The National Broadcasting Corporation has fully taken over Miss Namibia. This was announced at a reveal event in Windhoek. Miss Namibia National Director Conny Maritz handed over the management of Miss Namibia to Umbi Karuaihe-Upi as the new Chief Executive Officer. Maritz says one of her greatest joys of being the National Director for 23 […]
Another group of landless residents at Walvis Bay have expressed frustration to the council over the slow pace of delivering serviced plots to them. The group called “Tulipamwe” marched to the municipality and handed over a petition demanding council to give residents plots at Farm 37, an area about 10 kilometers from the town. Members […]
The police at Rundu is investigating a case in which a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped by four boys at Ndama on Thursday. Acting Namibian Police Regional Commander, Deputy Commissioner Eino Nambahu, told Nampa that the incident reportedly took place at around nine o’clock in the evening next to the fish shop at Ndama. Deputy […]
Omaheke Police is working tirelessly to strengthen partnerships with community members in combatting crime such as housebreaking, assaults and theft. The police is running an awareness campaign to educate the inhabitants on their role in community policing. Inspector Fina Sakajengenga, Omaheke Community Affairs Unit Commander told nbc News team that building a positive relationship between […]
Mukwe Constituency Councillor Damian Maghambayi has called on the residents of Divundu to support the planned blueberry farm at the local authority. Maghambayi is confident the farm will create much-needed jobs in the constituency and Divundu in particular. The Councillor’s remarks come after some residents of Ndongo Village, which is within the Village Council opposed […]
About N$300 million is needed to service Farm 37. This is according to Municipal Councillor Victor Leroy, who has emphasized that there is no serviced land available in Walvis Bay to sell to landless residents. Speaking at Thursday’s council meeting, IPC Councillor Leroy Victor mentioned a few areas within Walvis Bay that were scheduled to […]
Parliamentarian Inna Hengari was granted bail of N$ 5 000 in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court on Friday after her arrest during the protest against unemployment along with activists Dimbulukeni Nauyoma and Michael Amushelelo. They were arrested on Tuesday. The trio appeared before Magistrate Surita Savage. Hengari was granted bail on the condition that she does […]
Farm 37 has divided the Walvis Bay Council, with Swapo councillors slamming the decision to relocate people to the area, which has limited services installed. Seven of the nine councillors present at a council meeting on Thursday voted in favour of moving residents to Farm 37, a location identified to decongest Walvis Bay. Last month, […]
About 150 people will get a chance to live in quality houses at affordable rent through a German-based company, Housing For Future Initiative. Twenty-five houses were constructed for those living in shacks in Windhoek’s Otjomuise Extension 10. Namibia is faced with a housing backlog and access to home loans is made extremely difficult for low-income […]
Elephants have started destroying crop fields in the Zambezi Region again, leaving residents with little hope. The jumbos destroyed crop fields at Wuparo, Balyerwa, Dzoti and Bamunu in the Judea Lyabboloma, Linyanti and Sibbinda Constituencies. Lirata Maezi and his family have been waking up to a herd of elephants feasting on their crops since last […]
