Governor of Ohangwena region Walde Ndevashiya has mobilised resources to erect structures for 17 San families at Onakalunga in the Eenhana constituency. Ndevashiya explained during a familiarisation visit, he was touched by the deplorable conditions to which the marginalised San people are subjected. He said the situation forced him to mobilise resources from, among others,...
A directive by urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni, requesting local authorities and regional councils to put on hold any proposed tariff increases, has been met with mixed feelings. Some regional councils and local authorities have made proposed increases for the 2020/2021 financial year and have submitted amendments to the ministry for publication in...
Twaloloka residents who lost most of their belongings in a devastating fire on Sunday evening will have their national documents replaced at no cost, home affairs ministry executive director Etienne Maritz announced yesterday. Maritz explained duplicate national documents are usually paid for, but it will be an exception for the fire victims. “We are cognizant...
A significant number of Covid-19 samples are being rejected by the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) on a daily basis due to possible contamination. Laboratory technicians at NIP said they often receive improperly marked and poorly sealed samples from the regions. This not only has the potential to expose laboratory technicians to contaminated material, but...
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security is concerned about the high number of uncollected national documents, such as IDs, at their regional and sub-regional offices. The executive director, Etienne Maritz, said the ministry has 101 957 national documents that are ready for collection. He said there are 87 016 identities (ID) cards,...
The Namibia Institute for Pathology (NIP) has ramped up testing for Covid-19 in recent weeks, despite a backlog of cases. This week, New Era had the opportunity of witnessing first-hand the testing process at the NIP Windhoek laboratory. Testing for Covid-19 is a process that is cumbersome, intense and sensitive, according to medical technologists employed...
The Deputy Commissioner General of the Namibian Correctional Service Anna-Rosa Katjivena said although ex-female offenders have been going through counselling and rehabilitation, criminal records diminish their prospects when they seek gainful employment at private and state institutions. She was speaking at the handing over of cosmetics from the office of the First Lady Monica Geingos...
A family of five people including a one-year-old baby from Goreangab informal settlement were left out in the cold on Saturday after the City of Windhoek stopped Johannes Hamukoto from re-constructing a shack he was expanding. Hamukoto says he informed committee members that he will expand his shack to accommodate more family members but he...
Governor of Khomas region Laura McLeod Katjirua has warned residents involved in illegal poaching at the Daan Viljoen Game Park, saying the culprits should refrain or face action. She game park is under constant threat from communities living in the informal settlements of Windhoek, who enter the park illegally to poach game for the pot....
Governor of Khomas Laura McLeod Katjirua has called for officials in the region to be hands-on when it comes to monitoring, supervising and implementing capital projects. The region has about 112 capital projects, governor McLeod-Katjirua said in her state of the region address on Tuesday. Most of the projects are Windhoek-based and include the wastewater...