Year: 2019

WINDHOEK - In Namibia, approximately 44 percent of young people are unemployed and there is mounting pressure on government institutions and departments to provide employment opportunities for them. Over the past few years, Namibia has produced record numbers of skilled graduates from local

WINDHOEK - Team Namibia, a member-based non-profit movement aimed at the promotion of quality local manufactured products and services, held a donor event financed by the Embassy of Finland, called

ONESI – A starving family of 27 people in Osheedhiya village of Onesi Constituency was discovered last week by constituency councillor Titus Kanyele. As drought wreaks havoc across the country, Kanyele
says Onesi is the hardest hit in Omusati Region.

WINDHOEK - The Auditor-General has expressed concern that unauthorised expenditure has been recurring at the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation for the past four financial years.

WALVIS BAY – A N$25 million hotel, christened Blue Whale Boutique, officially opened its doors in  ‘millionaire’s lane’ at Walvis Bay on Monday.

OSHONGWE - In an effort to mitigate the harm of poverty in the region, the Oshikoto Regional Council, through its “Support Resources to Underprivileged Farmers” program, will assist struggling subsistence farmers in all its 11 constituencies.

WINDHOEK – Prosecutor General (PG) Martha Imalwa yesterday confirmed that one person – whose identity she withheld – has been charged under the Insolvency Act and also with fraud into the missing millions of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF).

ENGELA – Renowned ophthalmologist Dr Helena Ndume, with the assistance of five other doctors from Namibia and the United States of America (USA), has been restoring sight at the Engela District Hospital since Saturday.

WINDHOEK – Swapo functionaries in the Otjiwarongo district are threatening to haul the party’s senior leadership to court for alleged irregularities during the renewal of the mandate in May. 

WINDHOEK - The National Federation of People with Disabilities in Namibia (NFPDN) feels the disability sector, starting with the disability department in the Office of the President, is not adequately funded