More than 200 arrests were made during the Namibian Police Force Women’s Network’s ‘Operation Basadi’ over the weekend. The countrywide operation ran from 28 November to 2 December and was aimed at combating and reducing crimes committed against women and children. At a media briefing held in Windhoek on Wednesday, the police announced that 249 […]
Angolan fuel does not meet Namibian standards and cannot be sold and/or stored in its current form anywhere in the country, the Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy has said. Kornelia Shilunga said this at Oshakati in the Oshana Region on Wednesday when she held an information sharing session on illegal fuel smuggling on Wednesday. […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has committed close to N$200 000 worth of kits to the national laboratory to facilitate local testing for Hepatitis E. Speaking at the handing over of the test kits on Wednesday, Minister of Health and Social Services, Bernard Haufiku emphasised the need for a multi-faceted and multi-sectoral involvement in battling […]
San representatives from SADC countries met in Windhoek to chart the way forward regarding issues of social integration and inclusivity among indigenous people. The three-day SADC San Communities Workshop aimed at engaging in constructive dialogue which would inform the policy guidelines that will be outlined in the White Paper on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples […]
The Okahandja Swapo District made the decision to stand by its initial line-up of local authority office bearers in accordance with the party’s rules and procedures. The initial swearing in ceremony of the office bearers was frozen by magistrate Kaeprimius Swartz last week after a group of residents disrupted the proceedings, opposing the re-election of […]
Mourners flocked to the house of the late former regional commander of the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) Matias Ndakolo at Eenghango village in the Ohangwena Region to pay their last respects. The late war veteran, also known as Mbulunganga, died on Monday.
Farmers have been urged to participate in the Namibia Agricultural Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project (NAMSIP). The project enables farmers to complete farming operations on time, increase productivity and reduce the cost of cultivation.
