November 23

• Namibia: Bush Allowance for Teachers to Be Revised

  The "Recruitment and Retention" incentives for qualified teachers in the remote schools commonly known as the bush allowance is under revision since its implementation on 01 April... Read more »

• Namibia: Stamp Stories

  Gondwana Collection Namibia, this week launched a book on postage stamps that tells the story of Namibia. The book titled 'Stamps and Stories ' contains fifty entertaining and... Read more »

• Namibia: Facelift for Squatter Camp

  Approximately 258 households need to be relocated to Otjimuise Extention 10 in order to make room for the upgrading of Omuthiya and Onghuwo Ye Pongo informal settlements in... Read more »

• Namibia: Enabled and Independent

  The MVA fund hosted the 4th annual MVA Fund Wheelchair Fun ride in the capital last week. The day was celebrated under the theme "Enabled and independent". Read more »

• Namibia: My Beautiful Nightmare

  This year has been rocked with the worst cases of violence against women that Namibia has ever seen. As part of the 16 days of Activism against violence on women, Sister Namibia... Read more »

• Namibia: Namcor Wants Fuel Mandate Back

  The State owned energy company, Namcor is lobbying government for the return of its fuel import mandate that was withdrawn in 2010 after the company became technically insolvent. Read more »

• Namibia: Archers Back From Argentina

  Namibian Archers recently took part in the World Field Archery Championships that were held in Miramar, Argentina. Read more »

• Namibia: ASDA Wants More Meatco Beef

  Representatives of ASDA, Walmart's British subsidiary is visiting Namibia to secure and extend their arrangement with Meatco. As part of the trip, the ASDA representatives will... Read more »

• Namibia: This Week in the Khuta - Evil Lurks in the Pervasive Silence

  The Anti Corruption Commission in an attempt to curb the problem with fraudulent behaviour and outright fraud has procured the assistance of some church leaders who are required to... Read more »

• Namibia: EU Extends Epa Deadline

  The European Union has extended the deadline for African, Caribbean and Pacific countries to renegotiate the Economic Partnership Agreement. Read more »

• Namibia: City Elects New Council Next Week

  City of Windhoek council members this week held their last ordinary council meeting of the year, the council will be on recess from 04 December and will resume business on 21... Read more »

• Namibia: NCCI Council Looks At Labour

  The Namibia Chambers of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) held its second national council meeting in Tsumeb last weekend. This Council meeting is by constitutional obligation, held... Read more »

• Namibia: Communities Neglect Empowerment Projects

  Poverty remains one of Namibia's biggest challenges and a number of initiatives have been embarked upon to empower remote communities. One of these initiatives include garden... Read more »

• Namibia: Early Childhood Centre Lays Foundation for Pre-School Children

  FNB Namibia recently handed a cheque of N$50,000 to the Child Development Foundation at the opening of their new Early Childhood Centre. This contribution helps the Centre to take... Read more »

• Namibia: Frankie Fredericks Re-Elected

  Frankie Fredericks Was Reelected for a second term as president of Athletics Namibia at a well-attended elective congress held last weekend at the Etuna Guesthouse Conference... Read more »

• Namibia: Conservancies Experience Development Problems Due to Lack of Resources

  Many conservancies in the country are affected by factors such as population and size. These factors however affect more conservancies in the southern part of the country than any... Read more »

• Namibia: Ministry Sets Up Own Labour-Hire Outfit

  The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Hon. John Mutorwa, recently inaugurated the new board of directors for a Section 21 company called Agribus Dev. The board of... Read more »

• Namibia: MVA Takes Quantum Leap of Faith

  The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund has unveiled an ambitious five-year plan that should see it move from its current technically insolvent position to a solvent position. Read more »

• Namibia: Mahango Cookies a Favourite

  Demand for traditional food has always been there, but with many locals diverting from the traditional way of living, supply is often a problem. Consumption of traditional foods... Read more »

• Namibia: Crime Spoils the Exponential Benefits of the Internet [opinion]

  When the Namibia Economist became a weekly publication in August 1996, the concept internet was not known in Namibia. Using the internet itself to track its own origins, it is... Read more »

• Namibia: Big Plans for Adventure Travel Summit

  With less than a year before the Adventure Travel World Summit kicks off, preparations are underway for Namibia to host an adventure travel bash never to be forgotten. Read more »

• Namibia: Typo Makes Water Report Look Bad

  The copper smelter in Tsumeb this week denied all culpability of water contamination quoting a recent ministry report that gave it a clean bill of health. Read more »

• Namibia: Private Portfolio - Swallowing My Advice [opinion]

  Recently we were treated by an insurer to a launch of enhancements to their product range. One underlying tenet that is now being focused on is the longevity of life. Read more »

• Namibia: Labour Force Survey Gets Own Wheels

  Presenting Dr John Steytler of the Statistics Agency with the keys to one of six new bakkies, the new German Ambassador to Namibia, H.E. Hückmann, said the Namibia Statistics... Read more »

November 16

• Namibia: Government Dependence Syndrome

  Alcohol abuse, teenage pregnancies, pervasive ignorance and an inability to utilise their wonderful environment, is the hallmark of this San community. Hilma speaks to five Khwe... Read more »