A suspected plant-trafficking kingpin, Diana Mashiku (29) from Tanzania, and her three Namibian co-accused are scheduled to appear in court for a bail hearing on 21 December. Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda says there is a growing trend of criminal syndicates using locals to illegally harvest Namibia’s unique plant species. “This...
The Bank of Namibia concluded its final Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the year on Wednesday, delivering a much-anticipated announcement: the repo rate will hold steady at 7.75%. In tandem, the prime rate also remains unchanged at 11.5%. This decision aligns with other major central banks, including the Federal Reserve, South African Reserve Bank,...
Windhoek, Namibia – The Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) has announced that the NDF A (male) and NAVY (female) volleyball teams will be flying the Namibian flag high at this year’s Zone VI Club Championships in Maseru, Lesotho, scheduled from the 7th to the 17th of December 2023. The two teams dedication and hard work have...
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Liberia’s presidential election looked likely to go into a run-off after nearly complete provisional results on Monday showed President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai were nearly tied in the race for the presidency following a Oct. 10 election. Reuters reports that Boakai holds a slim lead at 43.70% of the vote, while Weah...
South African (SA) electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is heading to Namibia on Friday for a meeting with mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo. The mines and energy ministry on Thursday afternoon informed the media that Ramokgopa’s ministerial visit will include executives from SA’s struggling national power utility Eskom. “The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral...
The Welwitschias’ have renewed vigour after getting a thorough workout on their three-week tour of South America, says head coach Allister Coetzee. They recorded two narrow losses, 34-27 to Argentina XV and 26-18 to Uruguay, before concluding their adventure with a confidence boosting come from behind 28-26 victory over Chile on Saturday. Namibia went on...
The Moroccan navy rescued 189 Senegalese migrants heading for Spain’s Canary Island in the Atlantic. A patrol boat of the Moroccan navy on Saturday intercepted a pirogue with 189 migrants and five bodies on board, which was having troubles in the waters off Guerguerat. According to the AFP News Agency, after receiving the first aid...
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