Moses Magadza As the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women convened in New York last week to assess the current conditions of women and girls globally, Botswana’s Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, Lesogo Chombo, called for bold action to advance gender equality. The minister made the call at a...
Some residents of Extension 5 in Ondangwa have vacated their homes, while others are struggling with sewage water flooding their properties as the wall of a vandalised sewer pond broke. The Oluno Correctional Facility has likewise been partially affected, with parts of its yard inundated with sewage water. The Ondangwa Town Council stated that residents...
The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) is unclear about who among its 20 elected officials will occupy the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition next week. Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani is the current leader of the official opposition. It was natural for him to lead the opposition as the president...
IMPALILA – Home affairs minister Albert Kawana has urged his Zambian counterpart to expedite the implementation of the agreement that allows people from both nations the convenience of crossing the border using their ID cards. His call signifies the need, seeing that Namibia and Botswana have already extended the usage of national identity cards for...
Mulisa Simiyasa OTJIWARONGO – The Otjozondjupa Communal Land Board has announced plans to remove a total of 27 illegal fences in the villages of Tsumkwe West and Okakarara. The chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Communal Land Board, Jackson Hindjou, said in an interview with Nampa on Wednesday, the illegal fences have, for a long time, deprived...
OUTJO – Freddy Kaukungua, the marketing and information officer at the Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol), says Namcol is not just for subject upgrading, but also a tertiary learning institution. “Anyone can study their degrees, honours and postgraduates with us. We are at this career fair to inform young people about Namcol as a...
KEETMANSHOOP… The //Kharas Regional Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hyphen Energy this week to enhance skills development and capacity building. Regional governor Aletha Frederick said the day marks a significant milestone in the region’s journey towards sustainable development and economic empowerment in the //Kharas region. “Green hydrogen, with its huge investment opportunities,...
RUNDU – Kavango West Regional Council chairperson Josef Sivaku Sikongo, says out of the N$85 billion promised by the ruling Swapo party in its last election manifesto, the region will require N$6 billion to execute its developmental plans. The development plans are being finalised at the weeklong strategic planning workshop currently under way at Rundu....
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – The Sikondo Green Scheme in Kavango West is actively implementing its turnaround strategy to restore full production capacity. Sikondo Green Scheme Farm Manager Maxwell Nghidinwa emphasised during a recent tour of the farm with officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform that they are working hard to revitalise...
ONDANGWA – The new Water Act will mandate communities extracting water from existing ponds, dams and boreholes for commercial purposes to acquire a licence from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform. The latter is the same for individuals wanting to excavate new dams and drill boreholes to do business. This includes individuals who...