Govt teases Dubai with N$200b carrot
Govt teases Dubai with N$200b carrotAirports, container terminal and Neckartal Dam among flagged low-hanging fruits N$200 billion worth of investments have been dangled in the face Emirati investors by...
View ArticleNamibia’s new vehicle sales booming
Namibia’s new vehicle sales boomingHighest growth recorded in the last 16 months A total of 891 new vehicles sales recorded in February, up by 11.7% year-on-year and 28.4% month-on-month. We are...
View ArticleEmanuella, Mo Salah and Vanessa Nakate bag Nickelodeon awards
Emanuella, Mo Salah and Vanessa Nakate bag Nickelodeon awards IOL ENTERTAINMENT Nigerian comedian Emanuella and Egypt's Liverpool Football Club soccer star Mo Salah scooped 2021 Nickelodeon Kids’...
View ArticleMTC demands success from NHU
MTC demands success from NHU• Union promises competitiveness The Namibia Hockey Union announced that its indoor teams are ranked among the best in the world during a visit to their sponsor, MTC. JESSE...
View ArticleDebMarine continues to back Jewels
DebMarine continues to back Jewels LIMBA MUPETAMIWINDHOEKThe Desert Jewels of Namibia owe their success to the ever-present DebMarine Namibia, which has for the last years aided the senior national...
View ArticleMeatco appoints three co-opted directors
Meatco appoints three co-opted directors• Promoting the interests of livestock producers Shiwana Ndeunyema, Fanuel Tjivau and Kishi Shakumu will serve as non-voting board members for the next year....
View ArticleCall for tracking women's progress
Call for tracking women's progress MOSES MAGADZAWINDHOEKAs the world marked International Women’s Day last week, the secretary-general of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Boemo Sekgoma, called for a...
View ArticlePeanut farmers expect bumper harvest
Peanut farmers expect bumper harvest STAFF REPORTEDWINDHOEKThe country’s 15 groundnut producers have planted a total of 1 000 hectares of peanuts since November last year.Dawie Kok of the Groundnut...
View ArticleNo news on proposed gun law
No news on proposed gun law STAFF REPORTERWINDHOEKThe proposed law on firearms and ammunition was passed two years ago, but the amended law is still on ice.According to Kallie Ventske of the Gun Owners...
View ArticleProtection increases growthin pork sector
Protection increases growthin pork sector• 57% increase in production In order to consolidate the gains of the scheme, the Meat Board has decided to extend the restriction on pork imports to increase...
View Article110 pangolin scales confiscated at Outapi
110 pangolin scales confiscated at Outapi ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEKThe police confiscated 110 pangolin scales when they arrested two men at Outapi on 7 March.The two Namibians, Nikodemus Kotekeni Hafeni...
View ArticleDams remain at above 85% of capacity
Dams remain at above 85% of capacityLong rain stay-away worries nation Although rain has subsided for a long spell now, the country’s dams continue to carry the hope for survival. ELLANIE...
View ArticleElephant kills man in Omusati
Elephant kills man in Omusati NAMPAONGWEDIVAA 46-year-old man died after he was reportedly attacked by an angry elephant at Okatseidhi village in the Omusati Region’s Tsandi constituency on Sunday....
View ArticleFarmers want to use idle resettlement farms
Farmers want to use idle resettlement farmsNo onions, potatoes produced since October 2020 While farming is the backbone of the nation because everybody needs to eat, farmers have questioned how they...
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EDITORIAL The submission which Swapo central committee member and Fishrot accused Sacky Shanghala wrote from jail recently is an indictment that the ruling party is co-run from jail.Shanghala, perhaps...
View ArticleAmupanda to serve on Unam council
Amupanda to serve on Unam council OGONE TLHAGE… says conflict of interest allegations are ‘propaganda’WINDHOEKThe management committee of the City of Windhoek has selected mayor Job Amupanda to serve...
View ArticleMiddlemen eye N$583m from Covid vaccine procurement
Middlemen eye N$583m from Covid vaccine procurement STAFF REPORTERVaccines: N$535mTraining: N$23mResearch and monitoring: N$16mPublic education: N$4.3mClinical evaluation: N$2.3mRegulatory and legal:...
View ArticleRiver-crossing fugitive forfeits N$500k
River-crossing fugitive forfeits N$500kCash, Rolex watch and gold necklace among assets The Covid-19 infected South African fugitive, whose arrest at a CBD apartment made headlines last June, has...
View ArticleAll eyes on NEEEB talks
All eyes on NEEEB talksPrivate sector, NGOs to give input The Economic Policy Research Association (EPRA) has released a report on the negative impact the empowerment bill will have on the economy...
View Article‘Kapana’ bags another international film award
‘Kapana’ bags another international film award MICHAEL KAYUNDE WINDHOEK ‘Kapana’ – a film by the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) - has recorded another milestone by winning the prestigious best...
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