Health and Social Services Minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula has vigorously defended the controversial N.dollars 650 million tender awarded to Amnics Trading, owned by businessman Shapwa Kanyama, by the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN). Addressing a media briefing in the capital on Thursday, Shangula said it is a matter of great concern that there are…
A group of small business owners in Windhoek’s Katutura residential area has called on the City of Windhoek (CoW) to construct a market place where they can conduct their business. They sell cooked bones bought from Meatco and Beefcor, known as Matupa (bones in Otjiherero) and say the popularity of the dish means they attract…
Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) Secretary-General Mathew Haakuria on Thursday said the National Housing Enterprise’s (NHE) unaudited financial statements is the reason why employees’ demands are not being met. Haakuria made the claims during a media conference in the capital on Thursday to address a looming strike by NHE employees. “The board indicated that…
Parents and politicians in the Otjozondjupa Region gathered at Otjiwarongo on Thursday to discuss and analyse the Grade 11 and Grade 12 final examination results for 2022. Over 80 principals along with school inspectors and regional and local authority councillors attended the one-day meeting organised by the Otjozondjupa Regional Council. In his keynote address, Otjozondjupa…
The Namibian Cycling Federation’s (NCF) president, Axel Thiessen, says the upcoming African Cycling Confederation (CAC) African road championships will be used as an Olympic qualifier for Team Namibia. Held since 2001, the African Continental Cycling Championships are a series of cycling races held annually in Africa, where the African cyclists are crowned champion for the…
European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, told the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) on Tuesday that the Early Childhood Development (ECD) training for teachers is insufficient. Urpilainen said this during her visit to the EU-funded ECD centre in the Mix settlement. She urged the MGEPESW to invest…
The Namibian government, in partnership with European Union (EU), on Tuesday here launched an Annual Action Plan (AAP). The APP, which is valued at N.dollars 437 million, will cater for three new development programs in Windhoek, which include foundational education; governance and gender equality; and technical cooperation facility. This launch coincided with the EU and…
The Directorate of Education in the Kavango West Region commemorated International Education Day at the Christian Joseph Haihambo Combined School on Tuesday. The day, which is commemorated annually on 24 January, was observed under the theme ‘To invest in people, prioritise education.’ In a speech read on her behalf, Minister of Education, Arts and Culture,…
The Namibian Ports Authority (NamPort) has teamed up with several international ports in a bid to position itself to handle green hydrogen products destined for the European Union market. The five-year collaborations between NamPort and the Belgian Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the Netherlands Port of Rotterdam, signed in 2022 and 2021 respectively, are meant to…
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) activated its 1000th network tower in Okadhiya, Okatyali Constituency of the Oshana Region on Tuesday. The tower forms part of the project that began in 2017, in which MTC aimed to expand its voice and data coverage footprint across Namibians. Since its inception, 268 sites have been completed, with another 24…