Fransfontein community garden looks to sustain growth post funding phase

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The parliamentary standing committee on Natural Resources, led by Hon Tjekero Tweya,  visited the Kunene region in August 2022 to familiarize...

City of Windhoek issues warning of possible flash floods

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The City of Windhoek this week issued a warning for possible flash floods in the next couple of weeks. The warning follows...

Small postpaid customer base carries nearly one quarter of MTC’s performance

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Digital enabler, MTC for the financial year ended 30 September 2022 saw revenue growth of 3.7% reaching N$2.9 billion. This translates to...

National accounting competition scouts for talent at high school level

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The annual National Accounting Talent Search (NATS) awards ceremony took place recently with students from various regions receiving accolades for their...

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...

Being brave, an intrinsic requirement of the internal audit function

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Marilize van Schalkwyk. If you read about the latest trends in internal auditing, you will find many articles about agile auditing,...

Validation workshop for sustainable Blue Economy policy

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Freeman Petrus ya Ngulu. To address challenges, Namibia recently hosted a validation meeting to develop a Sustainable Blue Economy Policy to...

Health promotional intervention launched to curb the further spread of HIV

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) on Thursday launched the Undetectable equals Untransmittable (U=U) campaign aimed at preventing the...

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...

Recent floods in Windhoek a blessing and curse – Oryx Properties CEO

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Oryx Properties Chief Executive, Ben Jooste expressed his gratitude for the teams that worked through the night to ensure that Maerua...

A Canadian oil exploration company fights for trust in Namibia

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Freeman Petrus ya Ngulu. The straightforward path for ReconAfrica, a junior Canadian oil and gas company, was to descend upon Namibia’s...

SADC Extraordinary Ministerial Committee meets to discuss the political and security situation and the...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold the Extraordinary Ministerial Committee (MCO) of the Organ on Politics Defence and Security...

Student financial assistance applications still open until month-end

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Applications for financial assistance from the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) are still ongoing and all who are yet to...

EU donates vehicles to the veterinary department in the agriculture ministry

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The European Union (EU) last week donated 11 4×4 double cab vehicles valued at N$ 6,355,000 to the Ministry of Agriculture,...

Independent oil companies more prominent in continent’s oil and gas industry

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman,  African Energy Chamber. It took less than 20 years for Somoil to become one of Angola’s largest...

Namwater Dam Bulletin on Tuesday 27 December 2022

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...

Paratus Group certifies three data centres across region

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Paratus Group certified three data centres in Namibia, Angola and Zambia in 2022 on ISO 9001:2015, ISO27001:2013 and PCI-DSS. According to...

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...

Popular Dune 7 outdoors spot re-opens after renovations

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Adolf Kaure. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has recently announced the re-opening of the Dune 7 recreational facility...

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...

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...

Swakopmund’s Tears of Hope receives much needed assistance as schools set to open soon

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The children from Tears of Hope, a non-profit organisation received stationery recently collected and donated to the Mayor’s Office by the...

School in rural area receives N$500,000 to build more classrooms

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has donated N$500,000 to construct two new classrooms for Maunga School in Zambezi. Maunga School caters...

Swakop Uranium’s N$20,000 donation adds a festive cheer to Tears of Hope

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Adolf Kaure. Swakop Uranium donated food and school items valued at N$20,000 through the Office of the Erongo Governor to the...