OUTAPI – Ouministeli woukashike kookanhu nonghalo nawa yokaana owa yambidida ovanangeshefa va shona noikwafifo okuyambula po eengeshefa davo mOutapi. Ovanangeshefa ovo ova pewa oilongifo i li pongushu yoN$107 040. Minista woukashike kokaanhu Emma Kantema oshivike sha djako okwa yandja oilongifo oyo ngaashi omashina okuyandja, oipeleki, eetenda domeva noshoyo imwepo ya yooloka. Okwa ti ovanangeshefa ova yambididwa kopolongalama ya totwa po...
Mapokola mwa Zambezi batatulula busholi bwa likomu
KONGOLA – Bamulao mwasikiliti sa Zambezi basweli kusebeza katata kulwanisa bubangoki sihulu bwa busholi bwa likomu kaswalisano ni sicaba ni tiisezo ya mulao. Sibuabui wa sipokola mwa sikiliti sa Zambezi Kisco Sitali hana bulela hala taba yeo, na yanduluzi zeo mapokola baezize kutibela ni kulwanisa busholi bwa likomu. “Busholi bwa likomu ki nto yebilaeza hahulu mwa sikiliti se. Kamucwaocwalo, luna...
Bamulao bafa mamela hala kusila isi kamulao
KONGOLA – Sipokola sa naha Namibia ni Sisole sanaha bafile mamela kwa sicaba kuambuka kusila isi kamulao nikuzuma isi kamulao mwa libaka zesilelelizwe. Limamela zeñwi kikutokolomoha kuzamaisa libyana zehanisizwe. Hana bulela kanako yamukopano wamungendenge wasisole sanaha Labubeli kwa Kongola, Sibuabui wasipokola mwasikiliti sa Zambezi Kisco Sitali nahatelezi kuli kuna nikozi kukena mwa libaka zesilelelizwe sihulu mokufumaneha lifolofolo. “Kukunupa kapa kusa...
Russia to build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant
ALMATY – Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan, the world’s top uranium producer, the Central Asian country’s authorities said on Saturday.“Rosatom has been named as the leader of the international consortium for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan,” the former Soviet republic’s nuclear power agency...
Retirement fund calls on pensioners to act
The Retirement Fund for Local Authorities and Utility Services (RFLAUN) reminds all pensioners to submit their Certificate of Existence Forms to ensure uninterrupted pension payments. Established in 1992 under the Pension Funds Act No. 24 of 1956, RFLAUN is committed to the socio-economic upliftment of current and former employees of participating local authorities and associated entities. Guided by its mission,...
House price decline offset by food increase
FNB analysts expect inflation to ease further to 3.3% year-on-year (y/y) in June, supported by favourable fuel base effects and muted utility inflation following NamPower’s lower-than-expected 3.8% tariff increase. This outlook is contained in FNB’s Namibia’s CPI Review for May 2025, by its economist Helena Mboti. “With core inflation remaining elevated, we maintain our view that inflation will rise gradually...
Govt targets 70% electricity access by 2030 … over 200 000 new connections planned in five years
Government has allocated over N$140 million to increase national electricity access from the current rate of just under 60% to at least 70% by 2030. This is to be accomplished by electrifying over 200 000 additional households in rural and peri-urban areas during the next five years. This ambitious but achievable target was announced on last week during the signing...
Amushelelo sympathises with comedy industry
Activist Michael Amushelelo says the Namibian comedy industry is ‘a joke’ because of its severe lack of funding and support. Amushelelo says the true potential of comedy in Namibia is hindered by a general lack of appreciation for the art form. “In this country, we simply do not take the creative industries such as comedy seriously. Comedians can’t make an...
Tsumkwe takes underdevelopment sting
OTJIWARONGO – In the remote and isolated Tsumkwe constituency, nestled snugly among the thick forests of northeastern Namibia, people live surrounded by nature but also far from help. When someone gets seriously ill here, the struggle is not just against the illness but also against time, poor roads, and, most painfully, the lack of an ambulance. Tsumkwe Constituency councillor Johannes...
‘Albinism not a limitation’ …at 38 000 Namibians living with condition
NKURENKURU – Kavango West governor Verna Sinimbo says people with albinism should not be limited by their condition but must have a sense of belonging to the community, where they have equal rights like everyone else. She said albinism is just a rare and beautiful genetic condition. Sinimbo was speaking at this year’s World Albinism Day which was, for the...