No value-added tax will be charged on sanitary pad products as of early next year. The Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises announced in a statement that the No Value Added Tax Amendment Act, 2022, will come into effect on January 1, 2023. It says the amendments to the Act include the re-classification of the […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has appealed to all health districts to enhance and reactivate all COVID-19 testing sites and encourage communities to get tested. The Health Ministry indicated that the current epidemiological data shows a low testing rate countrywide, while the positivity rate is steadily increasing. This is what Executive Director Ben […]
The construction of flush toilets for the residents of Kunene’s Fransfontein has begun after almost 30 years of using the bucket toilet system. In an interview with nbc News, Fransfontein Village Council Control Administration Officer Kalush Aipinge stated that approximately seven toilets were already built and handed over in November of this year. The project […]
Employees of the Rundu Cash and Carry shops are unhappy with their working environment, which they describe as unconducive. Over a hundred employees of Rundu Cash and Carry held a demonstration against alleged unfair treatment and low salaries. The employees get paid N$1250 per month, which they claim varies every month. “Our bosses don’t treat […]
Oshana Police Commander Sakaria Lungameni has appealed to citizens to allow law enforcement officials to carry out their duties without harassment. Commissioner Lungameni’s comments come after a video circulated on social media where an officer was seen throwing a young man in handcuffs into a police van. It was at Gwashamba mall in Ondangwa where […]
Vendors at the Swakopmund craft center expressed disappointment at Namibians, whom they say do not support locally manufactured arts and crafts. For the past two years, vendors say they have been fighting their way through the impact of COVID-19 in the hope that 2023 will bring about growth and positive change. The vendors expressed that […]
The Ndaitwah family organized a special thanksgiving ceremony for Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who survived a fatal accident five years ago. The ceremony also celebrated her 70th birthday. The Anglican Church at Okongo was packed to the rafters with well-wishes from all walks of life. It was a joyous occasion marked by songs and […]
A new regional councillor is expected to be sworn in soon after the by-election of the Moses ||Garoeb Constituency in the |Khomas Region. Residents of the 20-year-old constituency are expected to cast their votes on January 6. Whoever is elected from those contesting will be faced with a daunting task. This is because most Moses-Garoeb […]
A veld fire that had been raging in the ||Kharas Mountain area since last Friday has been extinguished and is no longer a threat. Keetmanshoop Rural Constituency Councillor Gertjie Witbooi said this as he gave an update on the veld fire. Witbooi said the fire, which was caused by lightning, spread across about five farms […]
The villagers of Ghude in the Kavango East Region are surviving on wild fruits after elephants destroyed their crop fields during the 2021 harvesting season. The villagers turned to wild fruits and have been walking long distances to nearby villages to work in crop fields in exchange for five cups of mahangu as compensation. The […]
