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  Members of Parliament have expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of budgetary provision and delay in compensation of cooperative societies and unions for losses suffered during political instabilities in the 1970s and 1980s. Appearing before the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry to present the Ministry’s policy statement for Financial Year 2025/2025, the Permanent Secretary, of the Ministry of Trade, Lynette Bagonza (pictured), indicated a funding gap of over Shs137 […]

  Two African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org)-supported projects have garnered top honours at the 2025 Bonds, Loans&ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards (https://apo-opa.co/4lvavcK) conference. A $500 million sustainable term loan facility in Senegal (https://apo-opa.co/4i1gUt8) was named Sovereign Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year, while Rwanda’s €200 million ESG loan (https://apo-opa.co/3RxvfTd) was awarded ESG Loan Deal of the Year. Both projects were supported by partial credit guarantees from the African Development Bank Group. The awards […]

Namibia is among the many countries affected by the latest tariff announcement from the United States, which has imposed a 21% tariff on Namibian exports. The move, part of the Trump administration’s broader reciprocal tariff package, aims to balance trade deficits with over 180 countries. Namibia’s main exports to the U.S. include diamonds, building stones, fish fillets, beef, and charcoal—industries now facing increased costs and potential declines in trade volumes. […]

By Ludorf Iyambo The City of Windhoek says families should maintain their relatives’ graves and memorial structures. This includes any necessary repairs, beautification efforts such as planting flowers, and general cleaning of the gravesite. This comes after the recent heavy rains destroyed several graves at the Gammams cemetery in Windhoek. City of Windhoek spokesperson Lydia Amutenya says families should visit cemeteries to assess if there is any necessary repairs needed […]

The Oshana Regional Council commenced distributing relief food to communities affected by floods in Ompundja,  Uuvudhiya, and Okatyali. The Namibia Defence Force’s helicopter is helping transport the drought relief to areas cut off by the floods. Oshana governor Elia Irimari, who joined the team in dispatching the food, says they will first ensure that all the needed food as per the government drought relief programs is distributed to the allocated […]

Ounona veli 3 kamwe kena omido 4, 5 no 13 okwa ova xulifa konima eshi taku lopotwa vakwatwa kokashelu momukunda Katenture,   tauhangwa moshitopolwa sha Kavango East. Oo eli Commander wopolifi elilepo oshitopolwa omo mwaningilwa oshiningwanima, Commissioner Andreas Haingura okwa koleka oshiningwanima koikundaneki tati oshiponga oshaloka metitatu. Okwati okanona ko kakadona komido 10, oko yoo kali pamwe na vakwao ovo vakwatwapo koluvadi koo okaxupa noka twalwa koshipangelo sha Andara oko […]

Omunambelewa omukulunhu elilepo oshikondo shouhaku moshitopolwa sha Zambezi Woita Kapumburu, okwati onghalo yomukifi wo malaria ota yeende no kuya pombada moshitopolwa okudja pehovelo la March. Kapumburu edi okwe dipopila komudingonoko wa Nakabolelwa,ta haungwa moshikadjo hoololo sha   Kabbe South, omo mwadimbulukilwa efiku lomukifi wo TB onghela. Kapumburu okwati omuvalu wovanhu vedulife po 2,000 ohava lopotwa vaningwa oihakanwa oshivike keshe moshitopolwa osho tati ota sheetififfa omalimbililo. Okwati fiyo opapa ovanhu vedulife […]

  World Autism Awareness Day was observed on 2 April in the Anseba Region. The objective of the observance was to enhance public understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with autism, and thereby help them become beneficiaries of the opportunities available. Speaking at the event, Ms. Genet Habte, Chairperson of the National Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the region, stated that autism is a complex disability that […]

  Significant efforts are being made to combat the sexual and gender-based violence that perseveres in plaguing mostly women and girls in South Sudan. In another bid to put an end to these harmful practices, Jonglei State has launched a taskforce set to coordinate all actions taken to tackle them. The objective of the new body is to equip relevant authorities and other stakeholders with the tools and strategies needed […]