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The Khomas region and the Jiangsu Foreign Affairs Office in China have signed a work plan agreement which will focus on six exchange programmes for the next five years. The agreement will boost community empowerment and investment in Namibia, among others. Speaking at the signing event in Windhoek on Monday, Khomas governor Laura McLeod Katjirua […]
Desert Radio presenter Charlotte Nambadja and The Namibian’s investigative journalist Sonja Smith won first and third place, respectively, in the Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards 2023 for best radio and print documentary in southern African countries. The event took place on 19 April via livestream and saw media practitioners from across Africa being awarded for […]
Minister of agriculture, water and land reform Calle Schlettwein says Russian company Uranium One Group, which aims to start a uranium mining venture near the Stampriet Aquifer, has ignored the authorities’ recommendations to attain a water permit. Schlettwein was recently responding to questions posed by United People’s Movement member of parliament Jan van Wyk in […]
… Woman who loses son and two grandchildren in one accident faces bleak future The mother of the late chairman of FNB Reho Falcon Rugby Club, Ettienne Coetzee, says she is unsure of what the future holds for her. Etienne and his sons, Edmando and Ethan, died in a car crash outside Rehoboth on 13 […]
… Economist questions competition commission’s ability to investigate banks on price fixing Social justice activists say Namibian banks found guilty of credit and debit card user fees price fixing should be punished. This comes after the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) released a report on Friday showing that commercial banks and the Payment Association of Namibia […]
The first flights deporting asylum seekers from the United Kingdom (UK) to Rwanda will take off in 10 to 12 weeks. UK prime minister Rishi Sunak says the UK government has already prepared an airfield and secured charter plane slots to ensure flights take off. “Of course that is later than we wanted but we […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Services says it plans to eliminate malaria by 2027, but will need N$1,8 billion to drive the National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan for 2023 to 2027. On average, this will cost the government N$450 million annually. This is while 10 of the country’s regions are currently battling malaria outbreaks […]
The United Democratic Front (UDF) is set to release its first election manifesto after 10 years of falling back on its 2014 document. The party failed to have a congress in 2019, and has told voters to judge it on its 2014 manifesto, which resulted in the party receiving 1,79% of parliamentary votes in the […]
President Nangolo Mbumba’s recent meetings with traditional leaders have been described as a move by the Swapo government to reinforce its political tentacles in rural communities. Mbumba has been travelling throughout the country to acquaint himself with traditional authorities, starting with a gathering of eight northern traditional authorities at Oshakati, followed by meetings with southern […]
A ram was shot dead after it killed an elderly couple in Waitākere, West Auckland. The couple, both in their 80s, were found dead by their son, who went to look for them after not hearing from them for a few days. A family spokesperson told the media that the couple lived on the property […]