SWAKOPMUND – Namibia needs a skilled, adaptable and innovative workforce to support major economic transformation. This is according to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) senior education officer Ezekiel Nauta, who was speaking at the opening of the two-day review meeting of the National TVET Policy of 2021. The policy aims to develop...
Rudolf Gaiseb Communities living within and around communal conservancies are yet to fullydraw benefits from trophy hunting. In addition, trophy hunting, which is the single largest contributor of income for conservancies has failed to fully benefit them. This is mainly because of low expertise in concession management on the side of the conservancies and the...
Two Namibia Defence Force (NDF) members died on Monday night after a shooting incident in Windhoek West that also left another man injured. The shooting is believed to have been driven by a domestic dispute. In a brief police report, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi confirmed yesterday that Abner Shilemba (33), an NDF member stationed at...
Reactions have been mixed since the announcement that Cabinet approved the establishment and name of Namibia’s new national airline, Namibia Air, that is scheduled to become operational in the next financial year with government as the sole shareholder. A technical committee of local aviation experts has been established to guide the establishment and operations of...
KATIMA MULILO – After weeks of disruption caused by a recent fire that destroyed the Katima Mulilo Town Council’s registry and town planning offices, the council has announced the resumption of town planning operations. Services officially resumed yesterday from a new temporary location at the Wooden Bridge premises, following a fire that occurred on 24...
Vice President Lucia Witbooi emphasised that children’s voices serve as a reminder for the nation to listen, highlighting that they are not merely beneficiaries of policies but active partners in building a more just and inclusive future for everyone. She acknowledged the unique challenges confronting both the boy and the girl child within nations’ education...
KATIMA MULILO – The Katima Mulilo Town Council has suspended its Manager for Legal, Bilateral Relations and Corporate Services, Patrick Lifasi Lilungwe, with immediate effect. A statement issued on Sunday by the council’s Head of Public Relations, Chrispin Muyoba, said the suspension took effect on 10 November, in line with Section 29(6)(b) of the Local...
Taimi Haihambo EENHANA – The Ohangwena region is at the centre of Northern Namibia’s transition into a new era of water security. National and regional officials emphasise that the tale goes much beyond last week’s completion of the Ohangwena II Wellfield Water Supply Scheme; what really mattersis the future it unlocks as the government speeds...
The United Kingdom (UK)’s Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood yesterday threatened to impose crippling visa sanctions on Namibian citizens, as well as those from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The looming visa ban, Mahmood announced in that country’s House of Commons yesterday, will result in a Trump-style blockade of tourists, VIPs and businesspeople from...
Matheus David The Khomas Regional Council recently rolled out its Strategic Plan for 2025/2026–2029/2030 in Windhoek. The plan is a blueprint, the council says is designed with ordinary people at its heart. The plan is intended to tackle the challenges of unemployment, overcrowding in settlements, and the issue of unequal access to services. Regional council...