WALVIS BAY - A tanker vessel will have be pay up for last weekend’s oil spill that occurred in the port of Walvis Bay.
It will also have to fork out for the clean-up of another oil spill that was detected at Longbeach Extension 1, north of Walvis Bay that was traced back to their vessel.
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//Kharas farmers urged to register for drought relief
KEETMANSHOOP- Commercial, communal and resettlement farmers from the //Kharas Region attended a drought-relief information sharing meeting in Keetmanshoop earlier this week where they were implored to register for government drought relief interventions.
Katima’s Hollard agents unhappy over pay
KATIMA MULILO – Employees at Hollard Insurance Katima branch which opened its doors in the north-eastern town in March, have accused the insurance company of not paying them their salaries for the past two months in breach of its contractual obligations.
Corridor 17 community urged to control alcohol intake
CORRIDOR 17 - Deputy Minister of Marginalised Communities Royal /Ui/o/oo has urged the community of Corridor 17 to stay away from alcohol and drugs, and rather double its effort in ensuring its kids’ future is secured through education
Over 500 retrenched in three months
WINDHOEK – About 514 workers were retrenched in various sectors of the economy in the fourth quarter of the 2017/18 financial year, with the construction sector accounting for the biggest number – 172 – of those laid off.
Businessman builds kindergarten for his community
WINDHOEK - Businessman Fulbertus Kwedhi with the help of his wife Lucia Shindume-Kwedhi built a kindergarten and also used his own money to build an office for Swapo Party in Okathitu Konkayi village in Omusati Region. The two projects cost the couple over N$300 000.
Namibia affirms strong bilateral ties with SA
WINDHOEK- South Africa last Friday celebrated Freedom Day, the day chosen by the High Commission to commemorate the country’s 25th Freedom Day bears utmost significance.
Nust to host technology innovation bazaar
WINDHOEK – The Inclusive and Collaborative Local Tech Innovation Hub and the Faculty of Computing and Informatics at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust), host the first ever national Innovation Bazaar.
Swapo gala dinner raises N$437 000 in Erongo
WALVIS BAY - A gala dinner on Saturday hosted in Walvis Bay by Swapo Party’s Erongo Region branch raised N$437 000.
The glamorous event was attended by the vice-president of the party Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Vice President Nangolo Mbumba, the Minister of Land Reform Utoni Nujoma, Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development Derek Klazen as well as the local business community.
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20 Oshikoto schools affected by water crisis
OMUTHIYA -The water crisis in Oshikoto Region has reached alarming levels that require urgent interventions and if not timely addressed this will lead to loss of human lives, says the head of Rural Water Supply Stevenson Tuukondjele.