Category: Namibia News
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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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Robbery, Murder suspects sentenced to hefty jail terms
By Staff Reporter An Ombili settlement resident, Bernard Simon, 31, who stood accused of robbing Francina Afrikaaner at gunpoint in 2008, was sentenced to an eight year imprisonment by the Windhoek Regional court on July 27. Ombili is situated in the outskirt of Katutura in Windhoek. The robbery occurred on September 22, 2008. Simon robbed…
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Namibia condemns BDF shoot-to-kill tactics
By Simon Liseli and Risco Lumamezi SAFETY and Security Minister, Nangolo Mbumba has strongly condemned the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) actions of shooting innocent Namibians at Caprivi region, when found illegally on their side of the country instead of arresting and detaining them. Mbumba’s condemnation comes in the wake of the deaths of two Nakabolelwa…
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Drunken and sleepy Okahandja rapist sent to jail
By Staff Reporter An Okahandja resident, who was arraigned before the Windhoek Regional Court for rape charges of 2008, was sentenced to a ten year imprisonment of which three years were suspended by Magistrate Sarel Jacobs on July 27. Elvis Kheibeb, a single father of one child, will serve an effective seven year jail term…
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