Usakos- doropagona zaUsakos zakara nazo moNamibia vatjangurura asi epiro yirugana kwazeruka unene, yina kara asi kapisi kuretesapo ruhepo nye, kuretesapo hena nomukaro dona edi dokulihepeka momambo. Konyara 80% vatungimo wovadinkantu modoropa kwayitanta asi kapi vana kara noyirugana, eyi yina kutwaredera vanekoro vaparuke momudona. Mokugusapo nye udigu wangesi, ntani kuvatera nkarapamwe, ndango zodoropa zaUsakos kavatulisirepo elikwamo...
Author: Eveline de Klerk (Eveline de Klerk )
PrEP use taking off
Spearheaded by the health ministry and supported by global partners, such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Namibia’s implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis, known as PrEP, demonstrates the country’s strong commitment to comprehensively combat HIV. PrEP is a preventive pill that decreases the potential of contracting HIV through sex by up to 99%...
28 minors trafficked in three years
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...
Pharmacy ordered to remove Bismarck sign
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 tackles youth unemployment …sends 66 for training
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...
Namcor suspends terminal manager
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 taps run dry … 24 lose jobs as water crisis worsens
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 U-turns on RedForce cancellation
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...
Land galore in Karibib … almost 2 000 get plots … cost as little as N$1 900
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 at sixes and sevens … Metcalfe gives up
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...