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Paramedic Low remembered

SWAKOPMUND – The community of Henties Bay and the wider Erongo region has hailed the death of paramedic Brian Low (60) as a great loss for the region’s emergency rescue services as well as for the Henties Bay community. Residents and emergency workers over the weekend paid tribute to Low, a well-known emergency responder and...

Informal settlement upgrade on track
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Informal settlement upgrade on track

WALVIS BAY – The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) says houses currently being constructed under the government’s National Informal Settlement Upgrading Project is progressing well, with several housing developments already at an advance stage. Officials from NHE visited the two sites in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay on Thursday, where construction of the houses is currently underway....

Education ministry warns against unregistered schools
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Education ministry warns against unregistered schools

The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture has warned parentsand the public against unregistered institutions that claim to regulate home schooling and private schools in Namibia. In a statement issued yesterday, the ministry said it is concerned about the activities of an unregistered institution operating mainly in the Erongo region, which claims...

Namibia, Botswana push for Trans Kalahari Railway
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Namibia, Botswana push for Trans Kalahari Railway

Namibia and Botswana have pushed back the completion date of the Trans-Kalahari Railway feasibility study by two months, and both countries say the project remains firmly on track and central to regional trade ambitions. Speaking at Okahandja on Friday during the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) meeting, Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi said the...

‘Subsidised education funding models won’t be compromised’
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‘Subsidised education funding models won’t be compromised’

Rudolf Gaiseb  Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp has warned private tertiary institutions against raising their current fee structures. She said that intitutions doing so risk being disqualified from the subsidised tertiary education model.  “We will not pay an increased new fee. We will pay what is in existence,” she...

Re-elected Muha vows to serve with integrity 
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Re-elected Muha vows to serve with integrity 

Adolf Kaure  Lukas Muha has pledged to serve the 7th National Council with seriousness and dedication after being re-elected as the chairperson of the National Council at Parliament on Friday.  Muha is the regional councillor for Mankumpi constituency in the Kavango West region and will serve as chairperson of the National Council for another five-year...

Internal feud hits Right to Shelter Foundation 
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Internal feud hits Right to Shelter Foundation 

Zebaldt Ngaruka  A group of San in Gobabis felt betrayed by the Right to Shelter Foundation after it removed Dina Fillimon, a San, from its Gobabis local authority list.  The complaints stemmed from the letter written by the foundation to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to remove Fillimon from the list to pave the...

Rundu mayor to drive prosperity
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Rundu mayor to drive prosperity

RUNDU – The mayor of Rundu, Andreas Jikerwa, has pledged to take the ‘River Town’ to new heights. He said his vision for Rundu is inclusive growth, sustainable development, and a vividly enhanced quality of life for residents. “It is with immense gratitude and a profound sense of responsibility that I stand before you today...

NBL gives boost to road safety
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NBL gives boost to road safety

Matheus David The Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) contributed to the national road safety campaign with N$300 000 in support of the prevention of accidents and the enforcement of safety rules across the country. The funding forms part of the 2025 Festive Season Road Safety Campaign, implemented in partnership with the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund...

NNN wants strengthened service delivery
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NNN wants strengthened service delivery

Adolf Kaure Swapo party president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said that the party’s regaining control in key regions during the recent Regional Council and Local Authority elections is a call for the party to take appropriate action to ensure service delivery to the nation.  Speaking at the final Swapo party central committee ordinary meeting at Parliament on...