Opposition MPs in the National Assembly have expressed mixed feelings on the money allocated to various government ministries during a debate on the 2023–2024 budget. While welcoming the N$100 increment in social grants, especially for pension and disability, opposition MPs believe the allocated money is not enough, considering the skyrocketing cost of living. Isaacks further […]
One in three women around the world experiences physical or sexual violence, and the majority of the perpetrators in these cases are intimate partners. This is contained in the 2022 report of the World Health Organization. UNAM’s Multi-Research Services and Action Research Team joined the call for action to accelerate gender parity by celebrating women’s […]
The 3rd session of the Namibia-Tanzania Joint Commission on Cooperation will focus on strengthening existing bilateral cooperation with an emphasis on socio-economic matters and the effective implementation of memoranda of understanding. The session will also deliberate on pertinent issues regarding transport, agriculture, defense and security, trade and investment, education, and health. MIRCO’s Executive Director, Penda […]
The Rundu Town Council has destroyed crops planted next to the sewerage pond at Kaisosi location. The subsistence farmers are unhappy, saying they were not notified. The subsistence farmers have been farming on the land next to the sewerage pond for almost five years. Farmers say they derive their livelihood from these crops. Despite the […]
About 700 households in Koës Village will have pre-paid water meters installed by the council at a cost of N$236,000. The Chairperson of Koës Village Council, Willem Labuschagne, says this is to curb water wastage in the village. Speaking to nbc News, Labuschagne says the council currently pumps about 15,000 liters of water each day […]
In an effort to improve sanitation in rural communities, the Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation Coordination in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform recently handed over a newly constructed communal ablution facility at Mungunda Village in Kavango East. The facility is part of the community-led total sanitation program, which was introduced in […]
Fishermen in the Zambezi Flood Plains are experiencing severe declines in their catch since the reopening of the fishing season early this month. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources closed off the fishing season late last year in order to give fish stocks time to breed and recover. And despite the season’s closure between […]
Namibian women are increasingly embracing technology as a tool to revolutionize their lives, work, and communication. Nashilongo Gervasius-Nakale, a Digital Consultant and Lecturer at NUST, and Toini Alumbungu, a Program Coordinator for Namibia Rural Woman Assembly, were on nbc’s Tupopyeni program to share their views. “From a policy perspective, we have conducted several studies on […]
Activist and Director of Women’s Solidarity Namibia say that though Namibia ranks 8th on the World Economic Forum’s list of countries that have managed to close the gender gap in leadership positions, we should still strive to empower women on the ground. Namises made these remarks during an interview on Touch FM’s Big Breakfast on […]
Residents in Omitara are frustrated with the amount of time the Land Reform Advisory Commission is taking to solve the dispute at Farm Osombahe. 63–year-old Bertha Hoxobes is one of many residents in Omitara living with livestock. Her kraal is a confined space attached to her shack. This has been her life for the past […]
