The Ministry of Mines and Energy on Monday announced that petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged for the month of April. The ministry in a media statement said petrol prices in Walvis Bay will remain at N.dollars 19.78 per litre and the prices of both diesel products will remain N.dollars 20.65 per litre. The effective…
Four suicides which allegedly took place on Saturday were reported in the Namibian Police Force’s (NamPol) crime report issued on Sunday. According to the report, a 26-year-old male allegedly hung himself in a tree at Plot Brakwater in Katutura. NamPol said the deceased, whose name is withheld as his next of kin have not yet…
Four cases of individuals found in possession of cannabis were recorded on Friday, the Namibian Police Force weekend crime report issued on Sunday revealed. A 19-year-old male suspect was arrested in Lüderitz at Nautilus after he was found with 29 parcels of cannabis weighing 55.30 grams and valued at N.dollars 2 765 during a police…
The Real Madrid Foundation, a non-profit organization linked to Real Madrid Football Club in Spain, will host football clinics in Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Otjiwarongo and Rundu in May and September 2023. The Real Madrid Foundation sent a delegation of three members to Windhoek from 06 to 08 March 2023, who had meetings with the Ministry…
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah emphasised that in order to consolidate the Namibia-Tanzania bilateral relations, the two countries need to enhance their economic development on the African continent. Nandi-Ndaitwah made the remarks at the third session of the Joint Commission of Cooperation (JCC) between the two countries on Friday. “Let us focus…
Employees of Bidvest Prestige Cleaning Services on Friday held a peaceful demonstration led by the Namibia Security Guard and Watchmen’s Union of Namibia (NASGWU). Reading the petition on behalf of the aggrieved workers, shopsteward Saima Amaambo said the workers are demanding a salary increase of N.dollars 5 000 from N.dollars 1 800 per month effective…
President Hage Geingob on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Namibia extended birthday wishes to Kovambo Nujoma on Friday. A press release issued by the Presidency said Geingob joined Founding President Sam Nujoma, the entire Nujoma family and the Namibian nation in celebrating the 90th birthday of former First Lady…
Namibia received an award of recognition for remarkable progress towards reaching the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 95-95-95 targets and efforts towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) over the weekend, Minister Kalumbi Shangula said the award…
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) recently awarded Nedbank Namibia’s ‘green’ head office in Windhoek’s central business district a six-star rating. It is one of approximately 75 World Green Building Council members, making it the first building in Namibia to receive this honour. The ‘Nedbank campus’, completed in 2022, was designed with sustainability…
The Kanono Combined School in the Zambezi Region on Friday received a refurbished science laboratory from the First National Bank of Namibia (FNB) through the FirstRand Foundation Trust. The sponsorship, valued at N.dollars 145 000, enabled the conversion of a classroom into a fully-equipped science lab. Reagan Kwala, FNB Branch Manager for Katima Mulilo, highlighted…