SWAKOPMUND – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested the former mayor of Omaruru, Hendrina Gebhardt marking it the third arrest in Erongo in less than a week. Gebhardt, who is also the Swapo Party candidate for the Omaruru constituency in the upcoming regional elections, was taken into custody on Monday afternoon by ACC. Her arrest...
XOBOXOBOS – It may be a man’s world, but women at the Xoboxobos informal camp in Erongo are carving out a place in the male-dominated world of small-scale mining. These women stand their ground in this hard, manual labour that demands, just like for men, getting on their knees, crawling, and digging for hours to...
WALVIS BAY – Police in the Erongo region are investigating two major theft cases, including the stealing of nearly 700 seal bull genitals from a Henties Bay factory and the disappearance of 25 Friesian horses from a farm in Omaruru. This is according to Senior Inspector Judith Shomongula, who on Friday indicated that suspects on...
Swakopmund- nompitisili daSWAPO, kavahundilire vahameni vawo kumwe nomukwatakanesi gombunga vatamunune kuhanesa mbudi komeho zomahoroworo govakansela wonomukunda ntani ndango zonodoropa gana kukakarako mokwedi kooku. Mbunga politika kazikere nepongo mevango lyokukarera yigomngi kumwe nonompitisili ngwendi Wise Immanuel, Veikko Nekundi ntani Natalia /Goagoses momapeu pita pevango vana kutumbura asi Multi-Purpose Centre. Apa kahuyungisire vahameni novakwatesiko Nekundi katente asi...
JOHANNESBURG – Africa must value the work of investigative journalists, as it is not ordinary or easy. It is work driven by courage, persistence and moral clarity. This is according to Fatou Bensouda, the Gambian ambassador to South Africa, who addressed more than 400 investigative journalists and media experts at the opening of the 21st...
SWAKOPMUND – Illegal, unregulated fishing offenders will soon be slapped with fines as high as N$10 million for plundering Namibian resources. According to the Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, the government will tighten Namibia’s outdated fishing laws to clamp down on illegal vessels plundering the country’s marine resources. Speaking at a town hall...
XOBOXOBOS – At least 250 residents are enduring harsh living conditions on the outskirts of Uis at an informal area known as Xoboxobos. The small mining community resorted to this lifestyle to feed their families. The residents, who have been without water for the past two weeks, were recently visited by Erongo Governor Nathalia /Goagoses. ...
SWAKOPMUND – Telecom Namibia (TN) wants to rebuild and strengthen its working relationship with government ministries to better support their communication needs. TN CEO Stanley Shanapinda said this on Thursday during a two day workshop in Swakopmund, where the company met with various government representatives to discuss ways to improve public sector connectivity. He said...
WALVIS BAY – At least 79 houses will soon be constructed in Kuisebmund’s Extension 8, Walvis Bay, as part of the Informal Settlements Upgrading Affordable Housing Programme (ISUAHP). The National Housing Enterprise (NHE), which is spearheading the programme, on Friday handed over the site to 16 local contractors for the construction of the houses...
SWAKOPMUND – Swapo leaders have urged members and coordinators to intensify their mobilisation efforts ahead of the regional and local authority elections set for later this month. The party held a townhall engagement with national leaders Wise Immanuel, Veikko Nekundi and Natalia /Goagoses on Saturday at the Multi-purpose Centre. Addressing supporters, Nekundi said the upcoming...