Zebaldt Ngaruka Farmers from the Epukiro constituency donated 84 melons of various varieties to the Gobabis constituency office as contribution to the region’s ongoing fight against hunger and malnutrition. Epukiro councillor Packy Pakarae said the melons will be given to the Gobabis community members, particularly those hit hard by malnutrition. The melons will assist the...
Paulina Ndalikokule GAVA – Alphonsina Kanyanga, a malnourished one-year-old from Gava village in Mpungu constituency, has gained weight since the Gava Soup Kitchen opened a month ago. Kanyanga weighed only 6.5 kilogrammes at nine months when Catholic AIDS Action, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), recognised her as malnourished, along with 171 other...
Iuze Mukube Setting up a trial date and assigning a trial judge in the criminal proceedings against self-proclaimed forex trader-turned-social activist Michael Amushelelo and co-accused Gregory Cloete is anticipated to be announced in May 2025. The matter has been delayed from proceeding so far due to a constitutional challenge, pertaining to a section of the...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The president of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) McHenry Venaani said the N$2.6 billion allocated to the agriculture ministry is inadequate for a country that is importing the majority of its food. Namibia imports a significant amount of food, particularly from South Africa, and relies heavily on imports for processed agricultural products. In...
Auleria Wakudumo Ongwediva – Residents of Ongwediva and Oshakati have voiced growing frustration over the increasing number of animals, particularly cattle, pigs and dogs roaming freely through the streets and residential areas. Some homeowners say the situation has worsened over recent months, with animals not only wandering the streets, but also sleeping in front of...
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – The spokesperson of the Community Against Stock Theft Organisation (CASO), Sandi Tjaronda, said there is a need for the Namibian Police and community police to work together in the fight against stock theft in the Omaheke region. Following NamPol’s recent week-long community outreach programme on crime prevention and stock theft in the...
Zebaldt Ngaruka National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) parliamentarian Vetaruhe Kandorozu is concerned about the government’s operational expenditure, the biggest component of the total budget allocation. Operational expenditure refers to the recurring cost incurred by the government to maintain and run its daily operations. These expenses are distinct from capital expenditures, which are investments in long-term...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani, says the current curriculum was not adapted to the current needs of the economy and is confusing to both learners and parents. Venaani said this in the National Assembly during contributions to the 2025/26 education budget recently. “We welcome the allocation of N$24.8 billion to education,...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Swanu president Evilastus Kaaronda believes Namibia’s economy remains in white hands, and this perpetuates the historical networks that undermine the probability of economic freedom and black Namibians. He said this during his contributions to 2025/26 in the National Assembly recently, adding that blacks’ economic freedom will never exist without tackling the white supremacist...
BANGKOK – Asian crime networks running multi-billion-dollar cyber scam centres are expanding their operations across the world as they seek new victims and new ways to launder money, the UN said yesterday. Chinese and Southeast Asian gangs are raking in tens of billions of dollars a year targeting victims through investment , cryptocurrency, romance and...