WINDHOEK: Governor of the Bank of Namibia, Johannes !Gawaxab announced on Wednesday that Namibia’s repo rate is to remain the same, at 7.75 per cent, as decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
The prime lending rate remains steady at 11.50 pe…
The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service (MSYNS) has warned members of the public to be cautious of scammers who under false pretence are calling for online applications for a youth development grant covering 2024/2025.
The ministry’s Chief …
WINDHOEK: Former President Hage Geingob was a staunch believer in the rule of law, particularly in freedom of speech, media freedom, and the safety of journalists.
This is how the late president’s former press secretary, Albertus Aochamub, who is cur…
OTJIWARONGO: Two local authority councillors of the Otjiwarongo Municipality resigned from their positions at the Otjiwarongo Municipality’s management committee last week.
The two are Gideon Iiyambo of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) and S…
Omulenge Fisheries has handed over brickmaking equipment worth about N.dollars 60 000 to the youth forum of the Okaku Constituency.
The forum then identified the Iitanga village site where the brickmaking project will be stationed.
Omulenge board me…
WINDHOEK: Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Gloria Simubali has led a delegation to the ‘Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024’, which commenced in Cape Town, South Africa on Monday.
A media statement availed by the Min…
WINDHOEK: The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has appointed three new non-executive board members, in line with Section 9 of the Bank of Namibia Act (2020) with effect from 01 February 2024.
They include Dr Meshack Tjirongo, Advocate Eliaser Nekwaya, and Peter…
RUNDU: The president of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), McHenry Venaani, has urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform to modernise maize production for self-sufficiency.
In a media statement issued on Monday, Venaani said Namib…
KATIMA MULILO: A total of 213 municipal account holders have benefited from the Ondangwa Town Council’s debt relief programme that began in October 2023.
The 12-month programme is set to conclude in September this year, following the council’s announ…
WINDHOEK: Team Namibia has been named the worldwide champion of the third Seeds for the Future Tech4Good worldwide Competition.
Team Namibia consists of students from the University of Namibia and the University of Science and Technology.
The Tech4G…
KATIMA MULILO: The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has allocated over N.dollars 2.1 million to the Oshana Rural Development Project for the 2023/2024 financial year.
Oshana Regional Council spokesperson Elly Ashikoto in an interview with Namp…
KEETMANSHOOP: The Keetmanshoop Municipality on Tuesday unveiled its budget of N.dollars 296 million for the 2023/2024 financial year, which had received approval from the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development.
Presenting the sanctioned budget to re…
WINDHOEK: The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has cancelled the spectrum licences granted to UCOM Mobile Namibia, previously known as Mobile Telephone Networks Business Solutions Namibia (MTN).
CRAN in a statement on Monday said…
KATIMA MULILO: State Prosecutor in the Zambezi Region, Bruna Mukoya, said there are many cases of domestic violence and elderly abuse which need to be addressed urgently in the region.
Speaking at the public hearings on the petition on sexual, gender…
OTJINENE: The Otjinene Village Council has serviced only 17 plots worth N.dollars 1.7 million in the prime area of that village during this year due to a lack of funds.
This is according to the village council chairperson, Sylvester Kavita, who in an…
