The Outapi Town Council was hauled over the coals by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy after the auditor general flagged irregularities in its financial statements for 2019 and 2020. A disclaimer opinion is issued when auditors can not obtain sufficient evidence to support expenditures during an audit. “I have not been...
Loide Jason Otniel Hembapu Cuban ambassador Sergio Vigoa de la Uz has described Namibia’s support for Cuba’s continued fight against the USA’s economic, financial and commercial blockade against the island nation as consistent, uncompromising and reliable. The USA’s blockade against Cuba, which has been in place for over 60 years now, has since 1958 prevented...
Isabel Bento ARANDIS – The Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN), in collaboration with various partners, will construct 38 houses at Arandis in Erongo region, a first for the town.The key partners include the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), which will fund the construction of 14 houses; First National Bank, Ohorongo Cement and...
SWAKOPMUND – President Nangolo Mbumba has lauded young Namibians for cementing their place in the country’s green hydrogen revolution. He delivered the praises for the youth on Monday when inaugurating the Daures Green Hydrogen Agriculture Facility, situated in the Daures constituency of Erongo region. “I was touched when they referred to our leader, the...
KEETMANSHOOP –University of Namibia (Unam) Vice Chancellor Kenneth Matengu said the tertiary institution has evolved over the years, responding to the needs of the country’s development agenda. “With its inception during 1992, the primary aim was to help and support nation-building,” he said. He was speaking at the university’s Keetmanshoop campus when it marked its...
Uakutura Kambaekua The Outjo Municipality’s housing crisis has emerged as one of its most pressing issues, with rapid population growth and rising economic gaps leading to a lack of affordable homes. This has prompted the council to devise new plans to accommodate the growing population. The council currently needs more than N$18 million to develop...
Residents of Opuwo in the Kunene region are grappling with a devastating crisis of termite infestations in their homes. The houses in question are among the 29 residences allocated by the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) in 2017. Recently, one family experienced a terrifying moment when their sitting room ceiling collapsed while they were inside, highlighting the urgent...
SWAKOPMUND – President Nangolo Mbumba has encouraged voters to vote for Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, to ensure the continuation of Swapo’s long-standing leadership and governance track record. Mbumba made the call during a Swapo star rally held on Sunday at the DRC Sports Field, where he addressed thousands of supporters. He said trust in...
RUNDU – Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo last week called for the Rundu Town Council to be assisted by the line ministry to connect urban schools to the town’s sewer network. He said it is not ideal to have schools using septic tanks. Wakudumo made these remarks while visiting the Ndama Junior Primary School recently....
ETOTO – A growing crisis has left women and children having to fend for themselves after most of the purported fathers in Etoto vanished into thin air. Here, in this village of the Kunene region, the crisis of absent fathers is not a myth. It is visible to the naked eye. The shortage of contraceptives...