RUNDU – The Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) in the Kavango East region elected its new leadership to steer the regional executive committee forward for the next five years. Nantu held its regional conference on 20 July at the Dr Romanus Kampungu Secondary School to put its regional structure in place. A total of 82...
Rudolf Gaiseb Clergyman Lukas Katenda, the bishop of the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of Namibia, says regardless of their endeavours, religious groups should fully participate in the electoral process. “I encourage members of our church to register to be eligible to vote during elections. Voting is a civic responsibility for all Namibians,” the outspoken Katenda...
Namibian observer mission to the Venezuelan election, Erginus Endjala, has called on the Electoral Commission of Namibia to emulate the election process there. In an interview with Nampa on Monday, immediately after the announcement of Nicolás Maduro as the winner, Endjala, who is the governor of Omusati back home, described the election as having been...
Namibia reached a milestone when it reported a cumulative total number of 1 315 124 eligible Namibians registered as voters inside the country and at all Namibian Diplomatic Missions abroad, representing 81% of the eligible voters. Based on the latest figures from the Namibia Statistics Agency, there are about 1.7 million eligible Namibians. The general...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, said the government will never scrap Heroes’ Day from the Namibian calendar. He made this remark during an engagement with war veterans and children of the liberation struggle last week, after the groups delivered their petition of demands to him in Windhoek on 13...
After a decade at the helm of the Popular Democratic Movement and several attempts for the presidency, opposition leader McHenry Venaani is ready to hand over power to any leader capable of taking PDM to greater heights. However, for now, he will contest the upcoming presidential elections, and run one more time before bowing out....
MARIENTAL – The Mariental Town Council last week, in recognition of the positive impact on residents of the town, renamed a street after former Hardap governor and education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa. In her keynote address, Urban and Rural Development deputy minister Evelyne Nawases-Tayele said renaming streets after individuals is a clear demonstration of the fruitful...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform provided close to N$800 000 for free vaccination against lumpy skin disease in the Otjozondjupa and Omaheke regions. The ministry’s spokesperson, Jona Musheko said funds will enable the Directorate of Veterinary Services in the affected areas to conduct vaccination campaigns against the disease. “This money...
SWAKOPMUND – A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of over 140 middle-income houses in Swakopmund’s Matutura Proper residential area was held on Friday. The houses, which will consist of two to three bedrooms, will cost not less than N$500 000, and will soon be constructed through a partnership between Quintessential Construction, the Municipality of Swakopmund,...
MARIENTAL – Describing her as the diamond of the south and pre-and post-Independence icon, President Nangolo Mbumba, Founding President Sam Nujoma as well as former President Hifikepunye Pohamba acknowledged the role Katrina Hanse-Himarwa played in the history of the Namibian nation, during her funeral in Mariental at the weekend. In a message read on his...