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Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – The Rehoboth Town Council (RTC) has cancelled a planned auction of its vehicle fleet and instead opted to pay former employee Bertha Drotsky N$1.8 million from its operational budget. RTC CEO Ronald Windswaai confirmed the auction had been called off and the settlement amount was paid into a trust account as...

Auleria Wakudumo ONGWEDIVA – The government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening community justice systems by donating eight vehicles to community courts across the country. Speaking at the official handover ceremony in Ongwediva on Friday, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare described the initiative as the first step in equipping community courts with essential resources. “Community courts...

Lahja Nashuuta MARIENTAL – The mayor of Mariental, Cherien Kock, has credited the town’s first-ever unqualified audit report to strong financial discipline, effective internal controls, and a culture of accountability within the municipality. The Municipality of Mariental became the only local authority in Hardap region – and one of the few in the country –...

Taimi Haihambo EENHANA – After months of enduring unsafe learning conditions, 18 learners with intellectual impairments at Eenhana Primary School finally have a proper classroom to call their own. Initially, the children were taught in an open tent, exposed to rain, cold and scorching heat. Later, the school principal moved them into a cramped storeroom,...

The proposed National Upstream Petroleum Local Content Policy, which aims to promote skills development, local ownership and supplier opportunities for Namibians in the petroleum sector, is actually “designed to establish an enrichment conduit for the politically connected.” This is according to the management committee of the Economic Policy Research Association (EPRA), which advocates for pragmatic...

Keetmanshoop residents in the //Kharas region, have urged the government to ensure the petroleum industry delivers tangible benefits to ordinary Namibians, especially women, youth and small businesses. The residents who included entrepreneurs, traditional leaders, the elderly and youth shared their perspectives at a national consultation meeting of the Upstream Petroleum Unit in the Presidency, on...

Matheus David Foibe Sakaria, a Windhoek resident, could not contain her joy as she shared how support from the Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia (NAFSAN) helped her move from unemployment to self-sufficiency. Sakaria was speaking at a meeting recently held at Protea Hotel in Windhoek to launch the collaboration between NAFSAN and Community-Based...