The Chamber of Mines chief executive Veston Malango has admitted that to a certain extent, mines in Namibia have been in denial over the immense presence of tuberculosis (TB), as there is no sufficient screening at sites. “That is because we have not done screening at the mines to establish that we have a problem,...
WALVIS BAY – More than 30 000 people in the Erongo region suffer from chronic respiratory conditions, acting health director Leonard Kabongo has revealed. He said this while receiving a donation of seven oxygen concentrators from ErongoRed recently in Walvis Bay. Kabongo highlighted the urgent need for having adequate oxygen concentrators in the region. He...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Popular Democratic Movement, led by McHenry Venaani, protested and demanded on Tuesday that the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) revoke the awarding of the ballot printing tender awarded to South African company, Ren-Form CC. The party marched from the UN Plaza in Katutura to the ECN’s head office in Windhoek North to...
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...