…as water challenges persist With water challenges having plagued the Oshikoto region for years, due to either low pressure or water which is unfit for human and animal consumption, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform says the matter is receiving attention. Potable water in the region has for many years been a dream...
Staff Reporter IN the wake of environmental concerns related to deforestation and bush encroachment, Namibia has suspended all activities related to the harvesting of mopane tree species for charcoal, firewood, and dry wood in the Kunene region. The arid-sub-Saharan country, can however take a lesson from the Kenyan-Seed ball project which has seen an efficient...
THE football gods afforded Namibia a reasonable measure of good fortune this year. Arguably, the Brave Warriors’ qualification to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off next month in Ivory Coast, ranks as the standout development over the past 12 months. Then there is the fact that domestic league football remains operational for...
Staff Reporter WINDHOEK, November 24 — Namibia’s state-owned oil company, Namcor, has taken a strategic step to counter its “unprecedented” financial losses by entering a supply agreement with Gunvor Group Ltd., a prominent global energy commodities trading company. The company, grappling with significant setbacks stemming from market volatility and governance issues, recently disclosed a substantial...
Leroy Sane was shown red for lashing out at an opponent as Germany went down 2-0 to Austria in Vienna on Tuesday, continuing their woeful run just six months from hosting Euro 2024. Goals in each half from Marcel Sabitzer and Christoph Baumgartner, along with Sane’s red after making contact with the face of Austrian defender...
Many parts of the Oshikoto region, particularly the rural areas, are battling severe water challenges following water supply rationing and interruptions that have affected both inhabitants and animals. According to some inhabitants who reached out to The Namibian, many of the far-flung rural areas have not seen a single drop of water running from their...
The National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) has been struggling to service its liabilities with financial institutions. This was said by the deputy minister of fisheries and marine resources, Sylvia Makgone, while responding to questions posed by Bernadus Swartbooi of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) in parliament last week. Swartbooi asked the ministry what justified...
The management and financial issues currently facing the National Petroleum Corporation (Namcor) pose a significant risk to Namibia’s new-found oil resources, economist Robin Sherbourne says. Sherbourne, in a report released yesterday by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), says good governance will play a critical role in ensuring Namibia’s oil and gas discoveries are...
WATER WOES: Residents of Katutura this morning again marched to the head office of the City of Windhoek Municipality complaining that their water has been cut off. The residents are demanding that the City of Windhoek return a petition that they handed in during August as there has been no response. The residents say nothing...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja The City of Windhoek has stated that its financial struggles are exacerbated by a growing population, urbanisation and the provision of services that should be funded or subsidised by the government. This was conveyed by the city’s spokesperson, Harold Akweenye while responding to questions on the city’s current financial status after it was...