Namibia Martin Shalli Full Interview https://youtu.be/VsXg7KafWdo By: Josia Shigwedha Future Media's One Africa TV talks to SWAPO Central Committee member and parliamentarian Dr Tobie Aupindi about his memories of Dr Sam Nujoma. Watch on oneafrica.tv, DStv or GOtv at 19h00 on Mondays to Fridays. today19 February, 2025
Dr. Sam Nujoma Dr. Tobie Aupindi Full Interview https://youtu.be/BSTmUBfnLc0 By: Selma Taapopi Future Media's One Africa TV talks to SWAPO Central Committee member and parliamentarian Dr Tobie Aupindi about his memories of Dr Sam Nujoma. Watch on oneafrica.tv, DStv or GOtv at 19h00 on Mondays to Fridays. today19 February, 2025
Dr. Sam Nujoma Ngurare urges Namibians to honour Nujoma through desalination dream https://youtu.be/6Y0kDAfE04g By: Envaalde Matheus Former deputy executive director at the ministry of Agriculture, Elijah Ngurare, has called on Namibians to honour the late President Sam Nujoma by making his vision of bringing seawater inland through desalination a reality. Ngurare explained the idea involved extracting water from the sea, purifying it, and distributing it to drought-prone northern regions to ensure water security. He said that climate change and unpredictable rainfall […] today18 February, 2025
Namibia Shifeta says budget could not allow Nujoma’s vision for compulsory youth training https://youtu.be/WnHhgr2Qjfk By: Envaalde Matheus Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta said the national budget could not accommodate the late Sam Nujoma’s dream of mandatory national youth training. Shifeta, a former youth deputy minister, said he was, among others, tasked with formulating the National Youth Policy by Nujoma, which gave birth to the National Youth Service which currently offers voluntary national service training. Pohamba said Nujoma believed young people would not indulge in […] today18 February, 2025
Business / Economics Namcor and partners complete drilling of Sagittarius-1X, block 2914 By: Hertha Ekandjo The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia(NAMCOR) and its partners have completed drilling operations for the Sagittarius-1X exploration well in Block 2914, located in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia. NAMCOR made this announcement this afternoon on behalf of the PEL 85 joint venture partner, Rhino Resources. According to NAMCOR, drilling commenced on 18 December 2024 using the Noble Venturer drillship and reached total depth on 6 February 2025. […] today18 February, 2025
Environment Environmentalists discuss nature-based solutions By: Hertha Ekandjo The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net), are hosting BES-Net Regional Trialogue for East and Southern Africa in Windhoek. This event brings together biodiversity policymakers, scientists and practitioners, including representatives of Indigenous Peoples and local communities from Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, to address the urgent challenges […] today18 February, 2025
Business / Economics Economist supports amendments to Usury and Micro Lending Acts By: Hertha Eknadjo Economist Erastus Nghinomenwa has applauded the discussions by parliament on the need to amend the Usury Act, Bank of Namibia Act and the Microlending Act. Nghinomenwa emphasized the importance of lawmakers discussing amendments, stating that there is often a misunderstanding of what needs to be done to drive economic growth. “When we talk about economic development, we tend to discuss it in isolation. However, it is crucial […] today18 February, 2025
Namibia Noa says corruption levels have decreased https://youtu.be/KNkp2Q0RWnY By: Ketemba Tjipepa The Anti-Corruption Commission director-general, Paulus Noa, says the country is no longer experiencing high levels of corruption. This follows Namibia maintaining its position and score in the recent Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index. Namibia scored 49 out of 100, ranking 59th out of 180 countries. "Today, as I'm speaking to you, we are no longer receiving higher levels of corruption as we were receiving in […] today18 February, 2025
Namibia Haufiku says Nujoma boosted Namibia’s life expectancy https://youtu.be/rJ8LTW1bam4 By: Envaalde Matheus Former health minister Bernard Haufiku praised the Founding President Sam Nujoma for significantly improving Namibia's life expectancy from 54 years to nearly 70 years post-independence. Haufiku attributed the increase in life expectancy to Nujoma's focus on ensuring hospitals were equipped with essential infrastructure and that all children were born in health facilities. “The data is there. If you take life expectancy at independence, it was roughly […] today17 February, 2025
