Bela Bento SWAKOPMUND – Jan Carlo Horn said he will never forgive Jandre Dippenaar. Horn is the the father of Jan Carlo (JC) Horn Junior, one of six people who died when two cars crashed on the Henties Bay road nearly 10 years ago.JC, along with two others, including his girlfriend, were passengers in the...
Noreen Sitali For disabled persons, living in a society created only to be habitable to others is an elemental part of one’s life experience. As just one example, easy access to transportation as well as the empowerment and participation facilitated by freedom of movement are denied to most visually impaired persons in society. The unavailability,...
Rauna Kalola SWAKOPMUND – Erongo governor Neville Andre has emphasised the critical role of public participation in the ongoing review of the regional roads master plan held in Swakopmund this week. Addressing a diverse audience, which included the Roads Authority team, regional and local authority councillors, members of the Erongo regional roads board and various...
As the temperature heats up in the Swapo ‘pot’ ahead of the upcoming elections, several former parliamentarians are gearing up for a political comeback. The electoral college, or ‘pot’, as it is known in Swapo, is seen as their pathway back into the legislative chambers and mainstream politics, following years on the periphery of decision-making...
Hilma Hashange OMUTHIYA – The shortage of school hostels at secondary schools in the Oshikoto region has resulted in many learnersrenting accommodation in townships. After completing primary school, the learners migrate from villages to nearby towns to enrol in secondary school, and are forced to rent in ‘ghettos’ because of a lack of hostel facilities...
KATIMA MULILO – The Ministry of Mines and Energy has allocated N$17.8 million towards electricity projects in the Zambezi region for this financial year. Energy minister Tom Alweendo revealed this during a meeting with the Zambezi Regional Council’s leadership at Katima Mulilo on Monday. He implored the regional leadership to expeditiously release funds to electrify...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Namibia Water Corporation’s N$1 billion projects are set to enhance Namibia’s water infrastructure. This is part of its commitment to ensuring sustainable water access across the nation, and driving socio-economic development. In a statement released on Monday, NamWater spokesperson Lot Ndamanomhata revealed that four projects are set to close the gap in...
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) lawmaker Hidipo Hamata has come out swinging, pushing for the party’s current top six leaders to be retained without breaking a sweat. While PDM leaders have denied pushing for the status quo to be retained as reported by this publication, he becomes the first PDM senior figure to make this position...
State Advocate Laurens Campher yesterday asked Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Petrus Unengu to sentence the remaining seven men accused of trying to secede the then Caprivi Strip from Namibia in August 1999 to further custodial sentences. The accused have been in custody since their arrests in 2002 and 2003, totalling 21 and 22 years...
OSHAKATI – The dust around the leadership squabbles within the leadership of the Uukwambi Traditional Authority refuses to settle. At the centre of the storm is the legitimacy of Herman Ndilimani Iipumbu as the designated chief of the authority. Over the weekend, the police had to dissolve a press conference that was organised by a...