KEETMANSHOOP – //Kharas regional governor David Gertze says the tourism and agriculture industries are exceptionally well positioned to promote the expansion of local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). He made this statement while delivering remarks at a fundraising gala dinner for the 69th edition of the Keetmanshoop Agricultural, Industrial and Tourism Expo (Kaite) last weekend....
OTJIWARONGO – About 260 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Otjozondjupa region will, from Monday, benefit from the government’s school feeding programme (SFP). This was announced at a meeting of government departmental heads hosted by Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture at Otjiwarongo on Tuesday. Head of the ECD rollout delegation, Theofilus...
Matheus David EENHANA – Three locations in Eenhana have been without a reliable water supply since 23 August this year due to a NamWater pipe burst that has disrupted daily life in the town. Eenhana mayor Omri-Onn Kavandje has however urged the community to remain calm, assuring residents NamWater, and the town council’s engineers and...
OPUWO – The Swapo Party has announced plans to retake control of the Khorixas Town Council and constituency office in the upcoming November Regional Council and Local Authority elections. The announcement follows the finalisation of the party’s candidate selection process in Kunene region. Julius Kaujova, Swapo’s regional coordinator for Kunene, told Nampa the party’s conferences...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Despite government efforts to implement land reform since independence, many generational farm dwellers and workers in Omaheke region, continue to face limited access to land. This was alluded to by people farming on the townlands of Gobabis, when they handed over a petition to Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate recently. The landless...
Lahja Nashuuta The Berseba Village Council has been operating without a strategic plan or annual operational plan since 2018. This has left its financial and operational management at serious risk, according to a report by the Office of the Auditor-General. Auditors revealed that the council does not have a documented plan to guide its operations,...
ONDANGWA – The Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has expressed concern over the uncontrolled sale of communal land by some traditional leaders, warning the practice undermines unity and the integrity of traditional governance systems. Speaking at the official opening of the annual Council of Traditional Leaders meeting in Ondangwa on Monday, Sankwasa...
Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke has given the New Era Publications Corporation (NEPC) an unqualified audit opinion for the year ended 31 March 2024. For an audit opinion to be unqualified means it is a “clean opinion,” indicating the auditor-general found no significant issues with NEPC’s financial statements and believes they are presented fairly and accurately in...
Taimi Haihambo Before the sun rises over Windhoek’s dusty streets, a quiet figure moves – from a modest home in Okuryangava to a stall some kilometres away. Saveria Hifindwako, now 60, begins her day before most of the city has awaken. For 39 years, this has been her routine – getting up early to prepare...
Lahja Nashuuta The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has been hit by back-to-back resignations of two senior party members in less than a week. Former Member of Parliament Esmeralda !Aebes resigned from the party yesterday, citing deep-rooted factionalism, betrayal, and a lack of stability within the opposition movement. Her resignation came just a day after another...