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Eleven select entrepreneurs from different SADC countries are taking part in a capacity building workshop which started in Windhoek on Monday and ends on Thursday. The workshop under the SADC Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility was organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) and the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (Sacreee). […]

Activist and presidential hopeful Job Amupanda has been promoted from the rank of senior lecturer to that of associate professor of political studies at the University of Namibia (Unam). Amupanda said the promotion is a certification of meeting all requirements of a specific number of scholarly research publication outputs, a number of years of teaching […]

The Japanese government has invested approximately N$370 000 in a shoe laundry initiative which aims to empower unemployed youth to start their own businesses and generate income. Speaking on behalf of Japanese ambassador to Namibia Hisao Nishimaki during the launch of the Shoe Care Hub at the #BeFree Youth Campus in Windhoek on Tuesday, third […]

Engen and Vivo Energy announced the completion of a transaction combining the respective businesses, with Petronas on Tuesday selling its 74% shareholding of Engen to Vivo Energy, creating a pan-African champion. The partnership will bring together two powerful businesses, using their collective resources and expertise to promote growth and success in the region. In a […]

The police are investigating a complaint against two police officers who allegedly received bribes and certified forged official documents, helping two business owners in allegedly defrauding a Namibian woman, Theopolina Dayakohambo, of N$772 100 through a cash investment deal. The two accused of defrauding Dayakohambo are Nigerian-born Namibian Magana Gure and Zimbabwean Joseph Kasacha, owners […]

Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged all Swapo members, supporters and sympathisers to remain focused on the goal of achieving inclusive economic emancipation for all Namibians. She says the second phase of the struggle for liberation is from “political colonialism and oppression” amid political parties using social media to destroy Swapo. The vice president said […]

President Nangolo Mbumba has expressed his condolences following the death of Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday. President Mbumba said the world was horrified to learn of Raisi’s death. “We in Namibia are painfully familiar with the experience of despair that comes with mourning a president, words rarely suffice in consoling […]

Businessman Benjamin Hauwanga on Tuesday announced his resignation from the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (NCCI) board, and the position of Ongwediva branch chairperson. He told The Namibian he does not believe the NCCI is helping the business community, as its board does not comprise business people. “The board of the chamber is controlled […]

South Africa has strongly condemned the attempted coup d’état in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday. The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation recently released a statement expressing concern that the attempted coup represents a threat to the principles of constitutionalism and good governance that are essential for peace, stability and […]

Human rights defender Bience Gawanas says if Namibia is to finally have its first female president, people should not say she was wheelbarrowed into the position. Speaking on Desert Radio on Tuesday morning, Gawanas expressed optimism that this year’s election will produce a female president. “The excitement this year for the elections is there, yes. […]