Namibia

The World Food Programme (WFP) has opened opportunities for Namibian businesses, through a request for expression of interest, to provide the organisation with various services. In an advertisement published in the media yesterday, the WFP Namibia office invited offers for vehicle rental, catering services, hotel and conference services, printing and…

Mexican former world champion Miguel Berchelt and Namibian contender Jeremiah Nakathila square off at Resorts World Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 26. The pair meets in the scheduled for ten rounds bout headlining the first sporting event held at Resorts World Las Vegas. The date when…

By Staff Writer Namibians will no longer have to wear masks in public places. This, along with a number of other relaxations around Covid measures was announced by President Hage Geingob earlier this week. Foreigners will also no longer have to have a PCR test before arriving in the country.…

A workplace is a place where employees go to work in the pursuit of fulfilling their employment contracts with an employer. It is a place of work. Places of work should be designed to offer an environment of safety and tranquillity to enable employees to remain productive in rendering services…

The Business and Intellectual Property Authority is urging business owners, especially those with dormant close corporations and who do not intend to conduct business in the future, to rather deregister their entities. This is because various business owners registered their businesses and failed to pay annual duties, ultimately accumulating high…

Christine Mboma, a teenage Namibian sprinter, has been named the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year for 2021. She was announced as the winner on Friday during BBC Focus on Africa TV and radio at 5:35pm. Christine becomes the first and youngest female along with being the second Namibian…

To overcome rampant poverty in Namibia, the World Bank in its latest overview advised the implementation of crucial structural policy reforms that it said will be a prerequisite to raise domestic growth potential. This is after the bank's overview indicated that some 1.6 million Namibians live in poverty. According to…

Windhoek, Namibia — Namibian authorities say thousands of Angolans who entered Namibia in the past year to escape drought back home, have been returning amid fresh rains. Authorities this month said at least 18 Angolan infants, whose parents fled hunger, died in Namibia from malnutrition. The acting health director in…

While many Namibians have celebrated the recent good rains, Natalia Jonas (29) woke up with soaking wet blankets yesterday morning, after her shack was flooded on Sunday. She is one of many residents from Otjomuise 8ste Laan in Windhoek who were left stranded after heavy rains damaged their shacks. Jonas…

Residents of Windhoek's informal settlements are once again suffering losses after the heavy downpours in the capital over the weekend. The City of Windhoek has blamed those who built their houses in areas that are not suitable for living. Harold Akwenye, City spokesperson said, "all I can say is, our…