MARIENTAL – The Mariental Town Council last week, in recognition of the positive impact on residents of the town, renamed a street after former Hardap governor and education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa. In her keynote address, Urban and Rural Development deputy minister Evelyne Nawases-Tayele said renaming streets after individuals is a clear demonstration of the fruitful...
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Hanse-Himarwa remembered as hardworking, joyful cadre
MARIENTAL – Describing her as the diamond of the south and pre-and post-Independence icon, President Nangolo Mbumba, Founding President Sam Nujoma as well as former President Hifikepunye Pohamba acknowledged the role Katrina Hanse-Himarwa played in the history of the Namibian nation, during her funeral in Mariental at the weekend. In a message read on his...
Swartbooi: We’ll never stop fighting
KEETMANSHOOP – Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leader and chief change campaigner Bernadus Swartbooi said their fight for restorative justice and dignity for Namibians will never stop. The LPM firebrand is adamant that his orange brigade will continue fighting for access to employment opportunities, natural resources, health, quality education, proper regional and local governance as well...
Keetmanshoop kuna lituramo melikwamo lyokugusapo udigu womambo
Keetmanshoop-mokugusapo udigu wounene tuna kara nawo wokuhamena mambo, ndango zegendeso doropa zaKeetmanshoop kavakere nelikwamo lyokuwapayika evhu omu navatameka kudika mambo gana siki ko 30 kwava ava gwana nonzambi dononsesu kevango lina kara asi ext 7. Mukurona godoropa McDonald Hanse katente asi elikwamo eli kuna kara nye asi twahepa kuvatera ava vana pili uturo vagwane nye...
Keetmanshoop strives to address housing backlog
KEETMANSHOOP – To address the huge housing backlog, Keetmanshoop municipality held a groundbreaking ceremony recently for the construction of 30 houses for low-income residents in the town’s Extension 7 area. Mayor McDonald Hanse said the ceremony is part of accommodating the homeless through the Build Together scheme. “It is not required from identified beneficiaries to...
Kantema-Gaomas: Namibia’s future depends on youth
KEETMANSHOOP – Deputy sports minister Emma Kantema-Gaomas says the youth, as the population segment on which the nation entrusts its future, should be relentless in their pursuit of success. She made these remarks inKeetmanshoop recently, where 52 members of the youth from //Kharas, Hardap and Khomas regions received financial assistance (loans) worth N$406 000 from...
Credit scheme empowers young entrepreneurs
KEETMANSHOOP – Shezley Davids says after being left with no income or employment due to Covid-19, the National Youth Credit Scheme came to their rescue by opening doors of opportunity. She said this at a ceremony where 52 beneficiaries from the //Kharas, Hardap and Khomas regions received financial assistance from the scheme to the tune...
We won’t budge – Nida workers
NAUTE DAM – Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida) employees stationed at the entity’s Naute Dam irrigation project outside Keetmanshoop, have stuck to their guns and say they won’t return to work until their demands for salary increments have been met. The employees through their union, the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau), have been...
Fish River Canyon: An ultimate experience
/Ai-/Ais – Tourists who completed the 80km Fish River Canyon hiking trail described it as the ultimate experience, compared to other nature walks in Africa. Cecil Biker (70), who hails from South Africa, told VIBEZ! that he completed the trail for a second time, and plans to do so every five years until he reaches...
Appreciate independence, Sinimbo tells Namibians
Trade deputy minister Verna Sinimbo has urged citizens to place high value on Namibia’s hard-earned independence, and its subsequent benefits.