The Windhoek City Council on Tuesday failed, for the second time, to elect political office bearers due to a lack of quorum. The elections were postponed to Tuesday morning after councillors walked out of a meeting chaired by Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala on Monday afternoon. The walkout followed Udjombala’s refusal to grant the councillors a recess....
Michael Mutonga Liswaniso KATIMA MULILO – Well-known Zambezi resident and retired police commissioner, Bolen Sankwasa is hopeful that more rains will fall in the region in the upcoming weeks and enable communal farmers like him to cultivate the land. Zambezi and other parts of Namibia are drought stricken – a situation that forced President Nangolo...
KEETMANSHOOP – The Namibian Police recorded 4 814 gender-based violence (GBV) cases countrywide during the 2023/24 financial year, Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka, has said. In a statement read on her behalf at the launch of the 16 Days of Activism against GBV in the //Kharas region on Monday,...
OSHAKATI – The Bank of Namibia (BoN) handed over gym equipment worth over N$300 000 to the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Oshana region on Monday.Handing over the donation at Oshakati, BoN’s director of currency management and banking operations Sencia Kaizemi-Rukata said the men and women in uniform are the backbone of the society...
OTJIWARONGO – The National African Students Association (NASA) held a conference at Otjiwarongo over the weekend to elect new leadership.In an interview with Nampa on Monday, NASA founding member Paulus Vihemba said 80 students from different universities across the country attended the conference. They elected Muzani Muzani from the University of Namibia (Unam) Rundu campus...
OSHAKATI – A 17-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old boy in the Omusati region. The Namibian Police’s regional commander for Omusati, Commissioner Ismael Basson, said the incident allegedly occurred at Onahende village in the Outapi constituency.“The suspect, who is a domestic worker, reportedly had sexual intercourse with the minor boy in...
KATIMA MULILO – The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare has kicked off the registration and re-registration of the Conditional Basic Income Grant (CBIG) at Katima Mulilo, in the Zambezi region. The exercise that aims to transition from the Food Bank programme to a direct monthly cash transfer of N.dollars 600 to...
Mulisa Simiyasa OTJIWARONGO – Officials of the Labour Commissioner gathered on Monday for a weeklong workshop at Otjiwarongo, to discuss and formulate best practices in effectively resolving labour dispute cases. The workshop of a group largely composed of arbitrators from different regional offices across the country, was organised by the government through the Office of...
OMUTHIYA – A 34-year-old Namibian man died on Saturday after allegedly consuming a harmful chemical. “It is alleged that on Friday, at around 12h00, at the deceased’s residence in Nomtsoub, Tsumeb, a family member overheard the deceased saying he drank (lime) scale remover, which is a harmful chemical,” reported the Oshikoto crime investigations coordinator Titus...
ONGWEDIVA – Acting executive director in the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation Lisho Mundia has said the mining industry must embrace engineering innovations. The said innovations should prioritise resource efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and ensure the safety and well-being of local communities. He made the remarks on Monday during the official opening of...