September 25, 2023
Namibia: Census 2023 - Play Your Part, Get Counted
The 2023 Population & Housing Census enumeration officially starts today and will conclude on 3 November. The census enumeration is where all households and dwelling units are… Read more »
September 04, 2023
South Africa: Electricity Crisis Could Cost ANC Election
South Africa's electricity minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, is alive to weaponisation of the country's energy crisis against the ruling African National Congress. Read more »
July 07, 2023
Namibia: MPs Label Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund CEO As Dodgy
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts in Namibia has criticised Kennedy Kandume, the acting CEO of the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund, for his inability to provide… Read more »
Namibia: Pohamba Appeals for Youth Enterprises Funding
Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba has appealed to the youth ministry and the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) to fund youth enterprises that are aimed at reducing unemployment. Read more »
Namibia: Boot Banks From Govt Housing - Hamata
Legislator Hidipo Hamata wants commerc ial banks removed from the government's housing scheme, which subsidises houses by up to two-thirds of a set maximum purchase price. Read more »
July 04, 2023
Botswana: Botswana Gets More From De Beers ...Parties Agreed On New Sales Contract and Mining Licences
De Beers and the government of the Republic of Botswana have reached a new deal on diamond sales that will see Botswana's Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) receive up to 50% of… Read more »
Namibia: Nuyoma Boastful in Govt Institutions' Pension Fund Exit
Outgoing Government Institutions' Pension Fund CEO David Nuyoma has boasted about leaving the fund in a brilliant state, saying its asset-base increased from N$58 billion to over… Read more »
Namibia: Diamonds Must Add More to Domestic Economy
Like with other minerals, what Namibians need to continue to ask is whether Namibian diamonds can contribute more to the domestic economy. "What more can we get from our diamonds;… Read more »
June 22, 2023
Namibia: Rich-Poor Divide a Ticking Time Bomb, Says First Lady Geingos
First Lady Monica Geingos sounded an alarm regarding the country's economic landscape, revealing that merely 10% of Namibians are actively engaged in the first economy, a statistic… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Namibia: Municipality Pays N$712 000 Into Wrong Account
Employees of the Walvis Bay municipality expressed concern about the competence of their senior management, saying it is playing Russian roulette with the ratepayers' money. Read more »
June 13, 2023
Namibia: Kavango West Poverty Still Rife
Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku reports that more services have become available there over the past 10 years, as more institutions opened offices there but multidimensional… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Namibia: Service Delivery Will Win Votes - Nandi-Ndaitwah
Swapo party vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the party is facing a big battle in the coming 2024 presidential election and, therefore, urged the party's members to work… Read more »
Namibia: Cabinet Puts Foot Down On Beneficiation
Cabinet has resolved to prohibit the exportation of Namibia's critical minerals in raw form in a bid to create more local jobs and more local value. Read more »
Namibia: Brics to Build Bigger Bloc
India's foreign affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has refused to be dragged into a discussion around the arrest warrant hovering over Russian president Vladimir Putin's… Read more »
Namibia: Nampower Again Ordered to Halt Switch Off
After being ignored last week, Cabinet again directed national power utility Nampower to discontinue the suspension of electricity for local authorities in arrears. Read more »
June 08, 2023
Namibia: Schlettwein Calls for Urgent Attention On Redline
The incoming board of directors at the Meat Board of Namibia has been urged to consider equalising market opportunities and prospects of farmers for the entire country, including… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Namibia: MPs Appeal for Autonomy for Conservancies
Members of Parliament have bemoaned tendencies by international organisations to dictate how African countries should manage their natural resources without fully understanding the… Read more »
Namibia: Shiimi Calls Nampower to Order
Finance and Public Enterprises Minister Iipumbu Shiimi yesterday shocked the national power utility company NamPower, ordering the company not to proceed with the planned power… Read more »
Namibia: Swapo CC to Unpack Same-Sex Brouhaha
An extraordinary Swapo central committee meeting will be convened in the coming days to deliberate on the recent Supreme Court judgment on recognising same-sex marriages solemnised… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Namibia: Namibia Embraces E-Governance for a Modern Future
Namibia is strongly pushing towards embracing digital innovation and ensuring it keeps pace with the global digitalisation trend. Read more »
May 31, 2023
Namibia: A-Gs Next Move On Same-Sex Marriage
The matters of Digashu and Seiler-Lilles has a protracted litigation history that is not short of an indictment on article 12 of the Namibian Constitution's trial within reasonable… Read more »
Namibia: Re-Elected Zambezi Chairperson Preaches Unity of Purpose
Re-elected Zambezi Regional Council chairperson for the management committee Matengu Simushi, urged fellow council members to do away with infightings and focus on regional… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Namibia: Geingob Commemorates International Peacekeeping Day
In a heartfelt message on the occasion of International Peacekeeping Day, President Hage Geingob of Namibia paid tribute to United Nations Peacekeepers and acknowledged their… Read more »
Namibia: Govt Puts Same-Sex Marriage Under Microscope
Attorney general Festus Mbandeka said the government is conducting a legal assessment on the recent groundbreaking ruling of the Supreme Court to recognise same-sex marriages… Read more »
Namibia: Mining, Energy Could Liberate Namibia - Minister Alweendo
If Namibia is to be unchained from the triple shackle of unemployment, poverty and inequality, it will depend heavily on how it deals with opportunities presented by the energy and… Read more »