2018

John /Awaseb, the Erongo regional education director, pleaded with parents who wanted slots for their children in other classes other than grades 1, 8 and 11 to come back from January 15th. /Awaseb told parents who were waiting at his office to allow his office handle the placement matters step by step. Some parents had visited his office to follow up the placement issues for their children. /Awaseb...

On January 9th, 2018, it was unanimously agreed that Windhoek and Kingston be twinned. This was after a joint vote and agreement in support of the bid by THE Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC). The diplomatic channels from Windhoek were on the forefront to witness the twinning. Therefore, the experts expect to see historical and cultural ties between the two cities soon enhanced. The...

The Third edition of Bauma ConExpo Africa will take place between March 13th and 16th 2018.  The event will take place in Johannesburg, and more than 600 exhibitors are expected to attend. The area of Johannesburg Expo center is 68,000 square meters, and it will be used for the event. The expo entails trade fair for construction vehicles, building materials, construction, and mining machinery. Both...

Windhoek is vastly known for its impressive and conspicuous cleanliness making it one of the cleanest cities in Africa. The capital city of Namibia has more remarkable facts apart from just being clean that makes is one of the good towns in Africa. Here are the eight points that make the town to be liked by many. Katutura According to the locals, the name Katutura means not wanting to associate with...

The Mayor of Walvis Bay, His Worship Alderman Immanuel Wilfried, Special Advisor to the Governor of the Erongo Region Ms Adelheid Kandjala and CEO of Atterbury Louis van der Watt officially opened the first regional shopping centre in the Namibian port city. Leading South African property developer and investor Atterbury in partnership developed the R600 million mall with local developers Collins...

In Swakopmund, Windhoek, you are likely to see the beautiful gardens in the suburb of Vineta along the beach. The area is so beautiful and epic that it attracts the viewer to alight and capture several selfies or do some snap chatting with the garden spreading to the ocean. What the general public is unaware is that the garden is maintained by the homeowners whose property border the beach of vineta. The...

International monetary fund (IMF) visited Namibia and found that the domestic economy has grown drastically. However, due to many adjustment phases, it might experience a slight negative decline in 2017 after growing by 1.1 percent in 2016. The negative rate of growth is attributed to the completion of many construction projects like mining in 2017 and government fiscal consolidation. Geremia Palomba...

In November, the city of Windhoek passed 235 building plans which shows an increase of 46.9% from the ones approved in October. In terms of value, the number of approvals almost doubled from n$88.46 million passed in September to n$172 million although the completions fell from 88 to 67 in September and October respectively. Also, the number of properties approved increased by 197 on top of the 235...

In line with the regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, Namibia will now synchronise with modern society by introducing as of January 8th 2017 the age of electronic passports. The ministry of Home Affairs has approved and applauded the new development. Security now and then has been compromised by fraudulent practices of unscrupulous individuals who take the risk of counterfeiting...

In his New Year’s address Namibian President Hage Geingob made clear that 2018 is a year for his government to take center stage in fulfilling the promises it made to the people of Namibia; He lamented the reports of laxity, mismanagement and internal wrangles that have come from various government wings. He implored government officials to stand faithful in their calling to serve the public. Key...