The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) has warned Namibians to be wary of a firm allegedly operating under the guise of ‘Namibian Mining News’. This comes after the EIF was alerted by members of the public who were approached over the Easter weekend, which led the EIF to discover that there are individuals operating…
The Capricorn Foundation has recently made a N.dollars 250 000 donation to the Step Out of Poverty Charity (S.P.E.S). The foundation’s ongoing assistance enables S.P.E.S to directly impact 1 100 children in Windhoek through 15 informal pre-schools by providing teacher training and mentorship, food and educational resources. S.P.E.S Charity is a non-profit organisation that has…
The United States Embassy in Namibia commended the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) for over 11,700 rapid health improvements following the introduction of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) medicine for young children. The MoHSS introduced the medicine in July 2021 which contains a product called dolutegravir (DTG) which studies show is more effective…
SADC Acting Director of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Affairs, Kealeboga Moruti has noted that conflict prevention and peacebuilding dynamics require a multi-sectoral approach to effectively address and develop sustainable solutions. According to Moruti, one of the critical partners to support durable peacebuilding efforts is the correctional/prison/penitentiary service while governments, civil society actors,…
The Security Association of Namibia (SAN) has distanced itself from fraudulent activities allegedly being carried out by non-members, who allegedly use its certificates to acquire tenders and contracts by misrepresenting themselves as SAN members. SAN, in a media statement availed to Nampa on Tuesday, clarified that they have received numerous complaints regarding the fraudulent use…
The Kavango West Region Under-20 football and netball teams received a hero’s welcome when they arrived in their home town of Nkurenkuru on Tuesday. The football team, was for the first time ever crowned champions of this year’s The Namibian Newspaper Cup after defeating Otjozondjupa Region 2-0 on Monday. The netball team took the fourth…
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) branch secretary at Otjiwarongo, Sebetius Guiteb has labelled the operations at the Otjiwarongo municipality as that of a ‘secret organisation’. Guiteb who serves as a local authority councillor and a member of the management committee of that municipality, at a recent media conference, alleged that the municipality is secretive in its…
Omaheke Region was on Monday announced as the next host of the 2024 Namibian Newspaper Cup tournament, at its capital Gobabis. Namibian Football Association (NFA) committee member, Cassius Moetie at the just-ended 21st edition of The Namibian Newspaper Cup in Otjiwarongo said the announcement was made earlier in order to allow the Omaheke Region ample…
Nikkle, the Namibian-based financial inclusion application for small businesses and freelancers, has been nominated in two categories of the Southern Africa Global Startup Awards 2023. The platform has made it as a finalist in the Best Newcomer 2023 and Startup of the Year 2023 categories. Nikkle is the new-generation financial management system that offers a…
Vice President Nangolo Mbumba on Monday inaugurated the first phase of the University of Namibia (UNAM) Southern Campus at Keetmanshoop. Since the university established its campus at Keetmanshoop it made use of temporary facilities at the Teachers’ Resource Centre in the Krönlein residential area, which falls under the ||Kharas Regional Council’s Directorate of Education. The…