The free reconnection of unpaid water for Windhoek residents will cost the city N$8,9 million, City of Windhoek Chief Executive Officer Robert Kahimise announced on Monday. Kahimise made the announcement during a media briefing that took place at the Council Chambers to update the public, mostly residents in the informal settlements, on the latest measures […]

Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) has announced that it will close the Skorpion Zinc mine at Rosh Pinah by 1 May retrenching all its workers. The mine directly employs about 530 workers and over 1 000 workers are contractors. Starting 1 April, the mine will put its refinery on care and maintenance. Skorpion Zinc Mine, which […]

As of last Saturday a COVID-19 committee, led by Grootfontein Municipality chief executive officer (CEO) Kisco Sinvula, Namibian Police, Namibia Defence Force (NDF), Prison Services, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Grootfontein district and community health workers set-up a roadblock to educate and share information about the Coronavirus with truck drivers and visitors using […]

The Walvis Bay COVID-19 field hospital, which was initially planned to have 150 beds, has been amended to host 75 beds. The Walvis Bay Urban Constituency councillor, Knowledge Ipinge informed NBC News that his office, in conjunction with the regional leadership, agreed to start another emergency construction with 75 beds at Swakopmund. “In my capacity […]