People in low-income group living in informal settlements in urban areas must be allocated land at no cost. This forms part of the recommendations by the High-Level Panel on the Namibian Economy submitted to President Hage Geingob. It estimates that about 900 000 people live in shacks countrywide and the panel’s chairperson said that the […]
The Secretary of SWAPO Party Women’s Council is happy that the council has ensured the inclusion of women in the socio-economic and political development of the country over the years. Eunice Iipinge says women empowerment in Namibia is something that should be celebrated in the process of unifying the broader membership of women. The SWAPO […]
A Grade 8 learner of Duinesig school in Walvis Bay committed suicide on Monday. The 15-year-old Frieda Dhiginina hanged herself from the roof of their house’s toilet with a scarf. The police report states that the brother of Dhiginina who came home from work found her. The body was taken to the Walvis Bay police […]
The Rehoboth Town Council’s (RTC) chief executive officer (CEO) has warned residents against using water from tanks put up in informal settlements by the Rehoboth Independent Town Management Association (RITMA). The apolitical group advocating for the rights of residents was established last November. It has set up tanks in the Kuvukiland, Volstruisvlakte and Blikkiesdorp informal […]
The body of a 19-year-old boy who allegedly drowned was found floating in an earth dam at Ovikango village near Otjituuo in the Otjozondjupa Region on Tuesday. The spokesperson of the Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL) in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha told NAMPA on Wednesday said that the deceased was identified by his relatives […]
The City of Windhoek (CoW) is expected to commence with the registration process of all structures in the informal settlements to formalise them. This is part of its Development and Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme. Mayor Fransina Kahungu made the announcement on Tuesday in Windhoek when she engaged residents from the area to give an […]
Khorixas residents face serious food insecurity and the regional council needs assistance to provide food to the needy. This was said by the administrative officer at the Khorixas Constituency sub-office, Charlton Richter in an interview with NAMPA recently. He said although residents receive food parcels from the government’s food bank programme, not every household in […]
The Namibian Police Force’s (NAMPOL) Canine Unit, also known as the K9 unit, is in dire need of more dogs and horses to help fight crime, especially at airports and border posts, countrywide. NamPol Inspector General, Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga said this in an interview with NAMPA on Tuesday, following a memorandum of understanding the […]
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Kalumbi Shangula said Namibia is prepared and response measures are in place in the event that someone tests positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Currently, no one has tested positive for the coronavirus yet. The Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) is able to carry out confirmatory tests and so far, […]
