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The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC), the Swakopmund municipality, Rent-A-Drum and a Finnish company, Molok Oy, are set to reach a settlement after the deep-waste collection business was found to be anti-competitive. NaCC spokesperson Dina Gowases says the municipality has been accused of exclusively making use of Molok Oy’s deep-waste collection system, which is not compatible […]
Rehoboth Town Council (RTC), Helios Engineering Consultants (HEC) and the October Charity Foundation collaborated for a charity drive at Rehoboth recently. As part of the project, the kindergarten at Ebenezer Church in Block E and the Rehoboth Old Age Home were visited. RTC public relations officer Desire Pieters says the charity event, which forms part […]
It’s a wintry Saturday morning but the North is not too cold. As a bachelor, I realised I was out of bread for breakfast so I quickly headed to Gwashamba Mall to grab some groceries. On arrival, I noticed two young ladies in miniskirts ahead of me, and I chuckled. “These two would not be […]
Impeached Judge President, Dr John Hlophe was officially elected to represent the National Assembly on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Tuesday. He was nominated during a sitting of the House in Cape Town. The house passed a motion after his party, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party nominated him to be part of the body. Parties […]
It is a week of reckoning for Joe Biden. Twelve days after a halting debate performance that may go down as one of the most damaging in modern American history, the president is fighting for his political survival under intense domestic and global scrutiny. This week’s Nato summit in Washington DC may be his path […]
Namibia has set up a committee to oversee the implementation of the Giga Initiative to connect schools to the internet. This was said by education, arts and culture executive director Sanet Steenkamp in Geneva, Switzerland, at a summit on Tuesday morning where nations made presentations on the progress made in this area in their respective […]
Former diplomat Pius Dunaiski says the decision by the Labour party in the United Kingdom (UK) to push for an anti-trophy hunting bill will affect Namibia’s tourism industry. He says the new labour government will need to enhance ties with Namibia. Trophy hunting is a major foreign currency earner in Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. […]
Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has announced that he will slash his salary by 40%. His office said he hoped to set a precedent for “responsible governance” and demonstrate “solidarity” with Liberians. Government salaries have been under intense scrutiny recently as Liberians complain about the rising cost of living. Around one in five people live on […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform says eight of the country’s green schemes are currently operational. These include the Etunda, Musese, Sikondo, the Orange River Irrigation Project (Orip), Shandikongoro, Hardap, Uvungu-Vhungu and Shadikongoro schemes. The ministry says a total of 1 049ha are currently planted across all eight projects. Speaking at a performance […]
The health ministry says the procurement process is leading to the country’s massive lack of dentures. Executive director of health and social services Ben Nangombe on Thursday told The Namibian: “We have a N$10-million budget. It is not a matter of resources. If there is any shortage of any items at all, it could either […]