Youth call on world leaders to stand by their commitments on the International Day...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The world celebrated the International Day of Education on 24 January, under the theme ‘To invest in people, prioritize education’. The Namibia...

Health ministry reports three COVID-19 realted deaths

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Health Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula revealed last week that the country recorded three deaths related to Covid-19 during the week...

Architect training elevated to international standard with new accreditation

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Freeman ya Ngulu The Department of Architecture, Planning and Construction at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has received...

COP27: Namibia signs MoU with EU for green hydrogen and sustainable raw materials

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Freeman ya Ngulu A Memorandum of Understanding for strategic collaboration between the EU and Namibia was signed at COP27 in Egypt...

Ngavetene clears air on ‘controversial’ supply and delivery of clinical products

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) issued a notice for the selection of procurement award on Friday, clarifying the bid...

Cancer Association warns of scams aimed at raising money in the name of cancer

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) has warned the public about individuals who are not diagnosed with cancer engaging the community...

Nangombe responds to the state of affairs at Engela District Hospital

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) this week in a statement responded to allegations made by Popular Democratic Movement...

Geingos boosts Africa REACH Leadership Council with new appointment

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Chair of Africa REACH Leadership Council, the First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos has appointed, Tinashe Rufurwadzo to serve on...

Dundee distances itself from claims of contaminated drinking water supplied by Tsumeb Municipality

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb (DPM) confirmed this week that the biological contamination of drinking water supplied by the Tsumeb Municipality was...

Meat Board performs administration of Stock brands on a cost-recovery basis

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Meat Board of Namibia on Friday announced at its latest meeting that it will perform the administration of stock brands...

Sheet Street Ondangwa donates to Rob Youth Foundation

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Linen supplier, Sheet Street this week donated two comforter sets, a vase, tables, photo frames and mirrors, and some additional smaller...

Environmental fund starts process to draft programming schedule for local projects

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) started this week with consultations in Windhoek involving various stakeholders to determine the...

Fisheries ministry responds to illegal beach grading at Lüderitz

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Adolf Kaure. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources says that it does not tolerate activities which cause harm to the...

Upgrades at Walvis Bay-Arandis railway restoration project complete

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The restoration of railway tracks between Walvis Bay and Arandis, with a total length of nearly 110 km, was completed by...

Data dissemination moves up a notch with Namibia’s subscription to IMF SDDS

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Namibia became only the fifth sub-Sahara country in December 2022 to subscribe to the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard...

Walvis Bay Duneseven Medical Centre provides free medical services to the community

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dr. Elifas Shapumba founder of Duneseven Medical Centre in Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, and his team will be offering free community medical...

Police’s common sense failure dangerous

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Josef Kefas Sheehama. Namibia is well known as a stable, democratic country, and is committed to stimulating economic growth and employment...

Namwater Dam Bulletin on Monday 16 January 2023

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A blank space or an (NR) indicates no readings received. An ( e ) indicates that the water level has been estimated. An...

Overall average annual inflation for 2022 comes in at 6.1% – NSA

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The year-on-year inflation in December last year increased by 6.9% compared to 4.5% recorded in December 2021, the statistics agency (NSA)...

Integrated food production project launched in Mariental

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Namibia Correctional Service (NCS), United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Impact for Africa (IFA), and Lithon Project Consultants launched an integrated...

Hockey squads ready for upcoming Indoor World Cup in South Africa

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The senior men’s and women’s hockey teams that will participate in the Indoor Hockey (FIH) World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa,...

Meat Board reports cattle exports decline for December 2022

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Adolf Kaure. Namibia’s beef market recorded a decline of 37.88% in the number of cattle exported in December last year as...

Dakar Rally – SA Team Hilux in 7th position after two gruelling dune sea...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The South African Hilux team of Eben Basson and Leander Pienaar trained in Namibia’s dune sea in December before tackling the...

“Deliberate liquidation of Air Namibia was a willful move to surrender our Air Space...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Clifton Movirongo. SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) secretary Ephraim Nekongo, on Friday, said SPYL is saddened to learn that the planes...