• By Marx Itamalo

The just concluded, Oshakati Totem Expo recorded a total of 25 000 visitors, who were treated to about 300 exhibitors and business people displaying their merchandise, according to the town’s spokesperson Katarina Kamari.

“I can confidently say, it was a success. First, people came in large numbers to show their support for their totems and secondly exhibitors comprising of [various] businesses, government agencies tourists and cultural enthusiasts also came, “Kamari noted. 

• By Staff Reporter

The Ohlthaver & List Group has has acquired two hospitality properties, the Le Mirage in the renowned Sossusvlei area and Divava on the scenic Kavango River. This is part of the company’s drive to realise their ‘Namibia through our eyes’ vision.   
The transaction is subject to, amongst others, merger approval from the Namibian Competition Commission. 

• By Staff Reporter

  Namibia, despite contributing less than 0.03 percent to global greenhouse gas emissions, is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change impacts.  This unequal exposure is manifesting in increasingly severe environmental stressors such as prolonged droughts, land degradation, diminished water availability, extreme heat events and erratic rainfall patterns. 

• By Staff Reporter

  The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) and the Association of Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA) Bali have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote tourism cooperation between Namibia and Indonesia. 

• By Marx Itamalo

WORKS and transport minister Veikko Nekundi has said that the transport sector needs to be revolutionalized and professionalized in order to benefit vehicle owners, drivers and road users as of now; the industry has some of the worst laws and acts that are detrimental to the benefit of many Namibians.

• By Stefanus Nashama
  In a move to strengthen global financial safeguards, the European Commission has added Namibia to its updated list of high-risk jurisdictions for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT), following recent deliberations by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The announcement was made on Thursday by the European Union (EU) delegation in Namibia. 

  Namibia now joins other countries on the high-risk list, including Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Nepal, and Venezuela.

•By Stefanus Nashama

The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has strongly pushed back against a series of recent allegations raised by disgruntled employees, describing many of the claims as misinformed and lacking context.

The allegations, which includes flawed recruitment processes, employee victimisation, nepotism, procurement irregularities, credit card abuse, and conflicts of interest, were outlined in a recent Confidente edition. 

• By Stefanus Nashama

  As Namibia approaches its regional and local authority elections in November this year, political parties are intensifying preparations, closing ranks and fortifying bases to secure key positions in the upcoming electoral process. Commentators are of the opinion that the time is ripe for political formations to oil their machineries if they are to truly engage with the electorate.

• By Patience Makwele

  Environment, forestry and tourism minister, Indileni Daniel has launched an internal investigation following the emergence of a sequence of assertions, specifically touching on six expats who are said to be taking credit for work done by Namibians, corrupt disbursement of funds from an investment fund as well as irregularities related to the 2024 Etotha Carnival. 

• By Michael Uugwanga 

  The country’s most decorated top flight football club, Black Africa SC, is close to getting relegated from the Southern Stream First Division down to the Khomas Second Division league, unless they beat Ramblers with a score line of 11-0, this coming weekend.
  Even so, the club which is the 2019 premiership champions, would rely on Date Eleven beating Oranjemund FC, in order to remain in the country’s second tier football league.