Desalination feasibility workshop concludes
Eileen van der Schyff The German government is supporting Namibia to explore opportunities for the desalination of seawater as an additional and climate resilient water source. A desalination feasibility study financed by German Development Cooperation through KfW, with a grant of N$19.5 million and implemented by NamWater, concluded their three day workshop. The workshop brought […]
The 2021 LRC for De Duine
The 2021 Learner Representative Council (LRC) of the De Duine Secondary School, Narraville was announced on Monday, 22 February. This year’s chairperson is Thusnelde Korupanda and the vice-chairperson is Deon Muhaind-jumba. Tamlin Damon and Timothy Dick are the Liaison Officers. Jewel Bampton is the Head of Media, and Melanie Brown is Deputy Head of Media. […]
Granting of Legal Aid at State Expense to Indigent Litigants
From the outset, the Ministry of Justice wants to make it clear that State Funded Aid has not been suspended as reported in the local media recently. The Directorate: Legal Aid still receive applications, and these are being processed as before. We wish to inform the nation that the Ministry of Justice has, over the […]
Dormac Marine Engineering completes giant 500 000 liters diesel storage tank
Company demonstrates Walvis Bay remains the leading marine industrial & engineering hub Hangana Seafood Processors took delivery of a gigantic diesel storage tank at its premises in Walvis Bay yesterday. The gigantic structure was constructed by Walvis Bay-based Dormac Marine Engineering Namibia. Construction of the 500 cubic metres diesel storage tank commenced in October last […]
“Iconic” Hansa Backerei faces final close down
Sharlien Tjambarie One of the landmark businesses in Swakopmund, Hansa Bäckerei, faces financial dire straits and could close down. That is according to the owner, Mr Gerhard Pohl who confirmed this iconic bakery faced financial difficulty for quite some time now. The Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions since the end of March last year has made […]
Airlink direct flight between Cape Town and Walvis Bay as from 2 March ’21
Airlink’s first direct flight between Cape Town and Walvis Bay is scheduled for 2 March this year, this privately-owned regional flight operator announced in a press statement earlier this week. This new scheduled direct route is the fourth for Airlink to Namibia with other flights linking Johannesburg and Cape Town via Windhoek and a direct […]
CEO of August 26 – Colonel Kaxuxwena dies at 63
Retired Colonel George Kaxuxwena, the chief executive officer of the Namibian Government’s Ministry of Defense-owned August 26 Holdings has died. Col Kaxuxwena passed away on Tuesday night in a Windhoek hospital, at the age of 63. The late Colonel Kaxuxwena held a Master of Science in Defence Studies from the Department of Defence and Strategic […]
Governor Andre warns of action against those who committed acts of corruption with Covid-19 funding
Sharlien Tjambari The Governor of Erongo, Cllr. Neville Andre, called upon the Anti-Corruption Commission of Namibia (ACC) this week to probe alleged corruption and other malpractices that occurred in the Erongo Region’s Covid-19 infrastructure funding projects. The investigation must target both public officials and private sector individuals. Governor Andre during January visited three schools in […]
Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council recalls Grand-Pa tablets and powders from Namibian Market
Eileen van der Schyff The Ministry of Health and Social Services announced in a statement on 12 February 2021 the recall of Grand-Pa tablets and powders from the Namibian market. The Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) initiated the recall of this medicine manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). After the product failed stability studies at 30 degrees, […]
Namibia National Cancer Registry Needs Your Support
The Cancer Association of Namibia (WO30) manages the Namibia National Cancer Registry. This registry is a national, population-based, data-set of all Namibian citizens diagnosed with cancer since 1984. The aim of the registry is to capture all cancer cases to ensure quality data for planning purposes and advocating for better treatment programmes in our country. […]