Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein says Namibia’s livestock sector is in trouble and the wealth creation potential in the sector has declined. Schlettwein said this recently when he met with farmers around Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region. The aim of the meeting was to inform them about government’s new approach to…
African youth voices, actions, advocacy and engagement should serve as a beacon of hope for positive change in the development of their continent. This was said by President Hage Geingob on Tuesday, when African Youth Day was observed under the theme ‘Breaking the Barriers to Meaningful Youth Participation and Inclusion in Advocacy.’ The day is…
Windhoek International School (WIS) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote work-integrated learning. This MoU will allow education students to conduct practical teaching and gain international skills and knowledge at Namibia’s only school that offers an international curriculum for primary programmes and International Baccalaureate diplomas. In a…
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced an increase in diesel prices by 198 cents per litre, effective at 00h01 on 02 November 2022. In a media statement made available to Nampa on Monday, the ministry said the international oil market continues to expect a huge fall in oil demands amid strong signs of…
President Hage Geingob has expressed his condolences to South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol, following the death of over 150 people in Seoul on Saturday. In his message of condolences issued by the Presidency on Monday, Geingob said Namibia joins the people of South Korea in mourning the lives lost in the tragic incident, where over…
Four Namibian men aged between 19 and 44 were arrested on Friday for the alleged possession of drugs worth N.dollars 21 000 at Aranos during a police search. A crime report issued on Sunday by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) indicated that the men were found with 80 bags of cannabis weighing 100 grams each,…
A man died after he was allegedly shot by a member of the City Police after grabbing a woman’s handbag in Windhoek’s Greenwell Matongo residential area on Sunday. The weekend crime report issued by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) on Sunday said the incident occurred around 03h30 in Josephina Street. The victim, whose age is…
The seventh round seven of the national go-karting champions held at the Tony Rust race track in the capital on Saturday was hailed a success, as drivers gained more championship points in their respective categories. The national go-karting championships is comprised of eight different national classes, where drivers compete in over eight rounds at circuits…
A. I. Steenkamp Primary School on Saturday retained the Under-13 (U13) Mayoral Football Cup after successfully defeating Tobias Hainyeko Primary 3-2 in the final at the Khomasdal Stadium. The Mayoral Cup is an initiative of the City of Windhoek to get the youth off the streets and onto sports fields. This annual competition which was…
Alex Miller and Vera Looser were on Saturday crowned champions in the male and female categories of the 2022 Nedbank National Mountain Bike Marathon Championships held at Farm Otjompaue in Windhoek. Miller successfully retained the elite men’s title that he won last year by beating his closes competitor, Tristan de Lange, in a sprint finish…