Hilma Hashange Governor of Hardap region Salomon April has promised to establish a regional think tank. The governor made the undertaking when delivering his maiden state of the region address at Mariental yesterday. April said that his office would spearhead the initiative and rope in former governors as well as former ministers and deputy ministers...
OMUNTELE – Angry residents of Omuntele have rejected the promise of the Roads Authority (RA) to only rehabilitate and re-gravel the Engoyi-Omuntele road that is in a bad state, causing displeasure to motorists. The 15km stretch is in a sorry state and a grey layer is visible on the road that was constructed in 2008,...
President Hage Geingob says the late Andrew Mlangeni represents the last of a generation of top freedom fighters and cadres of the ANC who endured a lot for their country. Geingob said this on Wednesday following the death of the revered struggle veteran who died on Tuesday. Mlangeni, the last surviving anti-apartheid activist convicted with...
It will require at least N$1.8 billion to construct over 5 000 classrooms countrywide, in order to address critical gaps in basic education. Education minister Anna Nghipondoka made these revelations yesterday during a symbolic acceptance of the MTC rural schools project. The newly launched project will allow MTC to partner with rural schools, with the...
Governor of Khomas region Laura McLeod Katjirua has warned residents involved in illegal poaching at the Daan Viljoen Game Park, saying the culprits should refrain or face action. She game park is under constant threat from communities living in the informal settlements of Windhoek, who enter the park illegally to poach game for the pot....
WALVIS BAY – Desperate employees of Seaflower Pelagic Processing plant at Walvis Bay on Wednesday appealed to President Hage Geingob to intervene and save their jobs by ordering the minister of fisheries, Albert Kawana, to reinstate their quota, so they can have their jobs back. Seaflower employs about 655, who all lost their jobs after...
Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua has promised the residents of Okahandja that President Hage Geingob’s administration has taken a decision to deal with the thorny land issue at the Garden Town. Addressing residents at a packed Nau-Aib stadium yesterday, Uerikua said the ministry of urban and rural development has already been instructed to start surveying land where...
WALVIS BAY – Health workers at Walvis Bay yesterday told a high-level government delegation they are understaffed and overworked due to the increasing Covid-19 infections at the harbour town. The health workers said they simply cannot cope with the intense and emotionally draining work of caring for patients, as both isolation and quarantine facilities are...
“The argument that suspects in white-collar crimes should be granted bail is the reason the public has lost trust in the justice system.” These were the words of magistrate Duard Kesslau yesterday while handing down judgement in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court when he denied bail to former fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau and his son-in-law Tamson...
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday launched the Public Sector Innovation Policy, aimed at enhancing effective public service delivery through good governance, accountability, transparency and improved performance service delivery as part of the Harambee Prosperity Plan. The launch took place at Nipam in Windhoek and was attended by cabinet ministers and other public institution executives. The...