Auleria Wakudumo Urban and Rural Development minister Erastus Uutoni says there is a need for public-private partnerships to address the land and housing backlog in the country. Uutoni made it clear that the government is not in a position and does not have resources to cater for the growing housing demand the country is experiencing....
Rafael Hangula The National Council, the reviewing chamber of the Namibian Parliament, is in a special session this week to review six significant bills recently passed by the National Assembly. The bills under review include the Income Tax Amendment Bill, Value-Added Tax Bill, Transfer Duty Amendment Bill, Stamp Duty Amendment Bill, Divorce Bill, and the...
Charles Ndeumane ONIIPA – Elelo lyondoolopa yaNiipa olya nyanyukilwa iizemo yolweetho lwotango yoshinyangadhalwa shaagundjuka tashi ithanwa Identify My Talent Show moka aagundjuka moshitopolwa, shoka sha kutha ombinga opo ya ulike iipewa yawo yo taya sindana oondando dha yooloka. Okakadhona komimvo 16 Shiwana Messiah hoka ke li mondondo 10 posikola yaHans Daniel Namuhuja mOniipa oke ya...
Paulina Ndalikokule NKURENKURU – Omunangeshefa omundokotola Kleopas Henock mwene goshipangelo shopaumwene shedhina Nkurenkuru Private Hospital okwa uvaneke oku yambidhidha aanyasha omulongo oku yapa oshimaliwa inashi konda poN$1000 kehe oku tota uungeshefa uushona. Henock okwa popi ndhoka pethimbo a li tagandja oshipopiwa she kombinga yankene oongeshefa dhasimana pepatululo lyopambelewa lyoshinyangadhalwa shomithigululwakalo sho shiputudhilo shoIUM mEtitatu moNkurenkuru...
Hesron Kapanga PARIS – Paralympian Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda on Saturday won Namibia’s first medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a new Paralympic record in the women’s T11 400 metre (m) sprint. Ishitile, who is making her third appearance at the Paralympic Games, finally broke through with her guide by...
A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday, capping a difficult few weeks for her. Born to a Nigerian father in South Africa, 23-year-old Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the country’s competition “for the safety and wellbeing of my family and I” after a backlash that...
Moscow said yesterday it had thwarted a “massive” drone attack on western Russia and another targeting the capital. “Our defenders are repelling an attempted massive UAV attack on the territory of the Bryansk region” bordering Ukraine, regional governor Aleksandr Bogomaz said. At least 26 drones were “identified and destroyed” by the Russian military, without causing...
A polio vaccination campaign officially began yesterday in the Gaza Strip ,where the United Nations has announced “humanitarian pauses” to allow for large-scale inoculation, a health official told AFP. The campaign was announced after Gaza recorded its first polio case in a quarter of a century last month. It officially began yesterday at three health centres...
Paulina Ndalikokule NKURENKURU – A traditional dance competition organised by the International University of Management’s Nkurenkuru campus to entertain and showcase talent ended in chaos last Wednesday. The chaos erupted after an alleged bias during the judging and police had to be called in to restore order. Students and community members allegedly became disgruntled after...
The term slogan, as used in politics, is claimed to derive from the (Gaelic) Scottish term as Slaughhairm or slogome, which means battle cry or war cry. The term slogan was first used in English in 1589, Stanley. E, (2024). Voters’ behaviour has an impact on both the election method and outcome. As a result,...