OMUTHIYA -The annual Omuthiya Youth Fair and Trade Expo has been cancelled at an eleventh hour, due to financial constraints and the lack of sponsorship due to the drought in funding caused by the general poor performance of the country’s economy.
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ECN urges voters in Oshana to verify info
OSHAKATI - The assistant coordinator in Oshana for the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) Tusnelde Shivute has urged voters registered during the recent supplementary registration to verify their details
Save 300 RCC jobs – PSUN urges govt
WINDHOEK- Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) has asked government to exempt the loss-making Road Contractor Company (RCC) from the requirements of the public procurement processes, saying
Accident victim fights for his life in ICU
WINDHOEK - A passenger is in a critical condition in Katutura state hospital after the driver of the vehicle hit a steel barricade along the road. The incident happened at about 21h00 along Andrew Kloppers Street in Khomasdal on Friday evening.
Swakopmund to construct nearly 1600 houses
SWAKOPMUND - The Swakopmund municipality, in an effort to remedy the housing shortage at the coastal resort town, has unveiled a housing initiative that will see the construction of 1590 low-cost as well as debt-financed houses at the town.
Phase 2 of Operation Kalahari to resume Monday
WINDHOEK – The second phase of Operation Kalahari Desert is scheduled to kick off on Monday next week, after a month’s break.
Nicodemus guilty of double murder
WINDHOEK - Windhoek High Court Judge Christi Liebenberg yesterday convicted Lukas Nepela Nikodemus, 49, of two murders and one count of defeating or obstructing the course of justice, but
Tariff deadlines set for AfCFTA members
WINDHOEK – Namibia, including other member states who have ratified the revolutionary African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), are expected to meet specific deadlines in the realisation of the trade agreement.
High Court halts sale of fishing trawler
WALVIS BAY – The Namibian High Court judge Justice Hannelie Prinsloo has temporarily halted Islandic Company Esja Holdings from selling or removing the Heinaste vessel from Namibian waters.
CHEC, Namport give N$2 million towards drought
SWAKOPMUND - The Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) and the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) last week on Friday donated N$1 million each towards the Namibian government’s massive drought relief assistance initiative for the drought affected.