insert_link Namibia President Nangolo Mbumba hosts King Phillip of Belgium President Nangolo Mbumba is hosting King Philippe of Belgium on a five-day visit, starting on Monday. The Namibia Press Agency reports that King Philippe will hold bilateral talks with President Mbumba at State House on Tuesday. He will also lay a wreath at Heroes’ Acre and visit Hope Initiative Southern Africa in Okuryangava, where he will participate in a financial literacy and economic empowerment session. A media statement issued Sunday […] todayApril 29, 2024 11
insert_link Business / Economics NBL updates President Nangolo Mbumba on Distell integration Namibia Breweries Limited’s Board Directors and Management Leadership Team paid a courtesy vist to President Nangolo Mbumba at the State House on Wednesday. The purpose of the visit was to update the President on the successful integration of Distell Namibia into NBL and the investments done so far to produce and pack wine and cider at NBL. NBL Corporate Affairs Manager Surihe Gaomas-Guchu. todayApril 26, 2024 17
insert_link Namibia Japanese Ambassador encourages Namibian youth in farming Japan’s Ambassador to Namibia, Hisao Nishimaki, says that young people in Namibia are eager to engage in farming and generate income by selling their produce from various farms. He mentioned specific projects in the two Kavango regions during a courtesy visit to President Nangolo Mbumba at State House today. todayMarch 27, 2024 23
insert_link Namibia Amushehelo demands President’s attention on jobs crisis Activist and Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters member, Michael Amushehelo is leading a protest against youth unemployment. Despite challenges in delivering their petition on Independence Day, he remains committed. Amushehelo plans to personally deliver the petition to President Nangolo Mbumba's office and insists on the President's acknowledgment. todayMarch 27, 2024 37
insert_link Namibia President Mbumba launches Africa Peer Review Mechanism country report President Nangolo Mbumba has launched the Africa Peer Review Mechanism country report which is accompanied by the National Programme of Action at State House this morning. Lead panelist for the Namibia APRM report, Dr. Abdoulie Janneh shared some of the key highlights of the report. todayMarch 7, 2024 14
insert_link Namibia President Mbumba officially opens first Cabinet meeting of 2024 President Nangolo Mbumba has inaugurated the first Cabinet of 2024 at State House, pointing out the country's economic recovery in different sectors. Mbumba attributed the industry success to the Harambee Prosperity Plan initiated by late President Hage Geingob. President Mbumba also revealed that Namibia's economic growth exceeded pre-pandemic levels, reaching 7.2% in the third quarter of 2023. The Bank of Namibia's Economic Outlook projects a GDP growth of 3.4% for […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 27
insert_link 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 […] todayNovember 28, 2023 8
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
