President Hage Geingob has asked world leaders to invest billions into Namibia’s efforts to make its green hydrogen initiative a reality, as well as to build the necessary infrastructure. He was speaking during the global renewables and energy efficiency pledge in Dubai on Saturday on the sidelines of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28)....
President Hage Geingob is currently wooing investors in Europe, where he is attending the European Union’s inaugural Global Gateway Forum (GGF) and the first European Union(EU)-Namibia Green Hydrogen and Critical Raw Materials Business Forum. Presidential press secretary Alfredo Hengari yesterday told Desert Radio the president’s meeting with the EU is significant in the sense that...
Swapo Party MP Patience Masua has called for support of the Magistrates’ Courts Amendment Bill to ensure a more just and prosperous future for all citizens. In her contribution to the bill, Masua highlighted significant strides towards achieving justice and a prosperous Namibia—the one that offers solutions to the housing crisis, improves access to justice,...
Zorena Jantze A farmer has come forward with harrowing details of a stock theft and animal cruelty case, where 18 of his cattle were stolen by four men and hacked on their legs to immobilise them. This left the cattle enduring thirst in the heat of the drought-inflicted Kunene region for days before they were...
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Fulfilling Dreams Foundation, has appealed to the Kwara Government on the need to implement the Child Rights Law through establishment of more family courts in the state. The foundation’s Executive Director, Hajia Nimot Labaika, made the call in Ilorin on Saturday. She said her appeal was aimed at sensitising the public on...
By Elezo Libanda Katima Mulilo, 17 July – While DNA testing has been hailed as a reliable method for confirming parenthood, its introduction in Namibian courts has brought about far-reaching consequences. As families are torn apart by what would seem to be routine procedures, concerns have emerged regarding the widespread availability of DNA testing kits,...
Niël Terblanché The Director General of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Paulus Noa indicated that the heads of public enterprises that are accused of funding international trips of the Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Itah Kandjii-Murangi will be served with summonses to provide sworn affidavits about their alleged corrupt spending. Noa also confirmed that the...
The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is conducting a study to assess the impact of the Supreme Court’s judgement on the Commission’s jurisdiction over the Namibia Association of Medical Aid Funds (NAMAF) , medical professionals, and consumers. In 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that NaCC does not have...