The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today approved a wide-ranging draft resolution, entitled “Steps to building a common road map towards a world without nuclear weapons”, which drew extensive debate and 18 separate recorded votes for approval. Introduced by Japan and co-sponsored by the United States, the text (document A/C.1/77/L.61) would have the General Assembly urge all States to

Namibia today joined the international community in observing the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The Executive Director in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Audrin Mathe, said the day is observed under the theme ‘Protecting Media to Protect Democracy.’ “Namibia has made great strides in ensuring press freedom as ranked 18th globally and second on

The Namibian government has made Germany agree to committing itself to re-visit and re-negotiate the N.dollars 18 billion (Euro 1.1 billion) 1904-1908 genocide reparations, saying the entire Namibia is not in agreement with the amount. Vice President Nangolo Mbumba said while opening the Chiefs Forum meeting here yesterday that the affected communities, Government and all Namibians at large are not

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) says it is committed to funding Namibia’s real economy, with bulk infrastructure for land servicing being an important socioeconomic investment. This was said by GIPF Chief Executive Officer, David Nuyoma, on Friday at the launch of phase one of Extension 1 of a housing project in the verdant suburb of Auasblick in Windhoek. He

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said Africa needs more solidarity to aid the continent from the current economic, social, political and climate change calamities. Speaking during a courtesy visit to President Hage Geingob in the capital on Friday, Mahamat said Africa is faced by challenges that call for African leaders to speak with one voice

Leader of the Damara Traditional Authority, Justus //Garoeb, was on Wednesday conferred an honorary doctorate degree in political science by the University of Namibia (UNAM) at its main campus in Windhoek. More than 1 000 other university students also graduated with certificates, diplomas and degrees in various fields at the same ceremony. //Garoeb, in his acceptance speech, praised UNAM for

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has rolled out a programme to foster financial education among journalists based in Kisumu County. MCK has partnered with Absa Bank and ICEA Lion Insurance firm to pilot the Financial Literacy Programme for journalists and media practitioners at the Lakeside County before expanding it to other regions of the country. The initiative targets to

WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA — Authorities in Namibia say a Chinese man jailed for smuggling rhinoceros horns has escaped from prison. Chinese national Wang Hui is on the run after he escaped from the Windhoek Correctional Facility, where he had been serving a 15-year sentence for the illegal export of controlled wildlife products. Hui and three other Chinese men were arrested at

Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba has expressed the importance of modern transportation infrastructure to the economy and the social fabric of Namibia. He noted that this kind of infrastructure is big on generating economic growth, alleviating poverty, the backbone of modern tourism and increasing regional and international competitiveness. Pohamba who was speaking at Swakopmund yesterday at the naming of the Swakopmund-Walvis

While there is no direct link between climate change and conflict, the climate emergency is a danger to peace, especially in Africa whose high degree of vulnerability is exacerbating already existing risks, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today as the 15-member organ debated whether it is the appropriate forum to address the matter. Martha Ama Akyaa

Netball Namibia (NN) vice-president, Rebecca Goagoses said the past two seasons of the MTC Namibia Netball Premier League (NNPL) have been a learning curve for them as administrators and they are promising better things for next season. Speaking at the league’s award ceremony here Saturday Goagoses said going forward, they will use the feedback from the clubs to improve, as

Approximately 3 000 tonnes of chicken is consumed in Namibia every month, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein has said. Schlettwein quoted the figures obtained from the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade while responding to questions by Popular Democratic Movement Member of Parliament McHenry Venaani in the National Assembly on Thursday. Venaani wanted to know what Namibia’s

“Nuclear weapons are the most destructive power ever created — they offer no security, just carnage and chaos,” said António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, opening the plenary meeting to mark the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Addressing more than 70 leaders, ministers and representatives of Member States, he asked them to free themselves from

Eleven countries have been newly elected to serve on the 35-member IAEA Board of Governors for the 2022–2023 period. The election took place on Thursday, 29 September, at the plenary session of the 66th IAEA General Conference. The newly elected Board members are the following: Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Denmark, Kenya, Namibia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Türkiye and Uruguay. For

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Daniel Kashikola today launched the guideline minimum package of HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) services for people in correctional facilities and police holding cells. In his remarks, Kashikola said the guideline is aimed to enhance HIV and TB services to inmates both in police holding cells and correctional facilities by providing quality