During question time at yesterday’s State of the Nation Address (Sona), opposition members of parliament questioned and scrutinised government’s developmental programmes and efforts, while also probing President Nangolo Mbumba on allegations of fraud against him and Swapo.
Year: 2024
Mbumba’s Sona baptism of fire
Filling the shoes of his predecessor, the late Hage Geingob, President Nangolo Mbumba’s State of the Nation Address was a baptism of fire.
Locusts destroy Zambezi crop fields
Many crop farmers in Zambezi are on the verge of starvation due to the outbreak of migratory red locusts detected in the region, which have caused havoc in crop fields.
Impalila’s radio, TV access to be addressed
For many years residents of Impalila island in the Zambezi region said they have been pushed to the periphery for far too long when it comes to development.
Fraud accused couple challenges arrest
Coenraad Botha and his wife, Zimbabwean national Charlotte Murove, made a first appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday afternoon on charges of contravening the Banking Institutions Act, the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and fraud.
Rape cases on the rise in Omusati
The Omusati region recorded 133 rape cases reported from January last year.
Women revel in ‘omagongo’ season
It is the season when women in northern parts of Namibia sit under trees along highways selling the famous traditional beverage, ‘omagongo’ to supplement family incomes.
Ju/’Hoansi-San: Embracing ancient ways of life
Holed up in the sprawling Erongo Mountains on farm Omandumba, the San Living Museum is a truly organic reflection of its name, a living, breathing gallery of actual life on the move.
‘Weak’ Rundu fires back at Swartbooi
The Rundu Town Council, through its mayor Gabriel Kanyanga, hit back at Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi after a scathing critique of the council.
GIPF engages //Kharas stakeholders
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) on Wednesday hosted regional heads of offices, ministries, agencies as well as human resources’ practitioners from the region in Keetmanshoop in a stakeholders’ engagement forum.









