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...
Auleria Wakudumo EENHANA – The Eenhana Town Council raised a total of N$438 500 during a fundraising gala dinner held over the weekend. The event was hosted in support of the upcoming 15th Eenhana Expo, held under the theme ‘Advancing Innovation and Diversification’. The fundraising gala brought together stakeholders from both the public and private...
The movement of dried meat of cloven-hoofed animals (such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and certain wild animals) is now allowed into the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) free zone without a veterinary permit, provided that all portions of the meat are cooked and free of blood. This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water...
RUNDU – Roads Authority (RA) CEO, Conrad Lutombi recently expressed satisfaction with road development activities underway in Kavango East. Lutombi, along with RA engineers visited three projects in the region to familiarise themselves with progress made so far. Lutombi first visited the rehabilitation of the 27km on the Rundu-Divundu trunk road. “We held a meeting...
Uakutura KambaekuaOPUWO – According to the 2023 Namibia Population and Housing Census, the youth unemployment rate in Kunene region stands at 43.2%, reflecting a 10% decrease from 53% recorded in 2018.Despite this decline, the figure remains a cause for concern among residents of the region as itis higher than the national rate of youth not...
Menette Hiyavali Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka has called for a renewed approach to agriculture. He said Namibia cannot achieve food security without rethinking how it conducts agricultural development across regions. Speaking during his familiarisation visit to the Mashare Irrigation Development Agency (MIDA) recently, the governor stressed the urgent need to strengthen food systems and...
Ohangwena governor Sebastian Ndeitunga stepped down from office on Monday, sounding the alarm over soaring unemployment figures in the region, particularly among the youth. His departure comes as President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced new regional governors following the expiration of all 14 governors’ contracts on 30 June. Yesterday, seasoned executive Kadiva Hamutumwa was unveiled as new...
Former National Unity Democratic Organisation secretary general Joseph Kauandenge has refused to surrender his Nudo membership card despite forming a new political entity. Kauandenge, who recently founded the Association for Localised Interests (Asoli) movement, said his new affiliation has no bearing on Nudo’s political activities. Kauandenge officially resigned as Nudo secretary general in April but...