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  His Excellency President Wavel Ramkalawan, accompanied by First Lady Mrs. Linda Ramkalawan, attended the 2024 graduation ceremony of the School of Business Studies Academy (SBSA) yesterday afternoon at the International Conference Centre Seychelles (ICCS). The prestigious event honoured the achievements of 195 graduates, including 146 who successfully completed four full-time programs: Diploma in Business Management and Administration, Diploma in Accounting and Finance, Diploma in Human Resource Management, and Certificate […]

14 ministries and seven deputy ministers The Executive President – Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Vice President – Lucia Witbooi Prime Minister – Elijah Ngurare Dep Prime Minister – Natangwe Ithete Defence and Veteran Affairs- Frans Kapofi/ Chharles Home affairs – Lucia Ipumbu International relations and trade – Selma Musyavi/ Jenelly matundu Finance – Erica Shafudah Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform – Albert Hengari Education, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture – Sanet […]

In accordance with Article 32 (3) (g) of the Namibian Constitution and guided by the Election Manifesto Implementation Plan, I have decided to establish, abolish some and make several alignments in various Government Offices, Ministries and Agencies in order to eradicate duplications, cutting on expenditures and to ensure smooth and effective implementation of our development programmes. I have also merged some Ministries and transfer some mandates to the Ministries where […]

The Namibian athlete Beatrice Masilingi suffered an injury just before her race at the World Athletics Indoor Championship in China. Masilingi who reported fell, injured her shoulder while warming up, forcing her to withdraw from her heat. Coach Henk Botha confirmed that Beatrice Masilingi’s shoulder was successfully put back in place and she is recovering well and feeling much better. By Petrus AmutenyaThe post Masilingi injured ahead of World Athletics […]

  Merck Foundation marks World Cancer Day with African First Ladies by providing 194 scholarships of Oncology Training to African doctors from 32 countries. Merck Foundation together with Africa First Ladies and Ministries of Health has been building cancer care capacity and increasing the limited number of Oncologists in their countries by providing close to 200 Scholarships of One-, two- and three-years fellowship, diploma and Master Degree of oncology to […]

  Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) invites African publishers of trade books to apply for the second edition of the CANEX Book Factory Prize for Publishing in Africa. The initiative, developed in partnership with Narrative Landscape Press Limited, underscores the commitment of Afreximbank through the CANEX Book Factory to showcasing of the literary and publishing value chain in Africa, and developing literary talent […]

  The Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) jointly hosted the “UNIDO-Japan partnership for Africa” event at the Vienna International Centre this week. Held in the framework of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), it showcased achievements through a week-long panel exhibition and a series of thematic discussions.  An opening ceremony on 17 March 2025 […]

  On 21 March 2025, Sheng Wang, Chargé d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, and Situmbeko Musokotwane, Minister of Finance and National Planning of Zambia, signed an agreement on economic and technical cooperation between China and Zambia on behalf of the two Governments. Chargé d’affaires Wang said that China and Zambia enjoy traditional friendship and have carried out a lot of fruitful practical cooperation. The agreement signed today is an important outcome of the implementation of the 2024 Beijing […]

  Eritrea took part in the 19th annual meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures, held in Rome from 17 to 21 March. Mr. Tekleab Misghina, Director General of Regulatory Service at the Ministry of Agriculture, and Mr. Asmerom Kidane, Eritrea’s Deputy Permanent Representative at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, represented the country at the meeting. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures is the governing body of the International […]