The 2025 Regional Council and Local Authorities elections delivered victories for some and disappointment for others while also separating pretenders from contenders. However, for Phillip Budong, who failed to secure a councillor position in last year’s polls, the experience proved to be a learning curve rather than a defeat. Budong, who hails from Kayengona village,...
Chelva Wells Youthful councillor for the Landless People’s Movement in the Hardap region, William Minnie says his entry into local government is a direct response to what he describes as the normalisation of inequality, unemployment and exclusion. The 23-year-old was elected as a councillor for the Mariental Municipal Council representing LPM during last year’s Regional...
OSHAKATI – Okaku constituency councillor, Esther Fillemon, has outlined her priorities and long-term vision for the constituency, emphasising youth employment, food security and local economic development as key areas of focus. Fillemon told Nampa yesterday that her decision to enter local government was driven by a desire to offer practical solutions to persistent community challenges....
Eba Kandovazu OKONGO-Okongo constituency councillor Lebbeus Shipindo, who has also been appointed chairperson of the Ohangwena Regional Council, says that over 80% of villages in his constituency now have access to water, with each village having at least one borehole. Shipindo, who retained his position as constituency councillor in the recently concluded 2025 Regional Councils...
Pinehas K Pinehas In the heart of Katutura, Brendon Bam pushes a truck, a toy made from wires and other materials. Bam is an enthusiastic young adult male who collects recyclable materials such as scrap metal as well as empty beer bottles that he would then store in the makeshift toy truck that he uses...
OSHAKATI – Newly sworn-in Oshakati West constituency councillor Ndilimeke Iileka said she will tackle persistent challenges in her community by prioritising access to roads, constructing earth dams, and implementing youth development projects, during her term in office. Iileka, who was sworn in on 5 December last year, told Nampa in a recent interview that her...
Lissony Njembo Ananias Kandjala, a 37-year-old passenger who was allegedly fainting while travelling from Swakopmund to Ongwediva, and was dropped off at Tsumeb hospital by the bus driver, has now vanished into thin air, without a trace. Kandjala, who was admitted to Tsumeb State Hospital on 28 December 2025, between 15h00 and 16h00, was reported...
KATIMA MULILO – Former Katima Mulilo Town Council CEO Charles Nawa Nawa has died.Nawa, aged 50, died on Friday morning in a Windhoek hospital after battling a heart illness for several months. Confirming his death to Nampa on Saturday, his younger brother, Enerst Sitali Simbotwe Nawa, described the late former CEO’s death as a big...
OSHIKATI – Oshakati Town Council has relocated 122 flood-affected households to free serviced residential plots at Onawa Township, offering permanent solutions to families who have lived for years in flood-prone areas. The relocation is part of a wider programme targeting 180 households. The council said the remaining beneficiaries will receive their plot allocations before the...
Meatco, the country’s largest meat processing and marketing entity, has set an ambitious slaughter target of 63 000 cattle for 2026. Through the audacious drive, Meatco plans to buy over 50 000 cattle from farmers south of the veterinary cordon fence, also famously known as the Redline, and more than 13 000 from producers north...