Uncategorized
Page: 101
THE tide of mis-/disinformation seen around the 2019 elections should be a lesson for us this time around. It already seems like there will be a repeat, or even worse, of the flood of politics-related mis-/disinformation on the elections information landscape of 2024. Namibia Fact Check monitored the 2019 elections for the types, actors, pathways […]
Africa is uninvestable There are a lot of stereotypes about Africa. Most people assume that every country in Africa is poor, dangerous, and with a terrible economy. Most investors – typically those who have never been to African countries nor met with African companies – would say that Africa is uninvestable, is in constant political […]
The Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) and Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) have signed a collective wage agreement for the 2024/25 financial year. The agreement was finalised at Napwu’s head office in Windhoek on Thursday. The NIP says the agreement signifies the institute’s ongoing commitment to fostering a positive and collaborative relationship with its employees, […]
Reflecting on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), transgender woman Deyonce !Naris says it is important that the government and, society at large, recognise members of her community as human beings deserving of protection like any other citizen. IDAHOBIT, observed annually on 17 May, seeks to organise global events that bring attention to […]
The Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) has won a Supreme Court appeal against a judgement in which the NCIS was ordered to reinstate a staff member who was dismissed after he received a second salary. The total amount he received from the government for two and a half years amounts to nearly N$800 000. Former […]
Farmers and representatives of traditional authorities in the northern regions are advocating the removal of the veterinary cordon fence to allow them to have access to the international beef market. Those farming within the northern communal areas say they are suffering financially because they do not have access to the lucrative beef market or even […]
Some traditional leaders and residents of the Zambezi region want the border line with the Kavango regions reinstated, and call for the name of the region to revert to Caprivi. They raised their concerns at the regional public consultations by the fifth Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission earlier this week. Citing a lack of consultation […]
The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) will host the 39th Regional Steering Group (RSG) Meeting and the 30th Governing Council (GC) Meeting of the World Customs Organization East and Southern Africa (WCO ESA) Region. These meetings will be held from 20 to 24 May. NamRa spokesperson Yarukeekuro Ndorokaze said the choices made at the 29th Governing […]
Deputy prime minister John Mutorwa officiated low-volume seal access roads constructed at a cost of N$151,9 million at Impalila Island on Thursday. The newly constructed district roads 3546, 3547, and 3575, which include minor access roads to public institutions, are approximately 25 kilometres long. Mutorwa said that the completed low-volume seal access roads represent connectivity, […]
A faction of the descendants of the 1904-1908 Ovaherero/Ovambanderu and Nama genocide plan to host a genocide memorial event in Windhoek from 26 to 28 May. This is despite disagreements surrounding the proposed date of the commemoration. In 2016, South West Africa National Union president Usutuaije Maamberua tabled the motion for a Genocide Remembrance Day […]