KATIMA MULILO – Namibia has made significant strides in controlling leprosy, but the infectious disease remains a global public health concern, health minister Kalumbi Shangula has said.He made the remarks at the belated commemoration of World Leprosy Day at the Kongola settlement in the Zambezi region last Thursday. Shangula said the ministry continues to promote...
Suzith Tjitaura KEETMANSHOOP – Farmers who lose cattle due to human-wildlife conflict will receive increased compensation of N$8 000 per animal from 1 April 2025, up from the previous N$3 000. The adjustment forms part of the Human-Wildlife Conflict Self-Reliance Scheme, aimed at supporting affected farmers, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta said...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Army chief Martin Pinehas has commended the Namibian Defence Force for their dedication and professionalism in ensuring a befitting send-off for Founding President Sam Nujoma. Nujoma died on 8 February, and was buried on 1 March at the Heroes’ Acre outside Windhoek. Nujoma was honoured with memorial services in seven regions...
OMUTHIYA – A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another 20-year-old man to death at Okangororosa village in the Oshikoto region’s Omuthiya constituency yesterday. The Namibian Police’s crime investigations coordinator for the Oshikoto region, Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo, informed Nampa that the incident occurred around 03h00 and the deceased was identified as Haiyaka Tangeniomwene,...
Auleria Wakudumo The Opuwo Town Council has partnered the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) to build affordable houses for low-to-middle-income-earners. This is aimed at improving housing availability and living conditions in the town. The official signing of the agreement between the two entities took place last week at Ondangwa in the Oshana region. NHE chief executive...
MAPUTO – Heavy rains and strong winds lashed northern Mozambique yesterday as the region was hit by its third cyclone in four months, the weather service said.Cyclone Jude made landfall in the morning with winds of 140 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 195 kilometres per hour, the National Institute of Meteorology (INAM)...
BERLIN – The German government said yesterday that Israel’s decision to halt aid deliveries and cut off the electricity supply to Gaza could prompt a fresh humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory. Referring to the decision to stop aid, foreign ministry spokeswoman Kathrin Deschauer told a regular press conference Gaza was “again threatened with a...
Auleria Wakudumo Elelo lodoolopa yaPuwo nehangano loNational Housing Enterprise (NHE) ova tula po eudafano opo va tunge omaumbo mOpuwo ovanhu ve na oiyemo inini, naayo yopokati. Eudafano eli ola tulwa po kelelo lodoolopa yaPuwo noNHE Etinhe mOndangwa moshitukulwa shaShana. Omukulunhuwiliki moNHE Gisbertus Mukulu okwa ti epangelo onghene tali twikile okuyandja oshimaliwa kehangano loNHE opo li...
Auleria Wakudumo Omukulunhuwiliki mouministeli weedoolopa nomayakulo okomikunda Daniel Nghidinua pamwe nelelo lodoolopa yaNdangwa ova yandja omaumbo eli o64 koovene Etinhe. Omaumbo okwa a tungwa kehangano loNational Housing Enterprise (NHE) moExtension 25 mOndangwa. Omaumbo okwa tungi lwa opo okwashiwana ovo ve na oyuuyemo ili pedu naai yopokati va dule okulanda omaumbo. “Epangelo onghene tali twikile okutula...
Rudolf Gaiseb Mafu abatu atiswa ki misunga mwahala batu ni lifolofolo asweli kuekezeha hahulu, mi sikiliti sa Zambezi kona se sili mwa kozi hahulu, kubulela piho ya katengo ka Ndu ya Milao hala limbule. Kakuya ka piho libaka kikuli sikiliti sifumaneha mwa hala Kavango, Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA), sibaka se situna se sina ni...