MARIENTAL – A troubling epidemic of drug abuse is casting a shadow over the vibrant communities nestled in the southern region of Hardap. This abuse is wreaking havoc, transforming communities into battlegrounds of addiction and crime. While this area is renowned for its natural beauty and agricultural potential, it is increasingly grappling with the harsh...
RUNDU – Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has called on political parties participating in the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections to promote peaceful campaigns. “We must make provision for our elderly, people living with disabilities and all marginalised groups to participate in this democratic exercise without barriers. Voting is a right that must be...
OMUTHIYA – Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) presidential candidate McHenry Venaani has promised residents of the Oshikoto region that he will install water pipes in every household if elected to power. Making the promise during a star rally in Omuthiya on Sunday, he said his government will prioritise water issues. He said his government will ensure...
Charles Ndeumane Since their repatriation to Namibia in 1974 and applying for the recognition of their traditional authority in 1998, the descendants of the Riemvasmaak who survived the genocide, are still struggling to get their community recognised. Riemvasmaak is a community of Namibians from different ethnicities who fled to South Africa during the genocide era,...
ONGWEDIVA – This year, 12 pastors and deacons from various local churches such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (Elcin), Roman Catholic Church and several revival churches, were reported to have committed crimes. The purported crimes which the men of cloth are said to have committed include rape, attempted murder, scamming, forgery and uttering....
Loide Jason Mulisa Simiyasa Aletta Shikololo OTJIWARONGO – Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah remains optimistic that ongoing negotiations between Namibia and Germany on the genocide issue will be concluded to the satisfaction of the descendants of the victims. She addressed a fully-packed political rally for Swapo at the Mokati Sports Stadium in Otjiwarongo on Saturday...
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, engaged Namibian students at the Universidad Marta Abreu de Villa Clara in Santa Clara, Cuba on Sunday. Katjavivi is leading a multi-party parliamentary delegation that is visiting Cuba from 20 to 26 October 2024.A press statement issued by the NA on Monday said Katjavivi and his delegation...
Chinese ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, has urged Chinese-owned companies to comply with the labour laws of the country. He made these remarks during a media briefing about the latest progress in the bilateral relationship between Namibia and China. Recent reports have raised concerns that some Chinese-owned companies operating in Namibia are failing to follow...
Lahja Nashuuta The City of Windhoek (CoW) has endorsed a proposal for the city to enter a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) on effective emergency management system and aerodrome safety at Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) and Eros Airport. The mayor of City of Windhoek, Queen Kamati, made an announcement...
KATIMA MULILO – Due to the obsolete sewer system which was constructed before independence, Katima Mulilo town council chief executive officer Rafael Liswaniso says the town’s underground water has become contaminated as the aged sewer pipes leak. Speaking during a parliamentary standing committee hearing on public accounts on Monday, Liswaniso told MPs that the sewer...