Namibia's economic growth is projected to strengthen to around 3.5% this year, though experts warn that escalating global geopolitical tensions, particularly the conflict in the Middle East, pose risks to this outlook.
For the 2024/2025 financial year, the Teaching Service Committee (TSC) has processed 2,636 staffing cases, including 346 promotions.
The TSC also processed 1,729 contract-to-permanent conversions under the In-Service Education and Training (INSET) programme.
The Public Service Commission received 141 misconduct cases for the 2024/2025 financial year, finalising 121 of them.
This information was revealed by the Chairperson of the Public Service Commission Patrick Nandago at the commission's annual address in Windhoek.
A programme aimed at strengthening Namibia's policy and legal framework for sustainable wildlife management and improving access to legal information for stakeholders was launched in Windhoek.
Marine and coastal conservation issues in Namibia remain underreported in the media.
This has limited their visibility in the public eye and weakened efforts to address ocean-related challenges.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has clarified how Namibia's natural or biological resources should be accessed and used.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services received N$18,4 million from Japanese Supplemental Budget Project to support health security, emergency preparedness and to strengthen its diagnostic capacity.
The funding and equipment were handed over in Windhoek today.
The Africa Regional Tobacco Control Partners Coordination Meeting is underway in Windhoek.
The main aim of the three-day meeting is to strengthen coordination of tobacco control efforts across Africa and to align strategies to reduce tobacco use and its health impacts.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform says there are no plans to import any bees into the country from South Africa.
The Managing Director of the Beekeeping Association of Namibia said Namibia's beekeeping industry is under threat.
Gretchen Burmeister warned that the importation of live bees could put the country's food security and biodiversity at risk.
