Former works and transport deputy minister James Sankwasa has put the blame for chaos at the Windhoek municipal council squarely on residents. He said the mess in which the municipality finds itself would have been avoided had voters given one party an outright majority or eight seats in the 15-member council.
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FNB Otjihavera MTB a vital platform – Pokolo
The Otjihavera Experience Mountain Biking competition, which is organised annually by the Rock and Rut Mountain Biking Club, has and continues to play a vital role in the overall growth of the sport and provides much-needed exposure to local and international riders.
Football and netball development crucial
Local football coaches are pleased with the opportunity the Newspaper Cup presents in developing talent and scouting players for national teams.
GIPF returns to the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair
After a two-year hiatus, the GIPF has confirmed it will be back at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair from 26 August to 1 September 2022.
ReconAfrica’s ECC extended
Canadian oil and gas explorer ReconAfrica has received a three-year extension on its Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) from Namibia’s environmental commissioner in the environment ministry. The extended ECC is valid from 26 August 2022, until 26 August 2025, with the extension having been approved on 11 August 2022.
Farmers frustrated by stock theft… 25 cases reported in six months
Farmers in the Karibib and Otjimbingwe areas are losing millions of dollars through stock theft and poaching by repeat offenders.
Commissioner aims to improve cops’ image
After 26 years in the police force, new Kavango West commander Commissioner Julia Iuze Sakuwa-Neo is determined to make a difference and change the narrative that the police are lazy, useless and corrupt.
Shikongo appointment hailed… implored to tackle crime head-on
The appointment of deputy inspector general Joseph Shikongo as the country’s new police chief has been largely lauded.
Bravo learners need hostel to thrive
Learners from the San community at government’s Bravo resettlement project in the Kavango West region are in need of a hostel.
Namibia agitates for rhino hunting
Namibia will ask CITES to allow the sustainable hunting and trade of white rhino, saying the revenue derived from it would go directly back into conservation and anti-poaching programmes as well as equipment, law enforcement, education, community initiatives, infrastructure and habitat management.