KATIMA MULILO – The government has made efforts to repurpose the Katima-Liselo farm as a correctional facility for food production at Katima Mulilo. The farm, which has been a white elephant until now, is situated between the Zambezi Vocational Training Centre and the Wenela Border Post. It has been idle for more than 20 years...
Disability affairs’ deputy minister Alexia Manombe-Ncube said most political parties do not make provision for people with disabilities, particularly those with hearing challenges. “The only challenge we are experiencing is the challenge with hearing impairment – the deaf people – as they are being called. You will find that somebody might be announcing something, but...
Auleria Wakudumo The Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) has warned the public to avoid sharing banking details with strangers claiming to be their representatives. This latest warning follows a case where a 59-year-old was scammed out of N$29 000 by a suspect pretending to be an official from MTC. The victim lost his money even after...
Lahja Nashuuta Praise rained on popular former president Hifikepunye Pohamba at the launch of his biography titled the ‘Footprints of Hifikepunye Pohamba’, held in Windhoek yesterday. The biography, co-written by the former Head of State, provides a retrospective reflection on his journey pre- and post-independence. It details his trials and tribulations in the quest to...
Namib Mills, one of the leading staple food suppliers in the country, has temporarily removed its Top Score Instant Porridge from shelves in both South Africa and Namibia. The drastic action comes after serious allegations that the Namib Mills product may have been responsible for the deaths of three toddlers, and the hospitalisation of a...
KATIMA MULILO – In its continued effort to make roads accessible to rural communities, the government has embarked on a project to construct gravel roads to schools and clinics in Makanga and Masida in the Zambezi region. These include the District Road (DR)3 562 to Makanga, which is approximately 3.54 kilometres (km) long, and the...
Cecilia Iyambo To decongest schools in the Kavango East region, the education directorate has resolved to construct a new primary school at Ndiyona circuit, a settlement some 100 kilometres east of Rundu. The primary school is part of a cohort of schools to be constructed throughout the region during the current financial year. During a...
SWAKOPMUND – Cross-border crime, statelessness, border control and access to justice are some of the key issues to be addressed by the security cluster under the sixth National Development Plan. This was highlighted by the deputy executive director of justice John Shimaneni, following a five-day workshop on the finalisation of the NDP6 chapter on peace,...
ONGWEDIVA – The Oshakati Town Council commenced with its indoor residual spraying campaign at the beginning of this month. The programme will be conducted throughout the whole of Oshakati, and conclude on November 30 this year. Oshakati Town Council CEO Timoteus Namwandi said the exercise aims to reduce the Anopheles mosquito population in the town....
ONAWA – The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare officially inaugurated the first-ever early childhood development centre (ECD) at Onawa location in Oshakati on Friday. The centre was constructed with funding from Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) and Development Workshop Namibia (DWN) at a cost of N$800 000. In a speech read on...