Statistics released this week by Urban and Rural Development Minister Peya Mushelenga - that 70 percent of informal settlement and rural area dwellers defecate in the open due to lack of toilet facilities in their areas – unsettled us.
National
J.A. Nel secondary cleans Aus settlement
KEETMANSHOOP- In commemorating the Day of the African Child, teachers and learners from J.A. Nel
Shack dweller denies fatally stabbing girlfriend
WINDHOEK - A Goreangab Dam informal settlement resident accused of stabbing his former girlfriend
Ellen Pakkies: ‘I am more than the woman that killed her own child’
WALVIS BAY – “People know me only as the woman that killed her own child but I am so much more than that and am rising above all that,” narrated South African anti-drug activist, Ellen Pakkies.
Financial support does not equal abuse…..’Do not let it break you’
WINDHOEK - Ndapewa is a middle-aged woman who was born in Windhoek 32 years ago. Since her
Okashana generates over N$5 million
OMUTHIYA – Okashana rural development centre in Oshikoto recorded an income generation of over N$5 million for the 2018/19 financial year. The institution, situated about nine kilometres south of Omuthiya,
Former NDF paramedic accused of murder to remain in custody
WINDHOEK – The bail appeal of a former paramedic in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF), accused of
Star of the Week: Oshana Director of Education, Hileni Amukana and her team
Our Star of the Week is the Oshana Director of Education, Hileni Amukana and her team for taking drastic cost-cutting measures by grounding the directorate’s fleet of vehicle leaving only one out of 28 to operate.
Malawi magistrates urged to use alternatives to imprisonment
LILONGWE, MALAWI - The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (Unodc) has held a series of training
Likwama laments drought relief criteria
KATIMA MULILO – Likwama Farmers’ Union feels the criteria for people to benefit from the government drought subsidy, “for only those that have 26 cattle – 25 females and one bull – does not go down well in