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European Union (EU) ambassador to Namibia Ana Beatriz Martins hosted a reception at the union’s residence in Windhoek to celebrate Europe Day on Tuesday. The event brought together dignitaries such as deputy minister of international relations and cooperation Jenelly Matundu, speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi, and Windhoek mayor Queen Kamati. Martins focused on […]
Namibian Defence Force (NDF) chief Martin Pinehas has denounced the lack of promotion of long-serving soldiers. Speaking at the defence headquarters in Windhoek during the conferment of rank to 20 generals and senior officers on Monday, Pinehas called for the fair and equitable promotion of soldiers. “I want to appeal to you generals and senior […]
The eastern Free State is still Ace Magashule’s empire of destruction. I’m on a trip to the original sin site of State Capture: the Estina Dairy Farm now called the Integrated Vrede Dairy Project. Here, black Free State farmers were bilked out of hundreds of millions of rands in the first incursion by the Gupta […]
University of Namibia (Unam) spokesperson Simon Namesho has confirmed that university staff members were paid on Wednesday. This comes after the university on Tuesday announced a possible delay in staff members’ salary disbursements. Namesho on Tuesday said the notice was precautionary, and staff members would be paid on Wednesday. He said all staff members have […]
South Africa’s main opposition party, alongside a number of labour and business groups, have said they would take legal action against a bill aimed at providing universal health coverage. BBC earlier reported that South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was due to sign the contentious proposal into law on Wednesday. The National Health Insurance (NHI) bill […]
The Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) says shareholders will not suffer any losses from the recent fraudulently transfer of shares at the stockbroking firm, Simonis Storm Securities. Earlier this week, it was reported that an ex-employee of the firm fraudulently sold or transferred ownership of shares worth close to N$9 million belonging to Simonis Storm clients. […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has extended an invitation to all stakeholders to join Namibia and the rest of Africa as the country prepares to host the African Global Green Hydrogen Summit. The summit will take place from 3 to 5 September this year. The three-day summit will be held under the theme ‘From Ambition to Action: […]
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture on Wednesday announced the commencement of applications for grades 1 and 8 for 2025. The application period will run from 15 May to 14 June. This was confirmed by a notice the ministry sent out on 13 May. Parents lined up outside Orban Primary School on Wednesday morning, […]
Ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), commemorated worldwide on 17 May, UNAIDS is calling on governments everywhere to protect the human rights of LGBTQI+ people. Protecting the human rights of every person, UNAIDS research shows, is essential for protecting public health, because it enables inclusive and equitable access to health […]
Residents of Khorixas have threatened to protest if the worn-out roads in the constituency are not regravelled, a situation they say they have lived with for over ten years. In March, a petition with over 50 signatures, in which the community asked officials to come up with plans to fix the roads, was emailed to […]