The collapse of a dam in north-eastern Nigeria has caused severe flooding, destroyed thousands of homes and worsened a dire humanitarian crisis. The flooding in Borno state has affected a million people, the state governor said on Wednesday, straining resources as authorities scramble to rescue residents and place them in temporary shelters. A video of...
Lahja Nashuuta A total of 44 local authorities could not account for public resources entrusted to them after failing to comply with basic accounting principles as required by the law. This is after 21 local authorities, seven municipalities and 16 village councils failed to submit their 2022-2023 financial reports as per Sections 87 (1) and (2)...
Auleria Wakudumo KHORIXAS – A 62-year-old man from the Donkerhoek informal settlement in Khorixas, whose shack is made from old bed wires and springs as well as car parts, says community members do not respect him, while some use his shack as a public toilet. Ellie Nabeb said apart from using his shack as a...
Belinda Kulatau RUNDU- Born in Sharukwe village in Kavango East region 36 years ago, Venancia Ruhepo Sindano has turned her hobby into a profitable business. Sindano, who owns Chepo’s Kitchen, which operates from a free-standing room in Kehemu, says being an orphan pushed her to always look for income-generating business ideas. “Having lost our parents...
Iuze Mukube Due to the long-standing lack of availability of dialysis services in public health facilities, the ministry of health made the decision to establish dialysis services across the country. This is to meet patient needs and for increased access to these services. Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula, who officiated at the commissioning of the...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Women’s Football League, Glenda Damases says the league authority takes the education of players seriously and will always motivate their players to study. The 12-teams league composed mainly of school-going players, was recently halted to pave the way for learners to study for the examination. Damases told New...
The Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero, says Namibian sports officials and leaders have failed athletes, when it comes to the number of participants at Olympics and Paralympics events. Tjongarero was speaking during the official opening of the third edition of the National Youth Games at Oshakati last week. The minister said...
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday warned Yemen’s Huthi rebels of retaliation after the group claimed a missile attack on central Israel.“This morning, the Huthis launched a surface-to-surface missile from Yemen into our territory. They should have known by now that we charge a heavy price for any attempt to harm us,” Netanyahu...
CARACAS – Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilise the country, the government said, as the United States and Spain denied Caracas’s allegations they were involved. The arrests come amid heightened tensions between Venezuela and both the United States and Spain over Venezuela’s...
DAKAR – Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last week vowed to “relentlessly track down” migrant traffickers a day after news that at least 35 people had drowned off West Africa. Faye, elected in March, called on the country’s young people to stay in Senegal rather than falling for the “illusion” of a better future elsewhere....