KATIMA MULILO – Zambezi police spokesperson Kisco Sitali yesterday clarified that no suspects have been arrested in connection with either of the two break-ins at the Katima Mulilo Town Council offices or the recent fire that gutted the registry office. He said the police currently have no evidence to suggest the incidents were inside jobs...
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Kamati to priorities Oshana youth jobs
Lahja Nashuuta Popular Democratic Movement ( PDM) candidate for Oshakati East, Theophelus Kamati, pledges to uphold PDM’s local governance manifesto if elected. The manifesto outlines several programs aimed at empowering young people and improving livelihoods. One of the plans is the Youth Enterprise Capital Fund, which would require local authorities to allocate part of their...
Namibia pledges country wide ICT connectivity
DIVUNDU – Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Emma Theofelus, said Namibia is committed to getting the basics right, while ensuring the country is not left behind in global efforts on innovation and connectivity, including network and connectivity expansion. Theofelus made the remarks during the opening of the first MTC mobile home in Divundu,...
Health ministry faces medical shortage
The Ministry of Health and Social Services on Tuesday acknowledged pressure on the availability of essential medicines and HIV test kits in health facilities. The ministry’s executive director, Penda Ithindi, said in a media statement that, to mitigate shortages, the ministry has implemented a stock redistribution strategy, through which existing stock within and between regions...
Gaingob pledges agri boost, youth empowerment
OUTJO – Swapo Party candidate for the Outjo constituency in the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authorities’ elections, Kleofas Gaingob, said his development plan will focus on agricultural growth, youth empowerment, tourism improvement and stronger municipal services. Gaingob, who served as mayor of Outjo from 2010 to 2015, told Nampa in aninterview that his main...
Femicide: Namibia stands with South Africa
Monika Amunyela Namibia is rising in solidarity with South African women ahead of the G20 Women’s Shutdown on 21 November, calling an end to Gender-Based Violence (GBV). As South African women prepare to bring the country’s labour force to a halt, Namibians across all 14 regions are demanding justice, urging the country’s officials to respond...
New N#ama village school opens
Otjozondjupa governor John //Khamuseb last week praised Ju/’hoansi Development Fund (JDF), for an exceptional partnership that has brought education, food support and infrastructure to one of the most remote communities, where he opened the second village school. The new N#ama Village School, built deep inside the southeastern Nyae Nyae Conservancy, 40 kilometres outside Tsumkwe, is...
TVET policy under review
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia needs a skilled, adaptable and innovative workforce to support major economic transformation. This is according to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) senior education officer Ezekiel Nauta, who was speaking at the opening of the two-day review meeting of the National TVET Policy of 2021. The policy aims to develop...
Communal conservancies struggling …trophy hunting proceeds elude communities
Rudolf Gaiseb Communities living within and around communal conservancies are yet to fullydraw benefits from trophy hunting. In addition, trophy hunting, which is the single largest contributor of income for conservancies has failed to fully benefit them. This is mainly because of low expertise in concession management on the side of the conservancies and the...
Turbulent domestic union ends deadly
Two Namibia Defence Force (NDF) members died on Monday night after a shooting incident in Windhoek West that also left another man injured. The shooting is believed to have been driven by a domestic dispute. In a brief police report, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi confirmed yesterday that Abner Shilemba (33), an NDF member stationed at...









