Category: Namibia News
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Namibia to host SADC Special Forces Warfare Exercise
By Staff Reporter ABOUT 600 Special military personnel from ten (10) member states of Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) are expected to partake in the Special Forces Exercise Codenamed as “Welwitchia”, in Swakopmund from September 30 to 15 October 2013. In a Media Release from the Ministry of Defence, Members of Special Forces from SADC…
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Severe drought taking heavy toll in northern Namibia
OPUWO, 12 August 2013 (IRIN) – The arid hills of Namibia’s northwestern Kunene Region make for a harsh environment at the best of times. With agriculture limited by the region’s dry, sandy soil, most of the local population rely on livestock farming, leading a semi-nomadic existence dictated by the search for fresh pasture for their…
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Namibia to host world conference on desertification
By Staff Reporter Namibia will host the 11th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP11) on 16-27 September this year. COP 11 is a United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) initiative that has 195 members who meet every two years. This will be the first time COP11 will…
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Namibia Small Businesses at tourism expo
STAFF REPORTER THE four daylong event that showcases Namibia as a premier tourism destination kicks-off on May 29 to June 1, at the Windhoek Showground. Namibia Tourism Expo organizer, Democratic Media Holdings (DMH) and local social entrepreneurship firm, SMEs Compete, have joined to place the spotlight on Namibia’s small and medium enterprise (SME) sector at…
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NUDO calls govt to intervene on drought
STAFF REPORTER NATIONAL Democratic Unity Organisation (NUDO) is urging government to roll –out drought relief interventions to drought striking communal farmers in the country. Namibia is expected to experience a situation of national drought due to poor rainfall in many parts of the country, the rainy season in Namibia starts from October to April of…
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SABMiller to invest N$360 million in Namibia
SABMiller is planning to break ground in April this year with the construction of its planned 260 000 hectolitre brewery in Namibia. After some delays, the company recently received approval for the re-zoning of 7,2 hectares of land in Okahandja where the brewery will be built and transfer of the land is expected in the…
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Social Security Commission workers on strike
By Staff Reporter Social Security Commission employees are on stay away and have strongly accused the management and the board of commission for misappropriating funds. Workers have been on strike since March 19, country wide while in Katima Mulilo , the petition was read by Mr. Reagen Mukena Head of the Satellite Office. In the…
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Pohamba reshuffles Cabinet, dismisses Kazenambo
STAFF REPORTER Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba has reshuffled and redeployed his cabinet ministers and governors, just days after the ruling party Swapo held its fifth congress. Pohamba reshuffled the ministers and three governors on December 4, when he re-appointed Swapo Vice President Dr Hage Geingob to the position of Prime Minister. Hage is holding this…
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SPYL urges for unity after SWAPO congress
By Staff Reporter The SWAPO PARTY youth wing has called for a unified party following a contrasted just ended congress that has elected new leadership over the weekend of November 29 and December 1. The SPYL also called for the end of the ‘inner-Party-campaigning, by urging the ruling party members to now focus on hard…
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SWAPO Nominates Big 4
By Staff Reporter Ahead of the 5thSWAPO congress, three bigwings were nominated for top leadership positions within the party during the just ended Central Committee (CC) Meeting held on October 19 and 20 at the party headquarters in Windhoek in the Khomas region. The three nominated cadres for the Vice President position are , current…
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