The City of Windhoek has managed to reduce its residents’ overall debt by N$96 million, mayor Francina Kahungu said yesterday. Kahungu said the debtors book has decreased from N$839 million in March this year, compared to N$935 million in December last year. Kahungu announced this yesterday when delivering the mayoral action report for January to...
ONGWEDIVA – The Ohangwena region will soon launch its water infrastructure master plan as part of a strategy to extend piped water to the four eastern constituencies, which currently depend on boreholes. There have been cries over water shortages over the years in Okongo, Omundaungilo, Oshikunde and Epembe constituencies, as many of the boreholes have...
Founding President Sam Nujoma, in his birthday wishes to President Hage Geingob this week, said the head of state is up to the task to lead the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “Your birthday comes at a time of great peril for our country and the world when the Covid-19 pandemic is sweeping the...
Three Zimbabwean nationals are living in fear after they allegedly received death threats following attempts to organise a solidarity march in Windhoek over multiple accusations of violations of human rights and corruption by the ruling Zanu-PF. A number of protest marchers are being held across the world in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe, where...
Hesron Kapanga The sports ministry and its policy implementing agency the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) have still not awarded athletes who won silverware for the country at various international competitions last year. In 2019, Namibian athletes in different sport codes won medals at championships such as the Africa Games in Morocco, the World Athletics Championships...
The play-offs for the much-anticipated MTC Netball Premier League are set for October and November this year, which will see 11 regions battling it out for the remaining six spots in the newly established topflight league. The new MTC Netball Premier League will boast 12 teams, and it has already been decided that six of...
SWAKOPMUND – The DRC community at Swakopmund was left devastated on Sunday evening after a mother, her daughter and grandchild died in a house fire. The heroic mother was, in fact, trying to rescue the two from the fire when the incident, which was allegedly caused by a burning candle left unattended, occurred. The incident...
The Presidency yesterday said President Hage Geingob has in the past gone out of his way to accommodate requests by former health minister Dr Bernhard Haufiku, including the appointment of a deputy minister and executive director of his choice. Haufiku was removed as presidential special advisor on health matters last week after a fallout with...
Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) CEO Linus Chata says the national news agency has never victimised, disciplined, or fired any reporter for writing investigative stories critical of the government or any public office-bearer. This follows a screenshot message that went viral authored by Nampa news editor Maggy Thomas who summoned the reporter Edward Mumbuu after he...
Nuusita Ashipala & Eveline de Klerk The Ponhofi Secondary School in the Ohangwena region has temporarily suspended classes for its grade 11 and 12 learners after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. Ohangwena education Isak Hamatwi said no classes will be conducted until Wednesday this week, with a possibility of an extension. “The Ministry...