Lahja Nashuuta  The City of Windhoek (CoW) has connected more than 7 000 zinc structures to the municipal electricity grid, providing power to over 35 000 residents, Strategic Executive for Electricity, Obrien Hekandjo, has confirmed.  Citing the 2023 National Census, Hekandjo said only 64% of Windhoek’s 144 640 households are currently electrified, leaving around 52 070 homes without access to...

WALVIS BAY – Namibian youth should not be spectators, but must take the lead as the country enters a new chapter in its oil and gas development.  This is according to the special advisor and head of the upstream petroleum unit in the office of the presidency, Kornelia Shilunga.  She was speaking at the second edition of the Youth in...

RUNDU – The Shambyu Traditional Authority (STA) in Kavango East have welcomed the revival of the dormant Uvhungu-Vhungu Dairy Farm, located east of Rundu.  During Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani’s recent visit to the Shambyu palace last week, the STA spokesperson Sebastian Kantema, on behalf of the STA, expressed concerns about the failed agricultural initiatives in...

Eba Kandovazu  Newly appointed presidential press secretary, Jonas Mbambo, has pledged to usher in a new era of open communication and media engagement from the highest office in the land.  In an interview with Nampa last week, Mbambo, whose appointment takes effect on 1 August 2025, expressed great appreciation for the trust placed in him, acknowledging the weight and significance...

Zebaldt Ngaruka  The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform,  in collaboration with the City of Windhoek, has strongly warned members of the public against fishing and consuming fish from Goreangab Dam, situated on the fringes of the western suburbs of the capital.  Goreangab Dam receives treated wastewater and surface runoff from surrounding residential and industrial areas. The call,...