ONGWEDIVA, 25 AUG (NAMPA) – Namibia and South Africa have renewed calls for stronger regional trade integration, increased investment and enhanced support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to unlock opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). (Video: Esther Gabriel) NAMPA TV

WINDHOEK, 24 AUG (NAMPA) - South Africa has reaffirmed its solidarity with Namibia in renewed efforts to account for people who went missing during the liberation struggles. (Video: Maysa Sangeve) NAMPA TV

WINDHOEK, 24 AUG (NAMPA) - Namibians from diverse backgrounds on Monday gathered at Heroes' Acre to mark the reinterment of eight esteemed liberation fighters, closing a painful chapter of exile. (Video: Maysa Sangeve) NAMPA TV

ONGWEDIVA, 24 AUG (NAMPA) – Ongwediva Junior Mayor, Etuhole Phillemon, has urged Namibia’s leaders to place young people at the centre of economic development, saying the youth need opportunities, not promises. (Video: Esther Gabriel) NAMPA TV

ONGWEDIVA, 23 AUG (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Sunday called for the expansion of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) Centre after demand for exhibition space this year far exceeded the available capacity. Video: Esther Gabriel) NAMPA TV

ONGWEDIVA, 23 AUG (NAMPA) - Ottilie Shingenge, Marketing, Publicity and Media Liaison Subcommittee member of the OATF Preparatory Committee, has urged entrepreneurs to remain resilient and diversify their businesses to ensure sustainability.

Speaking to Nampa, Shingenge encouraged businesses to push through challenges and create multiple income streams.

(Video: Esther Gabriel) #NampaTV

ONGWEDIVA, 23 AUG (NAMPA) - NTA Senior Officer: Levy administration Helena Hamukoto says the NTA is meeting government halfway by developing training programmes in extractive sectors such as Agriculture, Oil and Gas, as well as Green hydrogen to better prepare and upskill a workforce that speaks to the demands of these emerging industries. (Video: Esther Gabriel) #NampaTV

HELAO NAFIDI, 22 AUG (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Saturday officially inaugurated the Helao Nafidi Sports Centre, describing it as an investment in youth development, economic growth and community wellbeing. (Video: Esther Gabriel) NAMPA TV

WINDHOEK, 22 AUG (NAMPA) – The 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair kicked off on Friday, bringing together 457 exhibitors in total of which 36 are from nine African countries. (Video: Esther Gabriel) NAMPA TV

WINDHOEK, 21 AUG (NAMPA) - The Roads Authority (RA) has launched a new Project Control System (PCS) at N$13 million, officiated by Minister of Works and Transport, Veiko Nekundi, on Thursday.(Video: Torres Rino Tjipetekera)

WINDHOEK, 21 AUG (NAMPA) – The remains of liberation struggle heroes Festus Nehale and Simon Petrus Niilenge will be buried at Heroes’ Acre on Monday, following the repatriation of their mortal remains from South Africa on Friday.( Torres Rino Tjipetekera) NAMPA TV

Are you at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair? Stop by the NAMPA stall and meet the team telling the Namibian story. Whether you want to share a local story, learn more about our news coverage, our services or simply connect with our journalists, we’re ready to engage with you. (Video: Esther Gabriel) NAMPA TV

WINDHOEK, 21 AUG (NAMPA) - Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said that the most efficient and equitable source of health financing is public financing. (Video: Maysa Sangeve) NAMPA TV

WINDHOEK, 21 AUG (NAMPA) – Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, has called for stronger regional cooperation and a borderless approach to health security, as countries in southern Africa seek to strengthen their preparedness and response to public health threats. (Video: Maysa Sangeve) NAMPA TV

OTAVI, 20 AUG (NAMPA) – The nine patients who allegedly consumed vodka energy drinks collected from an accident scene outside Otavi Tuesday morning, have been discharged. (Video: Maysa Sangeve) NAMPA TV

CAPE TOWN, 20 AUG (NAMPA) – South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has lauded Namibia as a ‘true brother and sister’ for standing by South Africa during a wave of accusations regarding xenophobia. Speaking at the Iziko Museum in Cape Town on Wednesday during the handing over of the remains of former Robben Island prisoners in partnership with the Namibian government, McKenzie addressed criticism levelled against South Africa over strict documentation enforcement for foreign nationals. (Video: Lydia Pitiri) NAMPA TV

CAPE TOWN, 19 AUG (NAMPA) – Consultations with traditional authorities regarding the final reburial of 84 ancestral remains returned from South Africa are set to commence following their dignified return to Namibia. The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, on Wednesday following the formal handover in Cape Town, South Africa described the repatriation of the 84 ancestral remains, along with associated body casts and the mortal remains of two former Robben Island political prisoners, Festus Nehale and Simon Petrus Niilenge as a deeply significant milestone. (Video: Lydia Pitiri) NAMPA TV

WINDHOEK, 19 AUG (NAMPA) - Namibia's leadership has prioritised the welfare and empowerment of young men with the launch of the DEN Impact Foundation in Windhoek on Tuesday.(Video: Torres Rino Tjipetekera) NAMPA TV

WINDHOEK, 19 AUG (NAMPA) – The Regional Technical Advisory Committee (ReTAC) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Southern Africa region on Wednesday elected Zimbabwe's Dr Raiva Simbi as its new chairperson and Namibia's Dr Iyaloo Mwaningange as vice chairperson. (Video: Maysa Sangeve) NAMPA TV

WINDHOEK, 17 AUG (NAMPA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to advance regional economic integration, trade and investment during South Africa’s tenure as chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

WINDHOEK, 18 AUG (NAMPA) – Thirty-six civil society organisations (CSOs) from the Kunene, Erongo, and ||Kharas regions on Monday graduated from the European Union (EU)-funded Empowering Civil Society Organisations (ECSO) Project. (Video: Maysa Sangeve) NAMPA TV

ZAMBIA, 18 AUG - (AFPTV) Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with around 60 percent of votes cast last week, the electoral commission announced Tuesday, after a race critics said was tightly managed by his government.

WINDHOEK, 17 AUG (NAMPA) - SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi has called on member states to accelerate industrialisation and transform agriculture by investing across value chains to create jobs, strengthen food security and drive inclusive economic growth.

NEU-SCHWABEN, 16 AUG (NAMPA) – Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources Tobie Aupindi says Namibia’s small-scale mining sector requires urgent legislative and institutional reforms to unlock its potential and address persistent challenges facing miners.(Video: Torres Rino Tjipetekera)

WINDHOEK, 14 AUG (NAMPA) – Cabinet has approved the National Upstream Petroleum Local Content Policy, a framework aimed at increasing Namibian participation in the country’s emerging oil and gas sector and ensuring greater local benefits from petroleum activities. (Video: Maysa Sangeve) NAMPA TV

WALVIS BAY, 13 AUG (NAMPA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has expressed interest in strengthening trade with Namibia by exploring opportunities to import fresh fish and meat through the Port of Walvis Bay to meet growing demand in Haut-Katanga Province. (Video: Esther Gabriel) NAMPA TV

WINDHOEK, 14 AUG (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reaffirmed Namibia’s enduring solidarity with Cuba, saying the relationship between the two countries was forged through a shared struggle against colonialism, racism and apartheid. (Video: Maysa Sangeve) NAMPA TV