Lahja Nashuuta Swapo Party Youth League secretary Ephraim Nekongo has refuted allegations that the governing party had used artificial intelligence to generate the party’s manifesto, claiming they used a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. Swapo launched its much-anticipated manifesto over the weekend at a packed Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. While the party members hailed the...
A businessman from Katima Mulilo is suing the town’s mayor for a whoppingN$978 723. 08 for blocking a musical festival. Businessman Peter Chola Musonda and his company Zanbami Investments CC planned a musical festival at the Ngweze Hall on 23 December 2023. To this effect, they approached the Katima Mulilo Town Council with a proposition...
HOACHANAS – Vice President Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah said Namibians must all know that justice is an unlimited right. Hence, the government must always strive to ensure that it is adequately provided throughout Namibia. She delivered this message in her keynote address when officially inaugurating the newly constructed periodical court in Hoachanas last week. “The right...
KATIMA MULILO – A jovial Monday afternoon for four minor children ended tragically when their lives were cut short after getting trapped in an old deep freezer at Cowboy location in Katima Mulilo. The deceased children who are from different households were playing together at a house where the unused freezer lay idle outside. It...
Iuze Mukube The Social Security Commission (SSC) has paid out N$66.7 million in sick leave benefits over the past three years. This information is contained in a recent presentation by SCC CEO Milka Mungunda as the Commission marked 29 years of existence. Broken down, the Commission paid out N$20.4 million in 2021/22, N$22.8 million in...
Lahja Nashuuta Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has promised citizens a “social cash transfer” from envisaged oil revenues, if voted into power, and suggested government’s housing delivery strategy can improve with greater responsibility to local authorities. He said the cash transfer programme is the only effective way to “pull children and families out of...
Charles Ndeumane Ohangwena governor Sebastian Ndeitunga has warned businesspeople against making empty promises to help residents beat serious water scarcity challenges in the region. He while the region is grappling with water scarcity, a situation that needs urgent intervention, there are businesspeople who keep making empty promises of drilling water boreholes to address water scarcity,...
Beata Mudjanima With the recent temperature fluctuations, most farmers have been affected by the changes within their poultry’s flocks. This can run from the flock’s feather health, associated with thermal risks, egg productivity, and health risks. We will dive into the three aspects, and how to mitigate them. Feather health Chickens grow thicker and denser...
Iuze Mukube In a significant advancement within contemporary agriculture, where sustainability intersects with technological innovation, hydroponic systems powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming the agricultural landscape by offering an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally-sustainable approach to food production. Rikurora Karamata, a software engineer at the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST), explained that...
The collapse of a dam in north-eastern Nigeria has caused severe flooding, destroyed thousands of homes and worsened a dire humanitarian crisis. The flooding in Borno state has affected a million people, the state governor said on Wednesday, straining resources as authorities scramble to rescue residents and place them in temporary shelters. A video of...