A Woman who started an early childhood development initiative at Otuvero Village near Opuwo with 19 children learning under a tree now runs a fully equipped centre where they can learn and play. Tjiraakanua Zahungama (36) began the initiative in…

Officials from the European Union (EU), Unicef and the government recently visited the Kunene region to assess early childhood development initiatives and health infrastructure supported through international partnerships. The delegation’s field mission to Opuwo this week focused on early childhood…

Parents at Opuwo are being encouraged to prioritise early childhood education, responsible parenting and child nutrition following lessons shared during a parenting programme aimed at improving children’s well-being. The call was made during a community engagement session on the RightStart…

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has denied closing game drive roads in the Bwabwata Game park near Divundu in the Kavango East region, saying they only closed illegal tracks. This is according to ministry spokesperson Vilho Angula, who…

The small size of the Namibian market makes it imperative for the country to look beyond its borders for larger markets for its products. This was said by Ministry of International Relations and Trade executive director Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati when she…

Capricorn Group’s profit fell 6.4% to N$1.87 billion for the financial year ended June, as a weak performance in Botswana weighed on the group despite stronger results from Bank Windhoek. The decline of N$128 million marks the group’s first earnings…

Koryx Copper SA, a Luxembourg-domiciled copper development company, has announced positive infill drill results at the completion of its pre-feasibility study at Haib copper project in southern Namibia. According to a statement issued by the company on Tuesday, assay results…

The Livestock Producers Organisation (LPO) has processed applications from more than 300 farmers interested in joining the proposed sheep producer company in Namibia. “The response from the producers has been encouraging, with 311 applications already processed and further interest continuing…

Namibia’s hospitality sector hit near-prepandemic occupancy levels of nearly 70% in August, driven largely by European safari tourists and domestic wedding celebrations. Simonis Storm Securities analyst Almandro Jansen says the landmark performance sits comfortably above the 69.05% recorded in August…

A total of 1 380 new vehicles were sold in August, down from the 1 535 units in July, the first monthly contraction since May. However, despite the pullback, sales remained higher on a year-on-year basis. In an analysis of…

Canada-listed Ongwe Minerals has commenced its maiden drilling programme at the newly discovered Nguni gold prospect within the Omatjete Gold Project. According to a statement issued by the company’s chief executive, Dave Underwood, on Tuesday, two drill rigs have been…

Governor of the Oshana region, Hofni Iipinge, has called for the expansion of Lake Oponona to harvest more water flowing from southern Angola through the region’s floodplains, also known as oshanas. He said this when he officially accepted the Oshana…