Month: September 2023

The government of Namibia has condemned the coup d’état in Gabon toppling the democratically-elected government, and the detention of president Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family on 30 August 2023.

The suspension of the Engineering Council of Namibia’s registrar has unveiled a raft of allegations of impropriety about the embattled official, as well as how the institution is managed. 

Former Works and Transport Deputy Minister James Sankwasa has called on learners at Sikosinyana Senior Secondary School near Katima Mulilo to change their attitude towards their teachers and fellow learners in order for their dreams to be realised.

The Office of the Prime Minister has announced that between July and September this year, approximately 579 000 people in Namibia are estimated to be facing high levels of acute food insecurity and requiring urgent humanitarian assistance. 

Namibia’s trade with BRICS countries during 2022 stood at a mammoth N$97 billion.

The ministry of agriculture has handed over the Rundu abattoir to Meatco for operations. The facility, under construction since 2014, cost taxpayers N$170 million.

Organisers of the Okakarara Annual Trade Fair, which officially starts on Monday and ends next Sunday, has promised to make this year’s edition an enticing and empowering platform for all small and big businesses.

Lawyers representing National Assembly speaker Peter Katjavivi and Landless People’s Movement leaders Bernadus Swartbooi and Henny Seibeb went head-to-head on Wednesday in a constitutionality challenge culminating from the infamous 2021 State of the Nation Address.

Windhoek High Court Judge Boas Usiku will deliver his ruling on an application by former minister of justice Sakeus Shanghala, his friend and business partner James Hatuikulipi and Pius Mwatelulo for consent to lodge an application to challenge acting Judge Kobus Miller’s appointment as acting judge because of his advanced age.