SWAKOPMUND – Newly elected chairperson of the Erongo regional council Juuso Kambueshe has called on his fellow councillors to continue focussing on youth development in the region.
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Swakopmund mayor pledges to support youth
SWAKOPMUND – Newly-elected Swakopmund mayor Nehemiah Salomon says the local authority will do everything possible to ensure young people are part of economic activities at the town.
Khomasdal councillor promises land delivery
WINDHOEK - Samuel Angolo, the new constituency councillor for Khomasdal, has vowed to tackle existing challenges facing the area, including land delivery, access to electricity and sanitation.
Minnaar makes commitment to serve
KEETMANSHOOP - Jubilant well-wishers attended on Friday the swearing in ceremony of newly elected Keetmanshoop Urban constituency councillor Maxie Minnaar.
Placement of learners under control in //Kharas Region
KEETMANSHOOP - The expected rush for placement of learners at schools during the start of the new academic year seemed to have not tremendously affected the //Kharas regional education directorate.
Ray of hope for Mariental squatters
MARIENTAl - Residents living in informal areas in Mariental town will soon be moved on demarcated land with land titles as per the Flexible Land Tenure System, the Mariental Municipality has announced.
Opinion: Tribute to my late teacher
Almost at the end of last year, I had the opportunity and honour to attend the burial of my former teacher and mentor, one of the illustrious leaders of the Kavango East Region, from a redoubtable (royal) family.
Living off trash … Sauyemwa’s women have families to feed
RUNDU - Women from Sauyemwa informal settlement in Rundu meet at the town’s dumping site every morning to sift through piles of garbage for a living. They collect cans, glass and plastic bottles and sell them to a recycling company Rent -a- drum for a minimal fee.
Youth implored to stand up against crime
RUNDU - Kavango East regional police commander, Commissioner Johanna Ngondo has expressed concern about high levels of crime committed by young people of school-going age.
Nanso discourages pupils from renting on their own
RUNDU - President of the Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) Simon Taapopi has discouraged learners from renting on their own because of the revised education curriculum, which has seen a number of pupils placed at schools without hostels.