A total of 6 844 diabetes cases were recorded across all age groups in the country during the 2024/2025 financial year. This comprised of 6 345 adults, 377 children aged five to 17 years, and 122 children aged five and younger. The Ministry of Health and Social Services noted that this represents a slight decline...
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Water crisis grips Kavango West
Lylie Joel NKURENKURU – Despite significant investment in water projects across the Kavango West region, residents continue to face severe shortages due to inadequate infrastructure and low water pressure. These findings are based on recent assessments by the Kavango West Regional Council on the implementation status of projects funded under the Value Added Tax (VAT)...
Zambezi a hotbed of contest
Adolf Kaure The Zambezi Region will be a hotly contested zone during the upcoming Regional Council and Local Authority Elections, amid a challenging past and recent administrative irregularities. The region is made up of eight constituencies. These are Katima Mulilo Urban, Katima Mulilo Rural, Kongola, Kabbe North, Kabbe South, Linyanti, Sibbinda and Judea Lyaboloma constituencies....
Katima planning services back on track
KATIMA MULILO – After weeks of disruption caused by a recent fire that destroyed the Katima Mulilo Town Council’s registry and town planning offices, the council has announced the resumption of town planning operations. Services officially resumed yesterday from a new temporary location at the Wooden Bridge premises, following a fire that occurred on 24...
Henties Bay unveils multiple developments
Isabel Bento HENTIES BAY – The coastal town of Henties Bay has inaugurated a series of developments, including the installation of a fully operational Close Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system across the town. The event also included the unveiling of the town’s first traffic lights, the commissioning of a new open market and the handover...
Katima Mulilo council offices broken into
Katima Mulilo – Katima Mulilo woke up to news of a daring break-in at the town council offices in the wee hours of Saturday. By sunrise, management officials had already converged on the scene, moving from office to office as they assessed damage, and coordinated their next steps. Council spokesperson Chrispin Muyoba described how intruders...
Grade 11 holders accepted at UNAM …institution clears air on admission confusion
Auleria Wakudumo The National Council Standing Committee on Education, Science, ICT and Youth Development has moved to clear up widespread confusion surrounding the University of Namibia’s admission requirements, especially for learners who complete school at grade 11 with NSSCO certificates. Many families believed that grade 11 marks the end of the road for university dreams,...
Katjinakatji learners write final exams while standing
Sawi Hausiku KATJINAKATJI – Some Grade 8 learners at Katjinakatji Senior Secondary School in the Kavango West region are writing their final examinations without proper chairs or desks, forcing them to stand or sit on broken furniture. The situation has angered community members. Residents who spoke to Nampa on condition of anonymity expressed their frustration...
Immanuel withdraws application against magistrates
Iuze Mukube Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Fillemon Wise Immanuel withdrew his urgent application lodged in the Windhoek High Court resulting from a supposed denial under oath by the magistrates that they are not striking or have engaged in a go-slow during the hearing last Friday. The minister’s application sought an order declaring the...
Dauredaman sent back to drawing board
WALVIS BAY – The Dauredaman Traditional Authority has 21 days to elect an acting chief following the removal of Chief Zacharias Seibeb. Seibeb was official de-gazetted by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and withdrawn in terms of Section 8(4) of the Traditional Authorities Act of 2000. The withdrawal was published in Government Gazette No. 8772 of 31...









