The police in the Khomas region are looking for three suspects who held a taxi driver at gunpoint and robbed him of the vehicle and other valuables on Friday at Hakahana. The 33-year-old taxi driver was robbed of his Nissan Note valued at N$37 000 and a cellphone (iPhone 6) worth N$3 600.
The Namibia Tourism Board has jumped on board to denounce the latest decision by the Centres of Disease Control and Prevention to categorise Namibia as a high-risk country, arguing the ranking lacks scientific data.
Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni has urged the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority and its leadership to safeguard peace and stability among the community.
Emma Theofelus, information deputy minister, scooped the 2022 UN Population Award yesterday in a virtual ceremony for her work, advocating for women’s empowerment and adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Namibia.
Former Cabinet minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana has questioned the rationale of the 50-50 gender representation, arguing despite women’s extensive involvement in politics, they are underrepresented in high-ranking political and State-level
positions.
Namibian experts have echoed UN Secretary General António Guterres’ long-standing assertion that Gross Domestic Product as a measure of economic strength should be abandoned. The world leader characterised this form of measurement of an economy as an accounting system that “rewards pollution and waste”.
Candino Mining and Construction, which was initially contracted to upgrade Mpacha Airport in the Zambezi region back in 2013, and seemingly abandoned the construction site after being paid N$62 million, has been re-appointed to do the same job.
Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has reported that the region has made significant strides in the area of infrastructure and community development during the past year. He said this during his state of the region address last Wednesday.
A new era has dawned for small-scale fishermen and women as government launched the National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries last week.
The rape and assault trial of a resident of Otjimbingwe in the Otjozondjupa region resumed yesterday after a hiatus of almost a year. The mother of one of the victims, who cannot be identified to protect the identity of the victim, testified that after the girl returned to Windhoek from the farm, she noticed changes in her behaviour.