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Participants at the SADC Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility workshop in Windhoek have described it as a beneficial eye-opener. Dumisani Siwinda, an engineer from Malawi who is in the solar-powered irrigation systems industry, says he had learnt a lot on the management of people as a leader, advertising and branding. “I have not been good […]
One of the men facing charges in the Fishrot fishing quotas fraud, corruption and racketeering case, Tamson ‘Fitty’ Hatuikulipi, denied in the Windhoek High Court yesterday that he had been involved in the plundering of the national resources of Namibia. “If there was any plundering of resources, I was never part of it,” Hatuikulipi told […]
The Namibian Chamber of Environment (NCE) says the the planned hydrogen project in southern Namibia, should be stopped until an environmental assessment impact study is done. In its latest paper focusing on the potential risk of the project in the Tsau //Khaeb National Park (TKNP) area, the chamber says the project poses a severe threat […]
The Khomas region has recorded the highest number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases, with 3 302 reported between January 2020 and December 2023. The region is followed by the Ohangwena region with 1 807 cases, the Hardap region with 1 746 and the Oshana region with 1 459. This is according to statistics the Namibian […]
National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) secretary general Joseph Kauandenge has accused the two splinter groups of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) of fuelling division in his party. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Kaundenge cited interference by “toxic” traditional authority factions as his reason for opting out of the party’s presidential race. He said the […]
Fishrot scandal whistleblower Jóhannes Stefànsson used the influence of one of Namibia’s best-known and most-respected businessmen, Harold Pupkewitz, to set up a meeting with former minister of fisheries and marine resources Bernhard Esau near the end of 2012, according to communication revealed in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. Stefànsson contacted Pupkewitz, who was the executive […]
Cabinet has approved that the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security imposes a visa regime on all countries that have not reciprocated the good gesture granted to their nationals by Namibia. The proposal was submitted by home affairs minister Albert Kawana. This was announced by information and communication technology deputy minister, Modestus Amutse, […]
The Namibian Police are set to launch a campaign aimed at making Namibia a safer and more desirable tourism destination for all visitors. Speaking to The Namibian on Thursday, deputy commissioner Robert Grellmann said the idea is to raise awareness of safety issues with tourists at all points of entry into the country. Grellmann highlighted […]
The Law Society of Namibia and the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF) on Thursday morning announced six bursary recipients for the 2024 academic year. Ten candidates were initially considered but only six met the necessary criteria. The announcement was made in Windhoek by Taimi Iileka-Amupanda, on behalf of the LPFF chairperson Nolan Swarts. “Each student […]
Chief justice Peter Shivute and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Luke Malaba, on Thursday signed an agreement for cooperation between the two countries. The agreement was signed during an official visit to Namibia by Malaba and a Zimbabwean delegation. Shivute said during a visit by the Zimbabwean delegation to the Supreme Court in Windhoek formal talks will […]