OTJIWARONGO – Newly-built Ombili Primary School (PS) at Otjiwarongo was officially inaugurated on Friday by governor of Otjozondjupa region James Uerikua. Ombili PS is situated in the middle of the Ombili informal settlement at the town, and its construction was funded by the Otjikoto B2Gold Mine at a cost of over N$3 million. Uerikua, in...
RUNDU– The Shambyu Traditional Authority chief council has refuted allegations of corruption by All People’s Party (APP) secretary general Vincent Kanyetu, dismissing this as propaganda and claiming them as political accusations to solicit votes in the upcoming regional and local authority elections. Kanyetu recently on record accused the Shambyu chief’s council of bing corrupt, saying...
National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) secretary general Joseph Kauandenge said young people, in general, especially those in the NUDO Youth League, should not expect party elders to hand them power on a silver platter. Kauandenge said this on Saturday in a speech read on his behalf by NUDO deputy secretary general Uaraa Uapingene at the...
WALVIS BAY – Public primary schools in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay are under pressure as they have to find alternative ways to accommodate new enrolments for grades zero and one. The lack of classrooms at the two coastal towns has been a growing problem, however, with the uncertainty around school resumption, how new learners in...
The Grootfontein municipality is embroiled in a tug-of-war with street vendors who are refusing to move to the newly established temporary open market opposite the town’s famous Otjivanda shopping mall. It has now become the law enforcement’s daily activity to remove the traders, while products of habitual culprits are being confiscated and subsequently fined. Although...
The Covid-19 pandemic could drive the increase in acute hunger despite the country receiving improved harvests this year, Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa said yesterday. Addressing a stakeholders’ meeting on the food and nutrition security policy in Windhoek, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said statistics on food and nutrition security in Namibia are worrying with levels of stunting standing at...
WALVIS BAY – Three more people have died of Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths related to the pandemic in the country to 15. Two deaths were reported at Walvis Bay and one at Swakopmund. Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday said the first death was that of a 70-year-old man who was admitted...
Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida) executive director Uparura Kuvare has denied allegations of corruption, describing the claims made by staff as a fabrication of lies and incorrect realities. He also said the “unfounded accusations are coupled with mischievous character defamation of the agency directors”. This follows after industrialisation minister Lucia Iipumbu said her ministry, together...
EEMBAXU – The northern and eastern regions of Namibia have abundant cattle posts and domestic employment opportunities for unemployed young Namibians, said Kanana Hishoono, the former Swapo Elders’ Council secretary. Hishoono said this while speaking during the Ohangwena region governor Walde Ndevashiya’s maiden state of the region address (SORA) at the Billy Mwaningange Rural Development...
Forestry minister Pohamba Shifeta has announced the ministry will, with immediate effect, issue transport permits for already-harvested timber destined for the local market. He made the announcement yesterday when he informed the public on conditions regarding the harvesting and transport of timber resources as well as personnel changes to the executive management of the Ministry...