The Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has recorded a profit of N$68.3 million. This marks a 50% increase when compared to the N$46 million the entity reported in 2023, NWR’s interim managing director Brian Masule announced on Friday. Although challenges remain, Masule said the company is well on course and continues to play a leading role...
GOBABIS – Given its proven track record and people-centred service delivery approach, the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) is the only party that will bring about the desired development to the residents of Gobabis if voted into power in the upcoming elections. These remarks were made by the party’s councillor Uataviza Patire over the weekend. ...
SWAKOPMUND – Telecom Namibia (TN) wants to rebuild and strengthen its working relationship with government ministries to better support their communication needs. TN CEO Stanley Shanapinda said this on Thursday during a two day workshop in Swakopmund, where the company met with various government representatives to discuss ways to improve public sector connectivity. He said...
GOBABIS – The Omaheke Regional Council has procured and commissioned a new fleet of nine vehicles at the cost of N$4.5 million. This is to enhance and accelerate service delivery across the region’s seven constituencies. The newly-procured nine vehicles includes seven 4×4 bakkies and two sedans. The regional council’s chairperson Ignatius Kariseb described said the...
Lahja Nashuuta President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reassured Namibian youth that the recommendations gathered during nationwide consultations in 2022/2023 were not in vain. She made the remarks while addressing about a thousand people, who gathered at Ondangwa Trade Fair. The engagement was organised by the Swapo party youth league over the weekend. Nandi Ndaitwah mantained that...
WALVIS BAY – At least 79 houses will soon be constructed in Kuisebmund’s Extension 8, Walvis Bay, as part of the Informal Settlements Upgrading Affordable Housing Programme (ISUAHP). The National Housing Enterprise (NHE), which is spearheading the programme, on Friday handed over the site to 16 local contractors for the construction of the houses...
XOBOXOBOS – At least 250 residents are enduring harsh living conditions on the outskirts of Uis at an informal area known as Xoboxobos. The small mining community resorted to this lifestyle to feed their families. The residents, who have been without water for the past two weeks, were recently visited by Erongo Governor Nathalia /Goagoses. ...
KAMUTJONGA – Annastasia Nyiru (24) is still struggling to come to terms with the loss of her baby. Her baby, who was nine months old at the time, was snatched by a crocodile over a month ago while she was doing laundry along the banks of the Kavango River at Kamutjonga village. On Friday, she...
NKURENKURU – The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) initiated regional consultations on the Draft National Policy on the Repatriation and Restitution of Human Remains and Heritage Objects at Nkurenkuru on Thursday. Chief curator of the National Museum of Namibia, Nzila Marina Mubusisi, who led the consultation, emphasised the policy’s critical...
Taimi Haihambo HELAO NAFIDI – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for stronger cross-border cooperation between Namibia and Angola. She said border towns like Helao Nafidi are central to unlocking new economic opportunities and regional growth. Speaking at the opening of the 18th Helao Nafidi Business Expo, the President said Helao Nafidi’s strategic position as a...