The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Peya Mushelenga says efforts to construct low maintenance housing and infrastructure, in general, have been receiving great attention over the last few years. At the top of this list is Green Valley Farm 37, situated outside Walvis Bay, where Mushelenga officiated over the groundbreaking on Thursday.
An employee of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), Milton Louw, who is charged with the alleged theft of five laptops from his employer, has on Friday made his first appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court.
Civil society group Gender Links is calling for a review of apartheid laws which prohibit sexual reproductive health rights, such as abortion in Namibia. One such law is the Abortion and Sterilisation Act of South Africa from 1975, which Namibia inherited after Independence in 1990.
The Sinzogoro Senior Primary School about 30 kilometres west of Rundu in the Kavango West Region was gutted by a fire this morning. A five classroom block was completely destroyed.
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has awarded a satellite statistical licence to the Katima Mulilo Town Council, as a government agency, free of charge. The tool will be able to map flood-prone areas in the region among other functions.
Works and Transport Minister, John Mutorwa has appealed to all road users to make an extra effort in fully complying to the road traffic and transportation regulations at all times, during the festive period. Addressing a media briefing Mutorwa cautioned that all road users must observe and adhere to the rules of the road at […]
The Ministry of Finance has warned taxpayers to be on the alert for a tax refund scam. In a media statement issued Thursday, the ministry said a certain Martin van Wyk calls taxpayers, informing them that they have a tax refund due to them from the Inland Revenue Department. “He further informs taxpayers that there […]
Namibia Post and Telecommunications Holdings (NPTH) declared special dividends of N$500 million to the government on Thursday. Speaking at the official handover in the capital, Minister of Information and Communication Technology Stanley Simataa said NPTH and its subsidiaries are some of the few State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) that declared a special dividend to its shareholder despite […]
The Namibia Chess Federation has been applauded for their record entry to the 2019 African Youth Chess championships. Secretary General of the African Chess Confederation Kezzie Msukwa said the political stability in the country has attracted more countries to be part of this year’s African Youth Champs, which kicked off on Saturday. Over 200 players […]
