Education authorities recently approved plans to subsidise the Otjerunda Combined School’s community hostel, situated 25km outside Opuwo in the Kunene region. This came after pictures of children sleeping on metal bed bases went viral on social media platforms.
Information minister Peya Mushelenga on Tuesday addressed the second annual Africa Digital Finance Summit currently underway in Nairobi, Kenya.
Five people died while three survived a lightning strike in two separate incidents on Tuesday in the Zambezi region. This happened after a thunderstorm accompanied by lightning struck the region, causing damage to properties and uprooting trees.
An alarming number of rape cases has forced the justice ministry to amend the country’s combating of rape law, which would see perpetrators receive stiffer sentences.
A Walvis Bay-based fishing company this week suspended the entire crew of one of its longline vessels after the 23 members complained of working conditions on board the Lunan Bay vessel.
A prolonged recession, depleted fiscal space, the devastating economic impact of the pandemic and inflationary pressure, coupled with its implications on basic commodities such as fuel, food and housing, makes today’s national budget one of the most anticipated policy directives in recent years.
MTC has warned Namibians not to fall for scammers calling people and telling them that they are some of the lucky winners of the just-ended spin and win campaign.
The Ongwediva Town Council has recorded 5 588 applications for erven in the current financial year.
Despite a protest last week as a result of misinformation and conspiracy theories among locals, Namibia’s first asparagus processing project is flourishing.
Mukwaita Shanyengana, who is the chairperson of Swapo’s national leaders assigned to the Otjozondjupa region, says he is in the dark over infighting in the Grootfontein district, including Monday’s suspensions.