WALVIS BAY – Walvis Bay mayor and IPC vice president Trevino Forbes claims political interference within the municipality continues to cripple service delivery in the harbour town. Speaking during a press conference on Saturday, Forbes said it has become increasingly difficult for council to deliver proper services due to what he described as “deliberate sabotage”....
WALVIS BAY – Seven people died as a result of vehicle accidents and suicide over the long weekend, while one person is reportedly missing in the Erongo region. A driver has been charged with culpable homicide as well as drunk driving after being involved in an accident that killed five people on the Karibib-Okahandja road....
SWAKOPMUND – Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN) president Samuel !Oë-Amseb has reignited the debate around the recognition and treatment of local authority councillors, calling for them to be granted VIP status like national and regional leaders. He made this call during the ALAN conference held last week in Swakopmund. !Oë-Amseb said councillors...
WALVIS BAY – The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) says it is unmoved by the recent resignation of three prominent members from the Erongo region, claiming their departure was motivated by personal ambition rather than ideological differences. The three former members — Taapopi Shikongo, who was IPC’s Walvis Bay Urban constituency chairperson and regional executive...
WALVIS BAY – The Namibian Public Workers Union (Napwu) has urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform to prioritise the financial sustainability of the Fisheries Observer Agency (FOA), warning that stagnant salaries and outdated funding threaten the agency’s critical operations. The FOA was established in May 2002 under the Marine Resources Act...
UIS – Tension between the Daure Daman Traditional Authority and a group of disgruntled community members took a violent turn on Tuesday afternoon at Uis when at least seven people were arrested after clashing with the Namibian Police, who were enforcing a court order. Among those arrested is an activist from Uis, who allegedly threw...
TSOAXUBAMS – !Nakaǂnôa ministers, kai!ā tsî !garo!ā omkhâis dis, Eveline !Nawases-Taeyeles ge ra mî, !khāǂoa ra mâsib, marin ra ǁgauo!nâse tsî ǂhâbasa tama ǀgaugu !nâ sîsenūhes tsî ǂgiǂgosisets a tarisa aimâis tsîn ge ǂgaoǀkhāsa !gao!gao !oabade !hūb a ǂhabase māsa ra !hâumâi. Nē mâsib ge, ministers ra mîsa !oa Namibiaǁîna ǂhâbasa !oabade ra ǀhana. “ǀKharisi...
WALVIS BAY – Fishing industry players want the government to withdraw from quota auctions. They warned that the practice could result in job losses, unfair competition and the rise of foreign dominance in Namibia’s fishing sector. The fishing industry on Friday shared their concerns over the government’s growing role as both regulator and business operator....
While President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was preparing to deliver her maiden State of the Nation Address (Sona) last week, arrested former fisheries, agriculture and land reform minister Mac-Albert Hengari reportedly had his resignation letter ready. For weeks, Hengari had been contemplating to quit his new government job as relentless media reports about his alleged rape case,...
USAKOS – “My mother lived for her grandchildren. Her ultimate goal was to take care of them until she leaves this earth, and we believe she fulfilled her dream, just the way she wanted.” These were the words of Karl !Naruseb, the grieving son of ‘Ouma’ Elisabeth Katrina !Naruses (86), who was laid to rest...