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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage. The president on Wednesday hailed the law as a major step towards a more just society two weeks before an election that is expected to be fiercely competitive. “The provision of healthcare in this country is fragmented, […]
A man working on a solar plant construction project at the Rössing Uranium mine near Swakopmund died on Wednesday after an incident at the construction site. Rössing Uranium Limited acting managing director Martin Tjipita said in a statement that operations at the solar plant construction site have been suspended until further notice as a result […]
Two uncles are alleged to have raped their 14-year-old niece at a village in the Omusati region’s Ruacana constituency last week. The regional commander of the police in Omusati, commissioner Ismael Basson, reported that the incident took place last week at a family house.The family is from Angola. Basson said it is alleged that the […]
The managing director of Gendev Fishing Resources, a fishing company partially owned by Swapo, says allegations that the company is on the brink of bankruptcy circulating on social media are horrible and unfounded. In a statement yesterday, the company’s managing director, George Pieters, said baseless claims of bankruptcy, unethical bonuses, kickbacks from supplier deals and […]
Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani says the government should compensate families with graves at Shark Island, where a green hydrogen project is planned. He has called for a balance between the need for profit from green hydrogen projects and adequate compensation for the descendants of those killed during the 1904 genocide and buried in […]
… paid directly to suppliers The government’s N$1,2 billion bailout for the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has been paid directly to Namcor’s suppliers and creditors. The bailout, aimed at stabilising the national oil company, was paid last month. Namcor confirmed the payment yesterday. The bailout means Namcor, which owed its suppliers N$1,9 billion […]
The acting chief executive of the Grootfontein Municipality, Indileni Lungameni, has announced that the municipality would postpone the implementation of debt-collection services by RedForce Debt Management. “This notice therefore serves to inform the public that the council has put on hold the debt-collection services (RedForce Debt Management), until further notice,” Lungameni says. He says the […]
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 […]