Maria David SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Elias Magosi said that as part of their efforts to mobilize resources to implement regional integration based on prioritized projects, the Secretariat has scaled up its resource mobilization drive with International Cooperating Partners. Magosi made the remarks during the official opening of the ordinary SADC Council...
Staff Reporter ON August 29, 2023, Namibia implemented a long-awaited new Water Act. The Water Resources Management Act 11 of 2013, abbreviated as the Water Act, along with its supporting Regulations 268, 269, and 270, was promulgated on this day. Tanja Dahl, representing the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU), explained that the new Act and its...
Over the last four years, 79% of pupils who wrote the Grade 11 national examinations have not qualified to proceed to top tertiary institutions or Grade 12. This represents 120 468 out of 152 686 pupils who sat for the exams. However, the number of pupils who qualify has doubled from 5 007 in 2020...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture is drafting an Act of Parliament intended to elevate the status of teaching in Namibia. This Act will set the professional prerequisites for entry into the teaching profession and outline the standards to which all teachers must adhere. During the World Teachers’ Day celebrations in Outapi,...
Oranjemund Constituency Councillor Lazarus Nangolo, along with other stakeholders, has called on the government to ease the eligibility criteria for the technical and vocational education and training green hydrogen scholarship program to promote inclusivity. Speaking during a regional outreach workshop on the Youth for Green Hydrogen scholarship program, Nangolo stressed that the current requirements are...
The Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) has urged all traders and travellers to make the requisite declarations and comply with the applicable customs requirements at all times. This comes after the Gobabis Magistrate’s Court recently ordered the forfeiture of two vehicles contravening provisions of the Customs and Excise Act 20 of 1998. A media statement issued...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has eased requirements on the importation of mahangu and beans from neighbouring Angola. This amid the looming drought. It is in an effort to supplement insufficient existing reserves. Ndiya-puki Nghituwamata, the ministry’s Executive Director, said the trade is only allowed at the Oshikango border post, where the...
The Business and Intellectual Property Authority {Bipa) has made amendments to the Companies Act and the Close Corporations Act. In a directive published on 24 July, Bipa said these changes concern collecting, storing, and using beneficial ownership information by Bipa. The amended laws will henceforth be referred to as the Companies Amendment Act of 2023...
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The UK is imposing visa requirements for all visitors from five nations, with Suella Braverman citing “abuse” of the migration system as a reason. The home secretary said the changes were being made...
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Britain is imposing visa requirements for all visitors from Dominica, Honduras, Namibia, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu, as Suella Braverman cited abuse of the migration system. The Home Secretary said...