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Former prime minister Nahas Angula, a long serving Swapo member, says his vote for Swapo and its candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah depends on the party’s commitment to solving critical issues. Angula said this during a brief interview with The Namibian on Monday. “If the Swapo party comes up with a programme on how to solve youth […]
The Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) will be constructing a water storage reservoir at Henties Bay after the replacement of a 5km water pipeline. NamWater chief executive Abraham Nehemia says the reservoir will be constructed after the first phase of the pipeline project is completed. This was announced during the recent launch of NamWater’s groundbreaking 10km […]
The United States (US) leap-frogged competitors in the scramble for African minerals required to power the global energy transition when it signed an agreement with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2022 for the development of a regional value chain in the electric vehicle battery sector. The agreement challenged the dominance of China, […]
The City of Windhoek is pressing ahead with plans to hold a five-day strategic review and budget planning session from 15 to 19 April at Swakopmund, despite calls to do it locally and cut costs. This was confirmed in a statement released by City of Windhoek spokesperson Lydia Amutenya on Sunday. The session is aimed […]
Petroleum commissioner Maggy Shino says Namibia’s oil and gas resources must be exploited for the benefit of all Namibians. Shino was addressing the ongoing three-day Namibia Local Content Conference taking place at Lüderitz. The conference, hosted by the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), is running under the theme, ‘Empowering Namibia’s Energy Ambitions through […]
… “When they want to escape, they start making noise or singing loud” Zambezi regional commander commissioner Andreas Shilelo says the police have launched an investigation into how 12 trial awaiting inmates escaped custody this week, and how they managed to smuggle blades into the cells. Among the escaped suspects is Masule Mutolwa, better known […]
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) lawmaker Maximalliant Katjimune submitted a notice of question in parliament yesterday for international relations and cooperation minister Peya Mushelenga regarding him summoning the European Union (EU) delegation last week. Katjimune said it was concerning that the ministry summoned envoys from the delegation of the European Commission to Namibia, as well the […]
South Africa’s four major banks are projected to lose around R53 billion due to non-performing loans. This is due to the fact that their credit loss ratios are expected to rise in 2024. The four banks include Absa, FirstRand, Nedbank, and Standard Bank. According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the banks achieved an average […]
Former president Jacob Zuma’s bid to privately prosecute State advocate Billy Downer, SC, was on Wednesday struck from the court roll at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg. Zuma has gone to court to ask that Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan be privately prosecuted for leaking of his medical records. Judge Nkosinathi Chili said Zuma would […]
In a class of 30 children, no two learn the same way and a teacher does not have time to instruct them all differently. But artificial intelligence does – and across the East of England it is being used to modernise and personalise education. The aim is to ensure no child gets left behind and […]