The Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) has called for the Ohorongo-Cheetah cement merger to be withdrawn, warning it threatens competition and local contractors. The call follows industries, mines and energy minister Modestus Amutse’s decision earlier this month to overturn…

Incoming Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Bryan Eiseb has been urged to lead the institution “like a wolf and not a donkey” as he prepares to take office. The remarks were made by urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa…

Namibia and China have signed nine cooperation agreements covering economic development, health, education, mining, agriculture, tourism, media and technology during President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s state visit to China. This was confirmed by the Presidency in a statement issued on Sunday. This…

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has intensified efforts to curb the illegal harvesting and trade of Namibia’s iconic lithops plant, warning that the highly sought-after succulents are increasingly targeted by organised wildlife trafficking networks. Lithops are desert plants, also…

The parliament, the National Planning Commission and the European Union have concluded the six-year Enhancing Participatory Democracy in Namibia programme, which has invested €6 million (about N$127 million) in strengthening democratic governance, parliamentary oversight and citizen participation. Implemented since August…

The Okahandja Municipality and Maqiao Town in Shanghai, China, are set to revive their long-standing sister-town partnership, with both sides expected to review their cooperation agreement in September. Okahandja management committee chairperson Patricia Hawaes confirmed this recently after attending a…

Namibia and China have agreed to elevate their bilateral relations to a ‘Namibia-China Community with a Shared Future for the New Era’, marking a renewed commitment to deepen political, economic and strategic cooperation. The agreement was announced in a joint…

Several opposition parties are refusing to approve Gerson Sindano’s appointment as electoral commission chairperson until parliament provides all documentation underpinning his nomination. Sindano, who is currently an Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) commissioner, is serving a term that runs until…

Members of parliament (MPs) will continue carrying out oversight visits and constituency engagements during the National Assembly recess, despite the House suspending sittings from 10 July to 1 September. National Assembly spokesperson Sacky Kadhikwa says the recess should not be…

Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula has threatened legal action to stop the appointment of Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) commissioners, arguing that the process followed by president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is unconstitutional. In a statement issued on Thursday,…

Affirmative Repositioning (AR) member of parliament Vaino Hangula has backed the appointment of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) incoming director general while adding that Namibians will closely monitor the institution to ensure it delivers on its mandate. Contributing to the parliamentary…

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday witnessed the signing of an agreement between Namibia’s Okaparwa Investment CC and China’s Sany Energy Equipment Co Ltd during her state visit to China. The agreement establishes a joint venture focused on clean energy and…