The Swakopmund Municipality says the Municipal Council has not approved Namaquanum Investments CC to utilise Erf 3954 on Einstein Street in the coastal town’s industrial area for storing hazardous materials. Speaking during a press briefing on Tuesday, Swakopmund Municipality CEO Alfeus Benjamin said the Council is obliged to follow the same procedure for every application. “The...
Niël Terblanché A motion brought forward by Swapo Chief Whip in the National Assembly, Hamunyera Hambyuka, has ignited fervent debate within the Namibian Parliament. The motion, presented without notice, urges consideration and approval of Gerson Tjihenuna and Pius Iikwambi as commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), nominated by the President under Section 6...
The Kavango–Zambezi Trans-frontier Conservation Area (KAZATFCA) Consultative Research Collaboration Forum is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting in October to endorse the recommendations put forth by the recently concluded forum. The approval process will be initiated subsequent to the sharing of recommendations with the current Chair state of KAZATFCA, Zambia. The idea was proposed by...
NDN Staffer WINDHOEK, July 20 — Namibian lawmakers on Wednesday approved legislation to ban same-sex marriage and punish its supporters, in what critics said was an unconstitutional attack on the LGBTQ community. The bill, which was passed by the National Assembly with 58 votes in favour and 13 against, seeks to reverse a Supreme Court...