SWAKOPMUND – Namibia has investigated and prosecuted child trafficking cases involving 28 children within the country, as well as from neighbouring countries between 2021 and 2023. Since April 2023 to date, eight cases have been reported, five of which are currently on the court roll. At least one person has been convicted under the Combating...
SWAKOPMUND- A Swakopmund pharmacy has been ordered to remove a sign featuring Otto von Bismarck that was erected on their building. This follows a complaint by the Namibian Genocide Association against the pharmacy – Bismarck Medical Centre – for displaying an image of the first German Chancellor Von Bismarck at the corner of Bismarck Street...
USAKOS – The small town of Usakos is one of many in Namibia grappling a high unemployment rate, which not only exacerbates poverty, but also fuels cases of domestic violence. About 80% of the town’s young people are reportedly unemployed, leaving many families destitute. To alleviate the situation and uplift the community, the Usakos Town...
WALVIS BAY – The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia has suspended Ellis Egumbo, terminal manager at their Walvis Bay depot, over the loss of product and commercial documentation at the facility. This suspension follows the resignation of another employee a month ago, amid an ongoing investigation of fuel theft. So far, four people have been...
OMARURU – Urgent intervention is needed to avert a crisis in Omaruru, where the town is grappling with severe water shortages. The municipality is having to contend with low water pressure, exacerbated by inadequate rainfall and the poor state of its infrastructure. Omaruru is one of the towns which operates its own bulk water supply...
WALVIS BAY – The Walvis Bay municipal council has nullified the motion to terminate the services of RedForce. Consequently, RedForce will continue to operate as the town’s debt-collector. The motion was passed unopposed by the council in June after it was tabled by councillor Ephraim Shozi. However, a statement issued by the Walvis Bay municipality...
KARIBIB – Karibib, a town that has been battling with informal settlements and land grabbing, has taken progressive steps to address the shortage of serviced land to its destitute masses. On Friday, the Karibib Town Council handed over 1 996 ownership certificates to residents of the Usab settlement. At the heart of this bold move...
WALVIS BAY – Tempers flared dramatically that within five minutes of an ordinary Walvis council meeting, insults and racial slurs flew from left to right, culminating in a pandemonium. The events, during which the police had to be called in to restore calm and order, unfolded on Tuesday evening. For some time now, the council...
WALVIS BAY – In their quest for decent housing, the Backyard Tenants Group applied for another portion of land from the Walvis Bay municipality earlier this week. The group was allocated Portion 19 by the Walvis Bay municipal council for the construction of their own homes at Farm 37. However, they say the land allocated...
WALVIS BAY – Coastal residents in need of urgent and intensive medical care no longer need to travel 460km to Windhoek to be admitted. Neither does Erongo region’s facilities have to run out of capacity, after the US government donated a five-bed intensive care unit (ICU) field hospital to the health ministry. The donation is...