China’s foreign affairs minister, Wang Yi, says his country remains Africa’s most trustworthy ally despite changing international relations. Wang met with vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Monday morning at the old State House in Windhoek. “China and Africa have always…
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Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani on Sunday called on the Office of the Prime Minister to evacuate flood victims from damaged homes in Windhoek. This follows on flash floods in that left several people in the city’s informal settlements…
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Namibian farmers have incurred financial loses of up to N$315 million in the last year due to drought. Agriculture, water and land reform minister Calle Schlettwein says the losses have been caused by drought induced crop failure for mahangu and…
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Presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari has described the official registration of a Namibian media union as a step in the right direction in the development of a professional press corps reporting on the basis of ethics and a code of conduct.…
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Four years after its launch, the Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu) has officially been registered as a trade union. Nampu received its certificate of recognition as a trade union from the Office of the Labour Commissioner on Monday morning. “This…
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The Namibia Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (Naretu) has congratulated the media union on its registration. The Office of the Labour Commissioner recognised the Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu) as a trade union on Monday morning, four years after Nampu’s…
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President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reiterated her plan to pump N$85 billion into creating 550 000 jobs across sectors in Namibia such as agriculture, construction and oil and gas. Nandi-Ndaitwah said this during her first press conference as incoming head of…
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No cheers, no ululation, no fireworks – just a few hands clapping across the room as Namibia’s president for the next five years is announced. Press cameras click and flash as she makes her way to the podium. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s…
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President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says public servants, regardless of their political associations, should be ready to implement the Swapo manifesto. She was addressing the media at a press conference on Thursday afternoon, after she scored a 57% victory despite criticism of…
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The Alliance of Christian Churches in Namibia (ACCN) called on the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to address concerns surrounding the elections. ACCN executive chairperson Dolly Nengushe in a press statement on Thursday said the ECN did not meet the…
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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is now Namibia’s fifth president – making history as the country’s first woman to hold this position. Although Nandi-Ndaitwah achieved this historic victory, her party, the ruling Swapo Party of Namibia (Swapo), has recorded its worst performance since…
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The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) wants an independent audit of the election results and processes. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, NEFF reiterated their rejection of the election results announced by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). The…
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