The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has called for an urgent review of Namibia’s land reform programme, arguing that the current system disadvantages thousands of residents living in informal settlements. This was said by LPM Member of Parliament, Utaara Mootu, during a recent rally held in Mariental over the weekend. She told supporters that despite the...
Adolf Kaure Popular Democratic Movement’s (PDM) Katutura Central candidate for the upcoming Local Authority and Regional Council elections, Rodman Vezemba Katjaimo said that he aims to do more for the constituency’s residents if voted for another term. This comes after the Katutura Central councillor held a campaign for the upcoming elections on Saturday. He underscored...
GOBABIS – Plans by the Omaheke Regional Council to upgrade Buitepos – the country’s main eastern gateway to Botswana and the rest of the Southern African Development Community region, is gaining steam. Buitepos is being upgraded into a fully-fledged town with all basic amenities to respond to service needs of both travellers and locals working...
SWAKOPMUND – Swapo leaders have urged members and coordinators to intensify their mobilisation efforts ahead of the regional and local authority elections set for later this month. The party held a townhall engagement with national leaders Wise Immanuel, Veikko Nekundi and Natalia /Goagoses on Saturday at the Multi-purpose Centre. Addressing supporters, Nekundi said the upcoming...
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...