SWAKOPMUND – Construction of the N$26 million neonatal unit at Swakopmund Hospital has finally resumed after a long delay caused by Shatty Construction’s failure to complete the much-needed facility. The government, through the health ministry, awarded the million-dollar tender to Shatty Construction in 2020 after recognising the need for such a facility to serve not...
The National Council reconvened on Monday to review several Bills that were sent from the National Assembly for consideration. These include the Electoral Amendment Bill, Marriage Bill, Property Practitioners Bill and the Road Fund Administration Amendment Bill. The National Assembly’s ninth session of the Seventh Parliament is currently in recess, and will resume in the...
OTJIWARONGO – The just-appointed Otjiwarongo municipality CEO Mberipura Hifitikeko was introduced to the public last Thursday during an ordinary council meeting. The meeting was attended by the public, all seven local authority councillors, and some municipality officials. Mayor Gottlieb Shivute, who chaired the council meeting, introduced Hifitikeko as a captain appointed to administer the affairs...
Charles Ndeumane ONGWEDIVA – To combat road accidents in the country, the education ministry and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) are working on incorporating road safety into the national school curriculum. The integration will see road safety being incorporated into several school subjects, as the country works to achieve the vision of reducing road...
RUNDU – Health officials from Kavango West and Kavango East, along with their counterparts from Cuando Cubango in Angola, gathered at Rundu on Monday for a three-day meeting to discuss strategies for strengthening cross-border collaboration to effectively control infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV-AIDS. The meeting, which ends today, aims to share cross-border...
Zebaldt Ngaruka It was exactly one year ago today that late Archbishop Petrus Daniel Katikisa Tjijombo of the now-renamed Father Tjijombo St John’s Faith Mission died. Tjijombo died on 16 June 2023 at his residence in Katutura. The late Tjijombo was recognised as a war veteran, and was also accorded an official funeral by the...
Politicians working in the public service will no longer be required to resign from their jobs once they have accepted nominations as candidates for the National Assembly election. Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni last Wednesday introduced an urgent amendment to the Electoral Act of 2014. Section 77(4)(a) of the Electoral Act, read...
Lahja Nashuuta China has provided grant aid of N$343 million towards the construction of education facilities at various rural schools in Namibia, President Nangolo Mbumba revealed recently. He made the remark at the unveiling ceremony of the Chairman Mao Zedong statue at the Chairman Mao Zedong High School in Otjomuise. In a speech delivered on...
Sheer anguish, anger and more questions than answers best describe the aftermath of the death of a 23-year-old mother and her two children, who were killed in cold blood by the man who was supposed to protect them. The man also died during the same incident, a triple murder-suicide case that sent shockwaves through the...
Lahja Nashuuta A manifesto should be detailed, practical and forward-thinking, providing feasible solutions while instilling hope and trust in the electorate, an analyst says. Local political commentators are furthermore advising political parties and independent candidates to craft manifestos that are specific, practical and clear. The manifestos should be accompanied by a detailed action plan with...