The Rehoboth Town Council and the Saamstaan Community Foundation concluded the allocation of erven at Bahnhof to beneficiaries who had paid at Rehoboth Station Extension 3. The allocation was completed recently, and the event is being overseen by the town planning as well as the housing and properties’ divisions of the council. Desire Pieters, spokesperson...
SWAKOPMUND – Operations at the Daures Green Hydrogen Village in the Daures constituency are set to commence in September this year. In his state of the region address on Thursday, Erongo governor Neville Andre reported that construction activities at the village are progressing on schedule, with several key milestones achieved. He said all components have...
FARM HOWOBEES – PowerCom CEO Beatus Amadhila says network coverage is no longer a luxury for citizens, but a right that must be enjoyed by all Namibians wherever they find themselves. He informed stakeholders present during the ground breaking ceremony of the entity’s erection of a communication tower at Howobees recently. The tower is situated...
KATIMA MULILO – The continuous delays in completing capital projects in the flood-prone Kabbe South in the Zambezi region have left councillor John Likando frustrated. The politician said it is unacceptable that after 34 years of independence, the people of Kabbe South are still left out of development matters. Among others, Likando expressed dismay at...
The government has spent over N$12 million compensating for cases against the Ministry of Health and Social Services for medical legal claims arising from the work of health professionals across health facilities over the past five years. Responding to Nampa on Wednesday, the ministry’s spokesperson Walters Kamaya stated that the cases are mostly obstetric-related, which...
SWAKOPMUND – German-speaking Namibians living at the coast want Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to surround herself with capable and trustworthy individuals as she prepares to lead Namibia, should she be elected. Nandi-Ndaitwah spent the weekend at the coast, engaging Afrikaans and German-speaking communities, the youth and Swapo members, rallying support for her upcoming presidential...
President Nangolo Mbumba has renewed Namibia’s commitment to fostering trade, economic integration, people-to-people exchanges and peace to build a prosperous Southern African Development Community. He said SADC should continue to prioritise dialogue and reconciliation to ensure peace prevails for development and prosperity to flourish, and to end violence and instability by recognising strength in unity...
ONAKAHOLO – A 31-year-old man who serves as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church at Rundu, is expected to appear in the Ohangwena Magistrate’s Court today for allegedly killing his three-year-old niece and assaulting his six-year-old nephew, who is now in critical condition. He is facing charges of murder and attempted murder. The alleged...
The Republican Party has promised that once elected into power, it would nationalise the mining and fishing industries as part of its effort to ensure a fair distribution of natural resources. The party, which is expected to participate in the general elections slated for 27 November this year, said it will ensure the fair distribution...
A teacher from the Zambezi region was awarded damages of N$27 000 after she instituted a lawsuit against a rival lover for assault. The teacher, Mukwae Zibiso, sued Linda Namasiku Sauzuo, Docus Eliziel Sauzuo and Lumba Kamwi for a combined N$720 898 for pain and suffering, emotional and psychological shock, contumelia (general damages), infringement on...