Month: October 2022

American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work”. 

The Helao Nafidi town council intends to relocate the local dumpsite after residents complained of the smoke produced when rubbish is burned. 

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has visited Ompundja and Uuvudhiya constituencies to familiarise herself with the development in the two areas.

Founding President Sam Nujoma this week congratulated Chinese leader Xi Jinping on his re-election as the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for another five years. 

The Namibian government has dismissed claims it has agreed to the joint declaration on genocide negotiations initialed in May 2021 by the special envoys, saying it would not do so without the endorsement of the affected communities. 

The International Criminal Court has rejected the Caprivi Concerned Group’s request to launch an investigation into the killing of four fishermen by the Botswana Defence Force for potential crimes against humanity.

The Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) president Jason Emvula is still on suspension since 24 August 2022. 

​​​​​​​Namibia has the potential to make aquaculture one of the industries that contribute to food security, youth employment and community empowerment. 

The Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA) has elected new commissioners. The network’s two-day event, which started on Thursday in Rundu, also decided on a strategy to address the issue of street kids countrywide. 

Since 1983, Chevening has brought over 50 000 exceptional professionals from around the world to study in the UK through scholarships and fellowships funded by the UK government, a scheme that more than 140 Namibians scholars have benefitted from and continue to.