KEETMANSHOOP – To address the huge housing backlog, Keetmanshoop municipality held a groundbreaking ceremony recently for the construction of 30 houses for low-income residents in the town’s Extension 7 area. Mayor McDonald Hanse said the ceremony is part of accommodating the homeless through the Build Together scheme. “It is not required from identified beneficiaries to...
The failed National Unity Democratic Organisation’s elective congress has a huge financial and credibility cost, and could further shatter the party’s unity. Despite spending nearly N$1 million, of which N$300 000 was allegedly borrowed, the party’s long-awaited congress ended in tears this weekend. Delegates to the congress started arriving in Windhoek on Thursday. By Friday,...
Lahja Nashuuta Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has taken a swipe at National Planning Commission director general Obeth Kandjoze, who last week was quoted as saying the recent oil discovered in Namibia does not belong to Namibians. Swartbooi was addressing an LPM public meeting in the capital over the weekend. “I understand that Kandjoze...
Former education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa died in a Windhoek hospital yesterday after a battle with stomach cancer. She was 57. Her husband, Ghenno Himarwa, said his wife will be treasured for the joy she brought into their lives. The late Hanse-Himarwa is fondly remembered as a mother, teacher and politician, and those closest to her...
WALVIS BAY – A N$100 000 donation pledge by RedForce during the Walvis Bay mayoral gala dinner last year has come back to haunt the council. This is now being questioned by the residents. During a lunchtime protest last week, residents alleged that the donation was a “thank you” from RedForce after the company was...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development handed over 28 new houses in Windhoek’s Goreangab Extension 4 to public servants as part of the Informal Settlement Upgrading Pilot Project (ISUPP) on Friday. The ministry’s executive director Nghidinua Daniel said, the project targets low-income earners, and these houses were particularly meant for soldiers, police...
OSHAKATI – Some of the sex workers on popular WhatsApp groups that came to light recently are graduates who said they have little choice but to sell their bodies as they simply cannot find work. Soin Thomas (not her real name) said she will only stop doing sex work if she gets a better job....
KEETMANSHOOP – Deputy sports minister Emma Kantema-Gaomas says the youth, as the population segment on which the nation entrusts its future, should be relentless in their pursuit of success. She made these remarks inKeetmanshoop recently, where 52 members of the youth from //Kharas, Hardap and Khomas regions received financial assistance (loans) worth N$406 000 from...
The battle for the Khomas Regional Second Division Football League is heating up, with five teams poised for a thrilling showdown in a tough struggle for the title and promotion to the Southern Stream First Division next season. With only six games remaining in the 2023/2024 season, the race for the top spot has grown...
KIGALI – A visionary hero who ended the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and brought peace to a traumatised country, or a despot who rules through fear and repression. The only leader most Rwandans have known, veteran president Paul Kagame is a deeply-polarising figure, but victory in his bid to secure a fourth term in the...