One person died in a fatal accident this morning on the B2 road outside Arandis involving a single cab bakkie and a truck. The accident was caused by sandstorms. Strong east winds have battered towns on the central coast since Sunday, bringing with it large clouds of dust and sand that form dangerous dunes on […]
The University of Namibia’s Ogongo Campus held its annual rice harvest this year of 12 metric tonnes. The rice is sold locally. Eleven years ago, Namibia-Japan launched the Rice and Mahangu Project at the Ogongo campus, which culminated in a well established venture, aimed at improving food security among smallholder farmers in northern Namibia. Because […]
Employees of MeatCo staged a demonstration demanding improved conditions of employment. Among others, workers are demanding a 14% salary increment and housing allowances to be adjusted to N$1,000.The employees protest follows protracted negotiations between workers’ representatives, NAFAU, and MeatCo. The group’s spokesperson, Joseph Kambala, called on the ministries of Finance and Public Enterprises and Agriculture, […]
Dryland regions such as the Erongo Region are under threat from deforestation, recurrent drought, and climate change, which could potentially threaten the livelihoods of the inhabitants. In his State of the Region Address, Erongo Governor Andre Neville, therefore, says sustainable agricultural innovations are key to limiting the impacts of climate change. According to the Agricultural […]
AR Activist Dr Job Amupanda continues to release information revealing S&T allowances that were allegedly paid irregularly to the Minister of Higher Education, Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi. In its response, the ministry said there was nothing untoward in the payment of these international daily subsistance allowances. Dr Job Amupanda has published on his social media pages […]
When the nbc board was asked by the Committee if it sought permission or arrangements from the employees on how to effect the deductions from their salaries, board member Inonge Mainga said the nbc signed the rules with NAPWU, which represented the workers. “The Committee is actually looking for an agreement where employees have signed […]
nbc’s Board Chairperson Lazarus Jacobs and Director General Stanley Similo informed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Recourses that the nbc could have handled the employees’ strike differently. Similo together with his management, accompanied by members of the corporation’s board, made their second appearance before the committee. In 2021, nbc employees went on a nationwide […]
The Extraordinary SADC Organ Troika Summit, plus the country contributing troops to the SADC peace mission in Mozambique, have considered the security situation in eastern DRC as well as in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado. President Hage Geingob, also serving as the chairperson of the SADC Troika, reiterated that the regional bloc has the […]
Residents of Maalo Village in the Zambezi Region are appealing for the construction of a borehole and latrines promised to them over two years ago. Maalo Village is located about five kilometres from Muyako. The village has about 15 households. The majority of the residents here were left behind in 1989 when others moved to […]
The Directorate of Forestry in the Omaheke Region, in conjunction with the Epukiro Community Forest Committee, is conducting a joint operation and awareness campaign on forest preservation. The campaign aims to educate the community on the importance of forest conservation and how one can acquire a permit for harvesting. A Senior Forester Officer in the […]
