 in Windhoek. Namibia has 22 cases of Covid-19 and has not recorded any […]

File Photo: Queueing for N$750 at Walvis Bay Namibia has put in place about 10 packages to help the people cope with the effects of Covid-19. These details are contained in the 2020/21 budget tabled by finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi Wednesday. There is the: emergency income grant of N$727 million was frontloaded to the health sector […]