Moses Magadza CAPE TOWN – A SADC regional seminar on children’s rights and climate change got underway in Cape Town yesterday, with Botswana’s Deputy Speaker Helen Manyeneng challenging SADC parliamentarians to reimagine climate governance. This, Manyeneng said, can be achieved through the eyes of the region’s most vulnerable – its children. Speaking at the opening...
ONDANGWA – The role of local authorities in supporting the government’s development agenda cannot be overemphasised. This was said by urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa, who commended the Ondangwa Town Council for its commitment to promoting local economic development. He made these remarks in a speech read on his behalf during the official...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – The secretary of the Swapo Party Youth League in Kavango East Anselm Marungu is set to contest the position of regional councillor for the Ndonga Linena constituency. Marungu will compete against the incumbent councillor Michael Kampota and former regional coordinator Marceline Kahare at the upcoming elective district conference, pending the outcome...
WALVIS BAY – The Erongo Regional Council will construct a Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Park with the aim of addressing youth unemployment and economic exclusion in Kuisebmond. This is part of the council’s attempt to further promote township economy and reduce poverty within the Walvis Bay community. The park will be built on...
Charmaine Boois MARIENTAL – Hardap governor Riaan McNab, now former, partnered with Teviva Trading CC to expand the Hardap //Uib Kindergarten situated in the Withuis informal settlement on the outskirts of Mariental, and officially handed it over to its founder, Lena Garoes, on Monday. In his remarks during the handover, McNab emphasised the importance of...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Opuwo Town Council is in the hot seat after allegations of unprocedurally appointing a second-ranking interviewee. The first-ranking interviewee Gerson Hinambangi Musewa, is a lawyer and accountant by training and a former employee at the council. The interviews were for the position of manager for finance, information technology and asset management. Musewa...
Eleven medical doctors from the private sector will provide pro bono health services at the Katutura Health Centre in Windhoek as of yesterday. The Ministry of Health and Social Services on Monday welcomed the doctors, who will assist at the health centre between 17h00 and 23h00, seven days a week, as part of its decongestion...
Iuze Mukube The country has witnessed protest marches, hunger strikes and public declarations, all calling for the reform of what many have come to know as Namibia’s draconian anti-cannabis laws. These actions, often with the Ganja Users of Namibia (GUN) at the forefront, reflect growing frustration over the current legislation on cannabis, which has been...
Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – The newly-elected councillors for the Kamanjab and Sesfontein constituencies have pledged to unite for a common purpose and prioritise the needs of their communities, emphasising the importance of enhancing the well-being of the region’s development. Sesfontein constituency councillor, Bernadus ||Hoeb of the United Democratic Movement (UDF) and Swapo’s Nikodemus Amutenya of...
Information executive director Adrin Mathe says the African continent stands at a digital crossroads, with a population of 1.4 billion people, yet it holds less than 1% of global data centre capacity. He was speaking at the African Data Summit, Nairobi, Kenya, recently. Mathe said this stark statistic is not merely a number but a...