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De Beers operations in Namibia will not be affected by the planned separation from its parent company, Anglo American. This comes after Anglo American announced the demerging from or selling of De Beers. Anglo American spokesperson James Wyatt-Tilby says selling De Beers would not affect any of its operations in Namibia, Botswana or South Africa. […]
Namibian police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said 12 firearms belonging to the Namibian Police were discovered in South Africa in October 2020. The admission comes almost two years after the Namibian Police in June 2022 said there were no records of its firearms found in South Africa. Shikwambi told The Namibian yesterday that the […]
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is hosting a pre-retirement workshop in Windhoek, which started on Wednesday. The workshop will provide attendees with information from key stakeholders, such as the Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) and the Public Service Medical Aid Scheme (Psemas). It aims to provide all GIPF members between the ages of 50 and […]
European Union (EU) ambassador to Namibia Ana Beatriz Martins hosted a reception at the union’s residence in Windhoek to celebrate Europe Day on Tuesday. The event brought together dignitaries such as deputy minister of international relations and cooperation Jenelly Matundu, speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi, and Windhoek mayor Queen Kamati. Martins focused on […]
Namibian Defence Force (NDF) chief Martin Pinehas has denounced the lack of promotion of long-serving soldiers. Speaking at the defence headquarters in Windhoek during the conferment of rank to 20 generals and senior officers on Monday, Pinehas called for the fair and equitable promotion of soldiers. “I want to appeal to you generals and senior […]
The eastern Free State is still Ace Magashule’s empire of destruction. I’m on a trip to the original sin site of State Capture: the Estina Dairy Farm now called the Integrated Vrede Dairy Project. Here, black Free State farmers were bilked out of hundreds of millions of rands in the first incursion by the Gupta […]
University of Namibia (Unam) spokesperson Simon Namesho has confirmed that university staff members were paid on Wednesday. This comes after the university on Tuesday announced a possible delay in staff members’ salary disbursements. Namesho on Tuesday said the notice was precautionary, and staff members would be paid on Wednesday. He said all staff members have […]
South Africa’s main opposition party, alongside a number of labour and business groups, have said they would take legal action against a bill aimed at providing universal health coverage. BBC earlier reported that South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was due to sign the contentious proposal into law on Wednesday. The National Health Insurance (NHI) bill […]
The Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) says shareholders will not suffer any losses from the recent fraudulently transfer of shares at the stockbroking firm, Simonis Storm Securities. Earlier this week, it was reported that an ex-employee of the firm fraudulently sold or transferred ownership of shares worth close to N$9 million belonging to Simonis Storm clients. […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has extended an invitation to all stakeholders to join Namibia and the rest of Africa as the country prepares to host the African Global Green Hydrogen Summit. The summit will take place from 3 to 5 September this year. The three-day summit will be held under the theme ‘From Ambition to Action: […]