A significant number of men than women were involved in road crashes and fatalities in 2025, the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund said on Wednesday. “Gender data reveals that men are more frequently involved in crashes and lead in fatalities, with 47 men and 19 women having died so far in 2025,” MVA CEO Rosalia...
Lahja Nashuuta A significant portion of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Land Reform budget has been directed towards crucial development projects focused on land reform and improving access to water and sanitation. The total budget for the ministry is N$2.57 billion, minister Inge Zaamwani submitted in the National Assembly last week. Of this...
Environment, forestry and tourism minister Indileni Daniel said N$9 million was distributed to 86 communal conservancies as compensation for livestock and crops damaged by wildlife in the previous financial year. She revealed this while motivating her ministry’s N$727.6 million budget allocation in the National Assembly on Wednesday. “While this allocation remains below what is required...
KATIMA MULILO – The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism plans to utilise over N$45 million towards the protection and management of key species and natural habitats. This was revealed by line minister Indileni Daniel during the motivation of her ministerial budget allocation of N$727 million in the National Assembly last week. “The programme further...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi said N$825 million will be needed for the development of transportation infrastructure programme. The programme intends to upgrade gravel roads to bitumen standard. It includes the construction of feeder and access roads. It facilitates the rehabilitation of roads as well as the construction and maintenance...
DAKAR – The UN World Food Programme sounded the alarm on Friday over escalating hunger in west and central Africa as needs reach “record levels”. More than 36 million people are struggling to meet their food needs, a number that could rise to 52 million people during the lean season between harvests this summer, the...
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp has urged parties preparing Team Namibia for the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games to increase efforts to ensure athletes get maximum assistance. She was speaking in Windhoek on Saturday during a meet-and-greet event attended by board members of various sports...
Auleria Wakudumo Ouministeli wounamapya nounaimuna, eeshi, omeva nomatalululo omadu owa mona minista mupe, Inge Zamwaani. Omupresidente Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah okwa ulika minista mupe a kale oshilyo shokabinete osho yo okuninga minista mupe wounamapya,sha landula eshi minista nale Mac-Albert Hengari a kufwa mo moilonga komupresidente molwaashi ta tamanekwa moshikumungu shekwatonghonga. Omupresidente okwa holola kutya oku na elinekelo...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – A town where culture, heritage and tradition run deep and dreams often get overlooked, Amor McNab (40), a single mother of two, did the impossible and the extraordinary. Within three weeks, this woman showed what it means to dream of a stage and make it a reality. The young mother, born...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME) has motivated a proposed N$56.3 million for the development of the Baynes Hydro power Station. If approved, this budget is expected to enable electricity to flow through powerlines in both Angola and Namibia by 2031. This means the Namibian government is expected to soon embark...