The United States Presidential candidate Donald Trump has caused outrage among the Somali community there after blaming them for the rising crime rate.
The Rundu Vocational Training Centre will introduce agriculture as one of its training programmes in 2017. The Namibia Training Authority identified agriculture as a priority area training in conformity with the national development goals.
About 10 000 people are expected to attend Heroes’ Day commemorations at Walvis Bay 2016. The Day will be commemorated for the first time at Walvis Bay in the Erongo region and President Hage Geingob is expected to officiate. This year’s event will be celebrated under the theme “The Aim was Independence”.
Car owners will now be automatically responsible for any accidents involving their vehicles, even if they were not driving. City Police Senior Superintendent Adam Eiseb says too many drivers run away from accident scenes and it has become difficult to trace them. Eiseb says car owners must therefore be held responsible and will be given […]
Residents of Havana and Hakahana settlements in Katutura will no longer have to walk long distances to be tested for HIV. The United States Development Agency, USAID, handed over a mobile HIV testing unit to the Hakahana informal settlement on Thursday. The mobile unit is located at the Hakahana Clinic and will serve residents of […]
The Environment and Tourism Minister has reiterated a call for all ministries and private companies to develop Environmental Management Plans. Shifeta says plans are necessary to ensure better environmental care. He stresses the importance for ministries and other role players to align their management plans with the Environmental Management Act of 2007. The Act is […]
The Home Affairs and Immigration Minister, has warned people who acquire dual citizenship through dubious ways, to stop the practice. Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana says dual nationality can only be controlled if those in power, including traditional and religious leaders, are honest and transparent in their dealings. She advised traditional and religious leaders to only give evidence […]
The Mines and Energy Minister has criticised NamPower for the power blackouts Namibia experienced three times this year. Obeth Kandjoze, who called on the management to improve on service delivery, was speaking at the Electricity Supply Industry Stakeholders’ Forum in Windhoek on Thursday. He noted that each interruption placed him under frustration and shame, as […]
The Namibia Strategic Framework on HIV has set a target of reaching out to 95 per cent of people living with HIV through anti-retro-viral treatment, ART. The Health and Social Services Deputy Minister, Juliet Kavetuna, made the statement at the orientation of new healthcare workers. They were hired under the United States Agency for International […]
