OMUTHIYA – The NamPower Foundation on Tuesday handed over a three-classroom block at Titus Ndjaba Combined School, as well as a guardroom and school fence at Oluwaya Combined School in the Epembe constituency of the Ohangwena Region. The foundation completed the projects at a cost of over N.dollars 1.6 million.Speaking during the joint handover ceremony...
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Rising electricity costs threaten green schemes
RUNDU – Executive director of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata has warned that the escalating cost of electricity poses a serious threat to the long-term sustainability of Namibia’s green schemes, especially due to high electricity tariffs. Nghituwamata made the remarks on Monday during the National Green Schemes Stakeholder Consultative Meeting hosted by...
Health ministry steps up decentralisation efforts
WINDHOEK – The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) has intensified the decentralisation of healthcare services by officially handing over several delegated functions to Regional Councils (RCs). The core functions being decentralised include disease prevention, health promotion, community-based social welfare services, curative services, pharmaceutical stock management at regional facility level, management of capital projects...
Ngurare visits burnt Ndiyona school hostel
NDIYONA/SHIGHURU – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, during his visit to Ndiyona Combined School on Monday, instructed the education ministry, through the regional directorate, to ensure that they work diligently to restore learners’ dignity by rebuilding their hostel blocks and dining hall. The school hostel block, which accommodated 110 learners from grades 0 to 11, caught...
Airport freeway inaugurated
Adolf Kaure The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nedundi, officially inaugurated the Dr Hage G. Geingob Freeway near the Hosea Kutako International Airport on Monday. The Dr. Hage G. Geingob Freeway project was completed at a total cost of N$3.5 billion and spans approximately 47.5 km. Speaking on behalf of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Nekundi...
Archbishop Hoveka burial this weekend
Lisony Njembo St. John Faith Mission Archbishop Julius Hoveka, who died last week ago, will be laid to rest on Sunday at Sukkelaar village in the Otjombinde Constituency of the Omaheke region. St. John Faith Mission Church spokesperson Ngahahe Tjiposa said a memorial service will precede the burial on Wednesday at the church premises in...
Magistrates’ go-slow soon over
Hilma Nalupe An agreement has been reached between the Magistrates Commission and the Office of the Judiciary, regarding the improved working conditions. Conditions which they previously voiced their discontent against. According to a statement released by the Magistrates and Judges Association of Namibia, the improved conditions will be effected once approved by the Minister of...
Former Omaruru mayor nabbed for graft …as ACC swoops in on Erongo
SWAKOPMUND – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested the former mayor of Omaruru, Hendrina Gebhardt marking it the third arrest in Erongo in less than a week. Gebhardt, who is also the Swapo Party candidate for the Omaruru constituency in the upcoming regional elections, was taken into custody on Monday afternoon by ACC. Her arrest...
Namibian, German schools celebrate joint anniversary
Zebaldt Ngaruka OTJIJARUA – Morukutu Primary School from Epukiro constituency and Ottenhoffen Primary School based in Germany celebrated 10 years of partnership recently in Otjijarua village in the Omaheke region. The partnership agreement was signed by the two schools on 9 June 2015 and gave birth to an organisation called Outjenaho where both schools functions....
Elindi brothers ordered to pay N$14m to DBN
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Judge Thomas Masuku on Monday in a decisive summary judgement ruled in the favour of the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) to be repaid over N$14 million owed by Ombili Health Centre. The Centre is owned by Peter and Malakia Elindi. The matter stemmed from the entity’s failure to repay...









