Cattle farmers from Okongo in the Ohangwena Region have started returning their animals from Angola. The farmers commended the leadership of both regions for allowing their animals to graze in Angola during the drought.
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has urged the public to cooperate with enumerators who are busy with census mapping countrywide.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has condemned photos circulating on social media about unhygienic conditions of the Gastro Unit at the Katutura Intermediate Hospital. In a media statement, the Executive Director of the ministry Ben Nangombe noted that the pictures circulating on social media were taken three years ago. He explained that mothers […]
The National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) has distanced itself from the planned mass demonstration that is calling for the overthrow of the current government. The party’s Secretary-General Joseph Kauandenge says Namibians must choose peace and stability above anything else in order to leave behind a good legacy for future generations to come.
More than 200 Chinese business people are under self-quarantine over the coronavirus. The business people are mostly those who returned from China following their country’s new-year celebrations. Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhang Yiming says the self-quarantine instructions are still in place.
Health and Social Services Minister Kalumbi Shangula today said Namibia does not have the isolation capacity for 500 Namibians under lockdown in China amid the outbreak of the Coronavirus. He says repatriation is not yet an option for Namibia and that his ministry is assessing the situation daily. Giving a ministerial statement in the National […]
The water level in the newly constructed Neckartal Dam in the //Kharas Region on Wednesday morning stood at 76,5 million cubic metres. Information provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry to NAMPA on Wednesday said at about 08h30, the water level stood at 8,9% compared to 5,25% recorded last Wednesday. The ministry said […]
The Rehoboth Town Council (RTC) has introduced an amnesty programme to assist residents who struggle to settle their municipal bills. The programme will target residents whose electricity has been blocked due to high amounts of outstanding water debt. The decision to introduce the programme was taken at the first ordinary council meeting of the town […]
Some members of the Okahandja community want the suspended Okahandja chief executive officer (CEO), Martha Mutilifa arrested. Mutilifa allegedly stole the municipality’s official seal (stamp), which she is now using at home to allegedly write inaccurate letters to block the swearing-in of the office bearers as well as conducting alleged malicious deals on the side-lines. […]
The implementation of the Africa Integrated High-Speed Railway Network (AIHSRN) must be expedited and it is incumbent upon every African head of state to make it their agenda to see it through. This was the general consensus reached by various transport and freight experts in Windhoek during the opening of the Agenda 2063: Africa Integrated […]
