By: Ellen Shihepo Namibia’s Vice President (VP) Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has encouraged Namibians to participate in integrated agriculture, stating that agriculture is the basis for any development. This came as part of the VP’s remarks during a field visit to ROOTS Namibia’s agricultural project farm at Stampriet in the Hardap Region last week.
By: Finna Kahili Community and church leader Chinaville Vries has shared the negative impact of fatherlessness on families, stressing the crucial role fathers play in shaping children’s identity and purpose. Vries was speaking during the One Economy Foundation’s Be Free Campaign, which hosted a Men’s Workshop on Friday in Windhoek. The dialogue aims to open […]
By: Valeria Handobe In an effort to combat plastic pollution and environmental degradation, the Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta inaugurated the country’s first Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Plastic Flake Plant at Okahandja on Thursday. The recycling plant transforms discarded beverage bottles made from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) material into PET flakes with an international […]
By: Ellen Shihepo A farmer from the Omaheke region, Francois Van Schalkwyk, said exploration activities of Uranium One which is close to his farm have not caused hazards for him. Van Schalkwyk,who is involved in crop and animal farming among others, stated that whether farmers are against or for Uranium One’s exploration activities and mining […]
By: Ketemba Tjipepa In a celebration of determination and resilience, the Women at Work Training Centre in Windhoek witnessed a milestone as seven students, including three inmates on parole from the Windhoek Correctional Facility, graduated from their three-month dress-making and pattern-designing course today. The graduation ceremony, themed “New Beginnings,” marked a significant step forward for […]
By: Valeria Handobe The South African High Commission in Namibia, together with the Namibian public and private sectors, as well as various local organisations, celebrate its 30th anniversary of freedom and democracy this week, commemorating the 1994 democratic breakthrough, when South Africa experienced universal voting rights for the first time. Typically observed on the 27th […]
By: Josia Shigwedha The Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) in Windhoek this week celebrated the inaugural graduation of its Diamantaire Enterprise Development programme (EDP). The pioneering initiative is designed to increase Namibian participation and ownership within Namibia’s diamond sector.
By: Junior Mutaleni & Ketemba Tjipepa The coastal town of Lüderitz has installed a new tourism attraction that takes the form of a metal frame that indicates the latitude and longitude of its location at Aeroplane Beach. Tourists can take photos of themselves standing in front of or behind the metal frame as memento’s of […]
By: Josia Shigwedha National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) president Ester Muinjangue says her decision to step down and hand over the reins of the party leadership at the upcoming congress in July is to allow members to participate in the race and enable the emergence of new leadership. Muinjangue says her withdrawal for a second […]
By: Ellen Shihepo Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Commissioner and presidential economic advisor, James Mnyupe, has stated that with the multiple resource discoveries made in Namibia, the country has been catapulted to the forefront of the global energy sector and that it is the country’s time to prosper. Mnyupe said with the support of the government and […]