Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has vowed that his party will never deviate from addressing the plight of landless Namibians. At the centre of LPM’s land fight, Swartbooi said, are those affected by the issue of ancestral land. Swartbooi was speaking in Omaheke region at the weekend, where he held public meetings – one...
With less than three months before the national polls, a National Unity Democratic Organisation breakaway faction on Saturday elected Barry Rukoro as the party’s new president during a hastily organised congress, attended by around 300 delegates. But the party’s Utjiua Muinjangue-led leadership has rejected the congress as a hoax. Effectively, the party now has two...
The National Unity Democratic Organisation is a political formation at war with itself. A splinter group announced they will hold an elective congress to identify party leaders to marshal the ship for the next five years. This faction, New Era has established, has not only threatened to elect new leaders tomorrow, but has already taken...
Konyara mokuyikondjera eyi yipo yirugana yangesio yisike mouta wakora, ngesi kuna kumoneka asi eyi nye varwamena yo 16th omu sina kukahoroka silika sangesi moOkakarara pevango eli avaninkire eri=udiko ngesi nayinye yina wapa mariongikido kuna kwata moyitji, omu vana ngesefa ntani wokurandesa moyitarata ngesi kuna kuza nye vakalikide eyi ava randesa nomu avayirugana. Munasipundi gokomitiye zerongikido,...
The Redforce debt-collection company is not there to punish residents or create instability within municipalities countrywide. Rather, they exist or are roped in as a last resort to assist with the rehabilitation and collection ofdebts which are beyond the capacity and capabilities of municipalities to collect. These were the observations of Grootfontein municipality’s acting CEO,...
After internal bickering nearly threw spanners in its works, the much-anticipated 16th edition of the Okakarara Annual Trade Fair is in full swing at the town’s trade centre, where hordes of businesses and vendors will be showcasing their products and services. Chairperson of the organising committee Olga Tjiurutue confirmed that the setting-up and opening festivities...
Local abattoirs almost doubled their output capacity during June and July, as they accounted for over 16% of the sheep slaughtered during the two months to mark an increased output from the 4 508 sheep slaughtered in June to 5 230 slaughtered in July. Complementing the improved slaughtering capacity of domestic abattoirs was the country’s...
Drought-stricken Otjozondjupa residents, especially those situated in remote areas of the region, are yet to benefit from government’s drought relief food rollout programme. This is because the region currently has only one truck to distribute the food. This came to light during deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa’s recent visit to the region, where he met...
At its sixth National Council (NC) meeting held in Windhoek on Saturday, Nudo suspended more than 10 members for allegedly undermining and questioning the authority and legal status of the party’s leadership. The suspended members are accused of chasing the party’s administrative secretary from the party’s head office, and replacing all locks to deny others...
Namibia exported over 19000 head of cattle on the hoof between June and last month, which saw overall exports of live cattle increase from 17 361 head exported during June 2024 to over 19 000 exports in July 2024. The latest Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN) report indicates that a surge in...