SWAKOPMUND – The Amalgamated Rotation Annual Festival is set to return next week, promising to be bigger and better than before. ARAF was established after Omaruru, Karibib and Usakos agreed in 2022 to promote collaboration and resource-sharing by jointly hosting their trade expo named OKULAC (Omaruru, Karibib, Usakos Local Authority Corporation). The inaugural festival was...
With less than three months to go before election day, different political entities have deployed different strategies to identify those of their members best- suited to drive their agenda in the National Assembly. The stark divide between political parties embracing democratic values and those leaning towards autocratic practices has come into sharp focus. While some...
WALVIS BAY – The dust won’t settle around the RedForce saga in Walvis Bay, as residents are now mobilising support for court action against the town council. This turn of events came after a settlement agreement was reached between the Walvis Bay municipality and debt-collectorRedForce, in which the municipality apologised for recent allegations of fraud...
The Cabinet has approved a phased approach to lifting restrictions imposed by the veterinary cordon fence as announced in its 16th decision-making meeting of 2024 yesterday. The decision, announced by the Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Modestus Amutse, aims to promote economic development and improve livestock health in affected regions. Cabinet has proposed...
Amidst deepening cracks of division within the party, the Utjiua Muinjangue-led Nudo leadership appears undeterred, as they have now set the dates for the party’s electoral college and manifesto launch. The dates were officially confirmed by the party’s secretary general Josef Kauandenge, who said they will first hold their national executive committee meeting on 3...
Iuze Mukube Leading academics, decision-makers and various stakeholders convened for the University of Namibia’s biannual education conference, which took place for three days at the university’s main campus and concluded yesterday. The conference, held under the theme ‘Fostering Innovative Skills-Based Education in the 21st Century for a Sustainable Future’, focused on transforming, changing and forming...
Charles Ndeumane The National Youth Service has selected 100 young people from all 14 regions who will be trained in the charcoal and biomass production industry. As its mandate is to offer personal development programmes and create employment for Namibians between the ages of 16 and 35, NYS earlier this month called on interested youth...
OSHIPUMBU – The head of department at Oshipumbu Combined School in the Eheke Circuit of the Oshana region is allegedly acting as the school principal while he is on sick leave. It is alleged that the HoD, Andreas Imalwa, is on six weeks sick leave after he underwent an operation. However, it is alleged that...
Namibia exported less horticultural products in the second quarter of 2024 than during the same quarter in 2023. The main products exported to South Africa, Angola, Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom were dates, tomatoes, pumpkin, squash, gourds and onions.The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said this in its Agriculture and Fishing Indicators Bulletin Report for the...
Eveline de Klerk Paheja Siririka WALVIS BAY – Oral health goes beyond just having a beautiful smile, as it encompasses the prevention, early detection and treatment of oral diseases, which can impact not only one’s physical health, but also their emotional and psychological well-being. To create awareness of oral health, the Erongo region is participating...