Year: 2019

KHORIXAS - Outjo circuit inspector Nuuyoma Thomas Amutenya warned teachers in his circuit that excessive alcohol use will not be tolerated.

KHORIXAS – Khorixas mayor Elizabeth Geises has defended council against any blame for the blocked drainage system at the town, saying residents have themselves to blame.

KATIMA MULILO – The opening of a dialysis centre in Katima Mulilo to provide treatment to patients with renal failure has been put on hold after the town’s water tested positive for bacteria.

OMUTHIYA - Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development Minister Tjekero Tweya survived yet another accident in December when the official vehicle he was driving rammed into a donkey.

OMUTHIYA - A number of learners and parents in Oshikoto Region are enduring a stressful moment as they are struggling to secure accommodation at schools or areas in which the pupils are enrolled for this year’s academic year.

KATIMA MULILO - The commencement of the construction of the Grootfontein-Rundu-Katima Mulilo railway line remains in limbo, despite a feasibility study conducted several years ago.

WINDHOEK – More than 781 713 patients were seen at various state health facilities in Windhoek from March 2017 to April last year, which is nearly double the area’s catchment population of 410 918.

WINDHOEK - Mourners grieving the death of a former State House-stationed police officer got an unpleasant visit from robbers in broad daylight on Monday - stealing a television set, laptop and two cellphones.

ONGWEDIVA - Agriculture in Omusati Region, which over the years has been a fresh produce basket for other northern regions, is gradually sliding back due to lack of market for local horticultural products.

WINDHOEK - The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) yesterday announced it has satisfied all requirements of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) for registration as a political party.