Category: Namibia News

By Staff Reporter United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon, accompanied by his wife, Mrs Yoo Soon-taek, and Senior Officials of the United Nations will pay an Official Visit to Namibia from 24 to 25 June 2014.   In a Press Release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Secretary-General is visiting Namibia on the invitation of…

By Staff Report The Namibian Head of State made his first visit to the NHE mass housing project and toured the construction site at Walvis-Bay in the Erongo Region last week. President Hifikepunye Pohamba  witnessed 130 houses which are near completion under the national project called mass housing  initiated by the Namibian government which is…

By Staff Reporter The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, DTA of Namibia is hoping to swallow all pressure groups in Namibia and internationally ahead of the general elections expected this year. This was recently announced by the party’s Secretary for Information and Publicity, Mr. Lascan Sikosi that it will amalgamate all social, economic, academic, political, racial and…

STAFF REPORTER The Agricultural Bank of Namibia  has approved loans totalling N$367 million to 646 Namibian farmers in 2013, which shows an increase of 35.4 percent over loans approved in  2012.  The bank noted in its End of the Year report of 2013 entitled “Agribank Performance Report for the year 2013 (January – November 2013)”that…

 By Aldrin Mukendwa   DEPUTY Minister of Veterans Affairs, Hilma Nicanor officially inaugurated new office in Katima Mulilo for War Veterans recently.  Among the delegates attended the ceremony was the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Richard Kamwi,Traditional Leaders and Zambezi Regional Governor, Alfea Sampofu .  In her keynote address, Deputy Minister Nicanor emphasised…

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…