It takes serious passion and innate selflessness for one to commit almost 24 hours a day to their employers. But for Magdalena Maggy Katimba, being the chief children’s home superintendent in the Directorate of Child Welfare Services of the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare is more than merely having a job in the government.
National
//Kharas caucuses on upcoming education summit
The education ministry is holding regional discussions to gather insights from all corners in preparation for the Transforming Education Summit, slated for September 2022 in New York.
Namibia accedes to water convention
Namibia has acceded to the Water Convention with the aim to strengthen her capacity and add additional tools in catalysing change towards the water and peace nexus.
Ondangwa prioritises sports, land in budget
The Ondangwa Town Council has prioritised land provision, roads infrastructure and youth development in the latest budget, with a large chunk allocated for sports facilities.
Namibia or starvation… returning migrants speak of Angola crisis
Angolan migrants, who spent almost a year in Namibia and were repatriated last February, say they are back in the country and not planning on returning to Angola.
Warring councillors told to join NDF
Deputy minister of urban and rural development Natalia /Goagoses has implored local and regional authority councillors to refrain from internal politics, stop meddling in administrative issues and avoid unnecessary suspensions of CEOs and chief regional officers.
MP warns against selective justice, black hate
Swapo parliamentarian Elder Filipe has strongly warned against selective justice.
Congolese dominate local refugee numbers
There are over 8 000 asylum-seekers and refugees in Namibia, with the majority being Congolese, as some parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo still experience unrest.
Lions cause havoc in Kavango East
Officials from the ministry of environment were on Wednesday dispatched to some communal farms in the Samagayigayi area of the Shambyu traditional jurisdiction in Kavango East to investigate reports that there are lions feeding on their livestock.
Man allegedly rapes, impregnates stepdaughter
A 39-year-old Windhoek man appeared in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court yesterday on rape charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted his stepdaughter.








