Hyundai is about to boost its local model line-up with the stylish and attractive Exter, an all-new compact crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV). It is expected to become a topcontender in the domestic entry vehicle segment. The all-new Exter, expected to hit local showrooms within the next two to three weeks, comes well-equipped with a full...
Iuze Mukube Attempting to get healthcare while battling an illness can be a tedious exercise for many, especially those in remote areas. This may become a thing of the past, as computer scientist Jessé Liula Schiceya has created a telemedicine platform that enables patients to get treatment via digital technology in the comfort of their...
SWAKOPMUND – Chief Justice (CJ) Peter Shivute says the Judiciary faces a challenge in finding replacements for High Court and Supreme Court judges close to retirement. “We are currently working on a succession plan, but we need your assistance in this regard,” he told magistrates who attended a two-day magistrates’ conference in Swakopmund. The conference...
The politicisation of drought relief, officials’ failure to take good care and lack of public awareness about the ongoing drought relief programme are harbingers crippling the government’s drought relief efforts. Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila highlighted these challenges during yesterday’s opening of the two-day National Platform on the Implementation of the 2024/2025 Drought Relief Programme, which...
A police officer in the Ohangwena region has been arrested for allegedly raping his daughter since 2020. The alleged incidents happened at his house. The 44-year-old officer was denied bail when he appeared in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. His case has been postponed to 7 October for further police investigation. Deputy commissioner Zachariah...
MUYAKO – Five hippos have died over the past few days due to the prevailing drought in the Zambezi region. “We have been fortunate that since the beginning of this drought, we have only recorded these five mortalities that are here at Ikuzu, thanks to the efforts we put in place, and those of other...
Martha Aron (35), who was allegedly killed by her boyfriend in cold blood for ending their relationship, was the sole provider for her family. Aron was on Monday stabbed with a knife while she was in a salon at the cuca shops of Oshifukwa village in the Oshikoto region. It is alleged that when the...
Rudolf Gaiseb Under the Industrial Upgrading and Modernisation Programme, the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) will provide grants to suitable and qualifying enterprises. The ministry has directed application forms be completed and submitted before 10 October 2024, to any of the MIT offices in Eenhana, Gobabis, Katima Mulilo, Keetmanshoop, Mariental, Ongwediva, Omuthiya, Otjiwarongo, Opuwo,...
Iuze Mukube It is imperative for Namibia to carefully consider the urgent need to improve equal access to legal aid throughout the criminal justice system. This call was made by justice minister Yvonne Dausab when she noted that access to legal aid is a basic human right. She was addressing a gathering of delegates from...
The pressing realities of climate change and persistent droughts have rendered traditional hydropower energy sources increasingly unreliable. As we seek alternatives to sustain our energy needs, it becomes imperative to integrate the voices and knowledge of indigenous communities, particularly the Ovahimba people of the Kunene region. These communities, often labelled anti-developmental, are not merely rejecting...