The Police in Kavango East Region are appealing to the residents to take care of their livestock and not desert them in crop fields. Inspector Robert Katamba, the Community Affairs Unit Commander, says this is a peak time for livestock theft, a case in point being a farmer whose four cattle were stolen at Simpanda […]
13-year-old Makanga Johannes Mushongo from Runjarara village in the Kavango East Region, who appealed for assistance with a wheelchair on social media, has received one. Makanga was born with a disability that prevents him from walking, but he can crawl from one point to another. This has been an obstacle to his attending school, and […]
The government continues to support initiatives to deliver housing to low-income earners. The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development handed over 33 houses to the Shack Dwellers Federation in Windhoek’s Okahandja Park. Of the 33 houses, 22 were funded by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, while Standard Bank funded 11. Deputy Minister Natalia […]
Telecom Namibia, as a key stakeholder, intends to meet the National Development Plans and Sustainable Development Goals through its just launched integrated Strategic Business Plan. This was revealed by TN CEO, Dr. Stanley Shanapinda, at an engagement with the media. “Our rural areas are left behind, and that is the norm within the African context […]
18-year-old Oriana Ribeiro has been crowned Miss Teen 2023. She takes over from Zoe Karsten. Ribeiro is an advocate for a change of mindset, and she believes circumstances do not dictate one’s quality of life but the way one thinks about it. The first runner-up is Innocential Mukubi, who is also Miss Congeniality, while the […]
The United Democratic Front (UDF) President and MP, Apius !Auchab, is dismayed at traditional authorities in the Daures Constituency for failing to turn up for a consultative meeting this week regarding mining activities in the area. In his disappointment, !Auchab is now suggesting that the government stop giving allowances to non-active traditional leaders. “I have […]
Keetmanshoop State Hospital’s management has condemned the theft of copper pipes that compromised the supply of oxygen at the health facility. Dr. Ife Offune, Keetmanshoop Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, says this was the second time thieves hit the health facility, stealing copper pipes. “Before this incident, we had problems with water; the copper pipes that […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has inaugurated the National Drug Control Commission (NDCC) in order to strengthen on-going efforts to ensure that communities are protected from potential harm that is inherent in the trade and use of illicit drugs. Namibia ratified and acceded to the UN Convention against Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs […]
The global green energy company, Fortescue Future Industries, is proposing a joint venture with the Namibian government to produce electrolysers for Green Hydrogen. Fortescue Future Industries Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Mark Hutchinson, revealed this during a courtesy call on President Hage Geingob at State House. Electrolysers are apparatus that produce hydrogen through a chemical process, […]
Following the demarcation of the then-Kavango Region in 2013, Kavango West became the youngest of Namibia’s 14 regions. The region, with its overall size of 24,591 square kilometres and about 99% predominantly rural setup, is regarded as the nation’s potential food basket. The region has agricultural potential for the cultivation of a variety of crops, […]
