Namibia: ECB Slams Nampower Debt Collection Plan

The Electricity Control Board has expressed concern over the interruptions caused by the recent implementation of NamPower's debt collection plan, as they caused "immeasurable… Read more »

Namibia: Okatyali to Host Leadership Climate Change Youth Camp #AfricaClimateHope

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Namibia: 40 Crocodiles to Go Under the Hammer

In an effort to minimise human-wildlife conflict along rivers in the north eastern regions of Kavango West, East and Zambezi, the environment ministry is set to put 40 crocodiles… Read more »

Namibia: Namibia to Host Africa Hospitality Investment Forum

The land of the brave was this week selected to host the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) in 2024. Read more »

Namibia: Kidnap, Rape and Murder Accused Pleads Not Guilty

A 27-year-old Drimiopsis resident, accused of kidnapping, rape and murder, yesterday pleaded not-guilty to the charges before Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute. Read more »

Namibia: World Blood Donor Day Celebrated in Namibia

A street parade covering a distance of 2.2km along Independence Avenue will take place tomorrow as part of World Blood Donor Day which was celebrated yesterday. Read more »

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 »

Namibia: Second Army Recruitment in 12 Months

The Namibian Defence Force will recruit between 1 400 and 1 600 trainees for the second year in a row, defence executive director Wilhemina Shivute announced. Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Competition Commission Investigates Unfair Property Valuation Practices

The Namibia Competition Commission will continue to investigate if there are further unfair practices within the property valuation industry. Read more »

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 »

Namibia: Nampower U-Turns On Electricity Cuts

National power utility NamPower management and board members resolved to put its plans on hold to disconnect defaulting customers until the end of August 2023. Read more »

Namibia: Shoe Project Keeps Learners in School

Project Never Walk Alone continues to give hope to vulnerable children and keep them in schools. 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: 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: Oryx and Scania Make N$1.4 Million Solar Move

Oryx Properties and long-term tenant Scania Namibia installed 218 state-of-the-art solar panels on the roof of the Scania building in the Northern Industrial area, representing a… Read more »

Namibia: Deadly Concoction 'Prophet' Denied Bail

A self-proclaimed prophet who last week used tree roots to brew a potion that claimed the lives of two women in the Kavango East region, has been denied bail by the Rundu… 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: NSA Provides Chance for the Unemployed...Over 2 800 Private Vehicles Needed

Statistician general of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Alex Shimuafeni, had pleaded with those already employed to give a chance to unemployed persons during the 2023 census… Read more »

Namibia: Food Poison Deaths Preventable - Kapofi

Defence minister Frans Kapofi, who was delegated by Cabinet to represent central government at the mass burial of the 16 members of the Shishugho family from Kayova village, said… 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 »

Namibia: Supreme Court Grounds Menzies

Three judges of the Namibia Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal brought by British-owned Menzies Aviation against a High Court decision that ordered it to vacate the Hosea… Read more »

Namibia: Abanga to Construct Fertiliser Factory

Thomas Abanga, the founder and chief executive officer of Abanga Farms & Food Systems, shared during the recent Omaheke Employment-Creation Conference that his company is in… Read more »

Namibia: Untapped Investment Opportunities Abound

Development Bank of Namibia CEO Martin Inkumbi has said there are immense untapped opportunities in all sectors for Namibians, especially the youth, to explore. Read more »

Namibia: Residents Owe Kamanjab N$13m

Residents and businesses owe the Kamanjab council a staggering N$13 million in rates and taxes stemming from its proclamation as a village council. Read more »

Namibia: Over N$500 000 Pledged Towards Seed Capital Fund

The much-anticipated Omaheke Employment Creation Conference officially got underway in Gobabis on Tuesday night with the launch of the region's Seed Capital Fund. Read more »