Walvis Bay mayor laments lack of fishing quota allocation

Walvis Bay mayor laments lack of fishing quota allocation

Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes is surprised that the town does not benefit directly from fishing quotas, despite being a source. He highlights ongoing challenges, including daily hunger for over 20% of the population, 40% youth unemployment, and a housing crisis causing loss of lives.

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Environment

Namibia attends World Summit on Green Economy

Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta is participating in the World Green Economy Summit, a global forum dedicated to the green economy. The summit gathers experts from different sectors worldwide, with a specific focus on advancing the global green economy, addressing climate action, and achieving the objectives outlined in the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030.

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Namibia

Digitalization initiative to benefit rural learners

The Minister of Education, Arts and Culture Anna Nghipondoka opened the Digital School High-Level meeting in Cape Town, where Namibia, along with other SADC countries, is selected for the UAE/WFP Phase 1 Digitalization Initiative. The initiative aims to provide digital devices and ICT training to benefit learners in remote areas of Namibia and the SADC region.

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Local

Namibia’s High Court Embraces Transparency in Judicial Appointments

Windhoek, 28 November 2023 - In a pioneering move toward openness and accountability, the Judicial Service Commission (the Commission) has unveiled a groundbreaking approach to the selection process for judicial appointments to the High Court of Namibia. The decision, reached during the Commission's meeting on 15 September 2023, saw amendments to the Judicial Service Commission Regulations 2011 in accordance with Article 85(3) of the Namibian Constitution. The revised regulations, effective […]

November 28, 2023 13

Local

Old Mutual Namibia swings into action at annual golf day

Windhoek, 28 November 2023 – On Friday, 24 November 2023, Old Mutual Namibia demonstrated its golfing prowess at the highly anticipated annual corporate golf day, held at the distinguished Windhoek Golf and Country Club. This event served as a gathering point for Old Mutual Namibia's esteemed corporate clients, providing a platform for networking, friendly competition, and camaraderie amidst the lush greenery of the golf course. Mignon du Preez, Group Marketing, […]

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Namibia

FirstRand Namibia and Ohorongo Cement empower Opuwo youth

Twenty-five Opuwo youths have received brickmaking and business skills training, along with a starter pack to start their own businesses, from the FirstRand Namibia Foundation Trust and Ohorongo Cement. The two-day training was held at the Opuwo Urban Constituency office last week. In a statement issued on Monday, FNB Commercial Relationship Manager Kaarina Matheus highlighted the significant role skills development plays in Namibia’s economic growth agenda. “Namibia needs advanced technical […]

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Namibia

Councillors complain about poor roads in their area

Oshikoto's regional councillors of Okankolo and Nehale Lyampingana constituencies have complained about the poor road conditions in their constituency areas that might hinder some development activities to take place. Okankolo constituency councillor, Hans Nambambi has singled out some of the roads that are in need of repair, adding that a road from Okankolo to Onkumbula that is 47 kilometres, founded in the year 2001 is to be upgraded but nothing […]

November 28, 2023 13

Namibia

President Geingob defends international travel

President Hage Geingob has called on the media to concentrate their reporting on important issues instead of trivial ones like the travel allowance of politicians. During his annual press briefing at State House on Monday, Geingob digressed from his prepared speech to address the media criticism of his and his ministers’ traveling, reportedly to benefit from travel and subsistence allowances (S&Ts). “You see how I am standing here, because I […]

November 28, 2023 15

Africa

Will ‘Big Oil’ influence COP28 talks as Namibia fights climate change challenges?

With COP28 around the corner, people are worried about the influence of big oil companies on the climate talks. Namibia, a country that is facing climate challenges, has to decide how it will respond, especially with news about the United Arab Emirates planning oil and gas deals during the talks. Recent reports from independent journalists at the Centre for Climate Reporting working with the BBC reveal that the UAE, which […]

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