insert_link Local LANGER HEINRICH URANIUM DONATES NEW, FULLY FITTED AMBULANCE TO OMARURU DISTRICT HOSPITAL Omaruru residents now have better access to urgent medical care thanks to the donation of a new ambulance to the Omaruru District Hospital by Langer Heinrich Uranium. The fully fitted ambulance will serve the Omaruru constituency and is valued at approximately N$800,000.00. The donation was made at a special event on Wednesday, 4 December, at the Omaruru District Hospital, where Langer Heinrich Uranium’s Managing Director, Johan Roux, said the […] todayDecember 6, 2024 7
insert_link Local CRAN ENHANCES TYPE APPROVAL COMPLIANCE WITH NAMRA THROUGH CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAINING 04 DECEMBER 2024 The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) recently launched a series of capacity-building training sessions with customs officials from the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA). This initiative, conducted under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CRAN and NamRA, seeks to deepen understanding and strengthen compliance with Type Approval Regulations for telecommunications equipment. Type Approval is a regulatory process that ensures telecommunications equipment meets Namibia’s technical and safety standards […] todayDecember 4, 2024 6
insert_link Africa Africa Solidifies Commitment to Disaster Risk Reduction with Windhoek Declaration The 9th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction culminated in the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration, reaffirming Africa's dedication to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 over the next three years. With participation from over 800 delegates across the continent, the platform focused on critical topics such as risk governance, financing strategies, and the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. Key discussions underscored the need for increased […] todayOctober 28, 2024 7
insert_link South Africa Transport Minister In S.A Calls for Sustainable Solutions as Taxi Sector Faces Rising Finance Costs In S.A, its transport minister Barbara Creecy has expressed concern over rising vehicle finance costs for the taxi sector. Speaking to the ANC NEC about the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme, she noted that the current scrapping allowance is insufficient, and unaffordable. Creecy says the programme’s model is now outdated. She aims to engage stakeholders and financiers to find sustainable solutions for the sector: todayOctober 28, 2024 24
insert_link Namibia Stakeholders identify bottlenecks in Labour Commission processes The Office of the Labour Commissioner has initiated a Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) initiative, engaging stakeholders to address longstanding challenges and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of labour dispute resolution. Labour Commissioner Kyllikki Sihlahla said that the office, which handles labour dispute resolutions through conciliation and arbitration processes, has long faced public criticism for its inefficiencies. During the stakeholder engagement, Deputy Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment […] todayJuly 17, 2024 37
insert_link Namibia Oshikoto region considers trimester system return for schools The Directorate of Education, Arts, and Culture in the Oshikoto region and its stakeholders have proposed the re-introduction of a trimester system for schools from 2025 onwards. The concerns of the semester revolve around the length of the semester, fatigue among learners, and difficulty in curriculum planning. Here is the Executive Director of the Ministry Sanet Steenkamp. todayMay 13, 2024 72
insert_link Africa How expensive it is to be poor: Prof. Abdoulaye Diabaté inspires global action against malaria at TED2024 In a stirring address at TED2024, Prof. Abdoulaye Diabaté, Head of Medical Entomology and Parasitology at the Research Institute in Health Sciences in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, and Principal Investigator of Target Malaria Burkina Faso, shared his journey with malaria and his resolute commitment to eradicating it. Prof. Diabaté's talk shed light on the devastating toll of malaria, particularly in Africa, and stressed the urgent need for transformative solutions. […] todayApril 30, 2024 40
insert_link Namibia Government Institutions Pension Fund increases pension and disability income benefits The Government Institutions Pension Fund announced pension and disability income benefits increases. The Board of Trustees took this decision after a thorough actuarial due diligence process and in consideration of various factors such as the inflation rate, cost of living, reasonable benefit expectations of its active annuitants, affordability on the part of the Fund and the average annual return over the last five years, as well as the current and […] todayApril 29, 2024 42
insert_link Business / Economics Industrialisation Ministry holds Erongo region consultations The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade is undertaking public consultations in the Erongo Region today on three key legislative and policy documents in a clustered form to get inputs from all stakeholders. Here is the Ministry's spokesperson Elijah Mukubonda. todayApril 15, 2024 55