ONGWEDIVA – Swapo vice president and presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah promised to tackle youth unemployment, saying the ruling party has made job-creation its chief priority. Nandi-Ndaitwah made these remarks at a Swapo Oshana youth rally held in Ongwediva over the weekend. “Youth unemployment remains a real challenge. The high rate of youth unemployment is a...
A resident of Otjiwarongo took Cenored to court over her disconnected electricity supply, and scored against the electricity supplier. Lydia Katjita, through her lawyer Charliano Scheepers, approached the High Court on an urgent basis after Cenored disconnected her electricity supply over a disputed debt ofN438 432. The debt is for an alleged illegal bypass on...
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – Following his re-election as Swapo district coordinator for the Epukiro constituency, Lucky Tjozongoro said unity within ruling party members will bring victory in this year’s November Presidential and National Assembly elections The ruling party recently held its renewals of mandate, where Tjozongoro retained the top party seat in the Epukiro district....
Drought-stricken Otjozondjupa residents, especially those situated in remote areas of the region, are yet to benefit from government’s drought relief food rollout programme. This is because the region currently has only one truck to distribute the food. This came to light during deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa’s recent visit to the region, where he met...
Auleria Wakudumo Urban and Rural Development minister Erastus Uutoni says there is a need for public-private partnerships to address the land and housing backlog in the country. Uutoni made it clear that the government is not in a position and does not have resources to cater for the growing housing demand the country is experiencing....
Rafael Hangula The National Council, the reviewing chamber of the Namibian Parliament, is in a special session this week to review six significant bills recently passed by the National Assembly. The bills under review include the Income Tax Amendment Bill, Value-Added Tax Bill, Transfer Duty Amendment Bill, Stamp Duty Amendment Bill, Divorce Bill, and the...
The term slogan, as used in politics, is claimed to derive from the (Gaelic) Scottish term as Slaughhairm or slogome, which means battle cry or war cry. The term slogan was first used in English in 1589, Stanley. E, (2024). Voters’ behaviour has an impact on both the election method and outcome. As a result,...
On 18 August, I published an opinion piece in The Namibian newspaper, titled: ‘The people of Venezuela have spoken.’ In that opinion piece I, inter alia, stated that I had observed the presidential elections that were held in Venezuela on 28 July. I further argued that, according to my analysis, and contrary to what was...
EENHANA – Ohangwena regional governor Sebastian Ndeitunga has called for expedited development of Aquifer II to address the region’s drinking water shortages. Ndeitunga made these remarks during his State of the Region Address (Sora) at Eenhana on Wednesday, saying the aquifer, has the potential to provide water to people in and outside of the Ohangwena...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OHAMBO JATATE – Telecom Namibia and MTC customers have called for network expansion in the Omaheke region. The calls are from customers’ complaints in one of the less developed constituencies in the region. Most TN customers complained that the coverage by their service provider ends in the Gobabis area, leaving the other six...