Following a students’ union’s request to reopen national health training centres, executive director in the ministry of health Ben Nangombe explained why government decided to cease training and focus on promoting and protecting the health of Namibians.
Gang probed over violent robberies
The police in Erongo are investigating a possible link between a series of robberies that have been carried out in Swakopmund, and a gang of robbers who
were arrested on Tuesday afternoon for brutally attacking and robbing an elderly couple at the town.
Kunene vaccine rollout falls short … as regional governor accounts
Months after government started rolling out the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, only 1 440 people have been fully vaccinated in the Kunene region, while 5 976 have received their first doses.
SA unrest threatens local tourism revival
Namibia has received 30 840 tourists from South Africa out of 61 663 between September 2020 to March this year as part of the Tourism Revival Initiative. This represents 50% of tourist arrivals to Namibia during the period.
Sluggish stakeholders irk Omuthiya council
The Omuthiya Town Council presented its N$88.59 million budget for 2021/22, representing a 37% increase compared to N$64.55 million in the previous financial year.
Man nabbed for smuggling fuel
A 46-year-old man was on Tuesday arrested with 47 containers of smuggled fuel from Angola at a bridge near Ompumbu outside Oshakati.
Wife murder case postponed
The Katutura Magistrate’s Court has postponed a case of a Windhoek resident accused of viciously attacking and killing his wife last year.
Murder convict slapped with 28 years
A murder convict was sentenced to an effective 28 years imprisonment in the Oshakati High Court this week by acting Judge David Munsu for the murder of a man who came to the rescue of a woman he had assaulted.
Geingob empathises with Ramaphosa… as South African foreign minister visits
President Hage Geingob has expressed deep empathy and concern to his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa over the ongoing violence in that country, triggered by protests against the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma.
CEO vows to deal with ‘stubborn’ staff
Grootfontein local authority councillors have conferred an array of administrative powers on the municipality’s CEO Kisco Sinvula, who has vowed to crack the whip.
