Walvis Bay – Namibia has strengthened import controls for fishery and canned meat products. All products entering Namibia will be subjected to vigorous tests to ensure that unsafe products do not make it to the shelves. This initiative, under the steadfast support of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), is a momentous step in our...
OSHAKATI – The commander of the Namibian Police Force in Oshana, Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, has said about 400 police officers will be stationed at various polling stations during Wednesday’s National Assembly and Presidential Elections. He told Nampa in an interview yesterday that they will use every police officer available at polling stations. “We will deploy...
Iuze Mukube After successfully suing Ongwediva Medipark private hospital for unfair dismissal, prominent medical doctor Tshali Iithete was granted N$3.4 million in damages. Not only that, Iithete is also to be reinstated into his former position. Labour arbitrator Moses Mazambo ordered Ongwediva Medipark (Pty) Ltd. on Friday to reinstate Iithete as managing director, effective 1...
≠OTCAQKXAI – Residents of ≠Otcaqkxai in the Tsumkwe constituency still risk injury and even lives by climbing up tall trees in search of network reception to connect with the rest of the world, loved ones or emergency services. The remote village – located about 90 kilometres east of Tsumkwe and 10 kilometres before the Dobe...
25 November 2024 Fellow Namibians, For the past 34 years of our independence, peaceful, fair and free elections have become part of our cherished culture of constitutional democracy. Our independence and our right to vote to determine our own destiny as a nation was a result of a long and bitter National struggle for freedom....
OKAKARARA – Swapo’s Otjozondjupa regional coordinator Imms Namaseb has warned opposition parties not to get carried away by recent elect ion outcomes in South Africa and Botswana, where both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) got ousted from power. In South Africa, the ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the...
Tomorrow, candidates will square through the ballot for the highest office in the land. With 15 contestants, becoming the main occupant of 1 Engelberg Street, Auasblick, appears to be an uphill task. Here are some abridged profiles of candidates Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) Nandi-Ndaitwah needs no introduction to the Namibian political theatre. She is a veteran...
Swanu president Evilastus Kaaronda has urged party supporters to vote for them so that they can tackle unemployment issues by establishing a financial institution. He was speaking during their star rally on Saturday at John ya Otto Nankudhu stadium in Windhoek. “Unemployment for the past 34 years has continued to be a stubborn double-digit phenomenon...
“Ask not what your country can do for you; rather ask what you can do for your country” is a quote from John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address on 20 January 1961. As we pen this week’s editorial, the quote reverberates vividly across Namibia’s length and breath as the country heads into the decisive election week.Namibian...
Chelva Wells MARIENTAL – ECN Hardap Regional Electoral Officer, Willem Uirab has confirmed that preparations for the elections on Wednesday are complete.This announcement follows earlier logistical challenges related to vehicle availability for deploying election officials. In an interview with Nampa on Monday, Uirab indicated that the transportation issue had been fixed.“Polling and returning officers are...