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Ondangwa councillor equips gardeners
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Ondangwa councillor equips gardeners

The Ondangwa Town Council last week handed over gardening tools to eight backyard gardeners. Ondangwa constituency councillor Leonard Negonga said he decided to go to the government warehouse to obtain the tools these gardeners need.

Supreme Court endorses same-sex marriages
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Supreme Court endorses same-sex marriages

Five judges of Namibia’s apex court yesterday overturned a High Court ruling that did not recognise same-sex marriages concluded in foreign territory. Chief Justice Peter Shivute, who wrote the majority judgment with Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb,

Nurses use cellphone flashlights at night in hospital
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Nurses use cellphone flashlights at night in hospital

Nurses on night duty at the Nankudu District Hospital in Kavango West region are forced to use cellphone flashlights in the hospital’s corridors at night. They say taking a corpse to the mortuary at night has become a nightmare for them, as there are no light bulbs in the corridors.

Riverbed residents feel left out
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Riverbed residents feel left out

Surviving on a daily basis does not come easy for Yvonne Antonnia (37) and her one-year-old daughter, who live in the elements and amidst filth in a riverbed running through Freedom Square in the Katutura Central constituency.