SWAKOPMUND – Arandis constituency councillor Benitha Imbamba has scored a legal victory after the High Court ruled in her favour. The court ordered that she be reinstated as chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council. She was removed in April this year after a vote of no confidence was tabled against her by Walvis Bay Urban...
Namibia’s journey towards local value addition and economic empowerment reached another milestone last month, as 111 young people graduated from the Gemstone Cutting and Polishing Training Programme in Karibib. These graduates, from the 2023 and 2024 intake who underwent a six-month training programme are now equipped with practical skills that could transform not only their...
WALVIS BAY – A group of approximately 50 people, evicted from a privately owned plot in Walvis Bay last week, say their cries for help have fallen on deaf ears despite seeking assistance from the municipality since 2020. Their makeshift homes were demolished by the messenger of the court last Wednesday after the landowner, a...
WALVIS BAY – Residents in the Erongo region will no longer have to travel hundreds of kilometres or endure long waiting periods for diagnostic scans, thanks to the donation of a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner to the Walvis Bay State Hospital. The scanner, valued at approximately N$5 million, was officially handed over on Friday...
!GOMENǁGAMS – !Hūb di ǁûs, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwahs ge ǁîs di ǂâiǂhansensa ai!gû ra ǁama!khunis ǀkha hâ ǀhôakao!narib hîa ǂhanub xa a ǀhonkhoe-aihe ǂnûiǂgādi (SOEs) !nâ hâb !oagu ge gowaǂuisen tsî !ereamxasib tsî !gôasib ǀkha hâ ǂgaeǂguisa ra ǂgao. !Hūb ǁûs di haisi-ams hîa ge Sîsengu tsî !Nari!oabadi Ministeri, Veikko Nekundib xa !Gomengams !nâ ge ǂoa...
WALVIS BAY – Cabinet has approved a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 10 000 metric tonnes of pilchards for governmental objectives for the remainder of the 2025 fishing season, ending in September. This was announced by the information minister Emma Theofelus last week. The resurgence of pilchards, after being placed under a moratorium, has become...
WALVIS BAY – Residents of Rehoboth are up in arms over plans to convert part of the long-unused Reho-Spa recreational facility into a rehabilitation centre. Once the flagship of the town’s pride and a popular wedding venue, the facility has not been in use for the past 16 years, despite numerous efforts to revive it....
WALVIS BAY – More than 3 400 learners from across the Erongo region benefitted from the annual Erongo Career Fair Roadshow that took place last week in Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Karibib and Omaruru. Grade 11 learner Ellis Maasdorp from Walvis Bay, who attended the roadshow, said it was indeed an eye opener in terms of...
USAKOS – Thirty farmers in the Erongo region were the first recipients of 20 goats and sheep each, thanks to a project launched by the Swakop Uranium Foundation. The project aims to promote and encourage sustainable livelihoods across the country. The Hope Farm Project, valued at N$3 million, will see the distribution of 1 000...
USAKOS – The meat export agreement between Namibia and China in May is fast taking shape, with the Chinese engaging stakeholders to facilitate the export of goat and sheep meat. This follows an agreement with the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, which allows Namibia to export mutton and chevon (goat...