A former homeless family of 11 at Walvis Bay is now the proud owner of a new three-bedroom house. This is after the Walvis Bay Municipality and the Walvis Bay Rural Constituency came to the rescue of Johannes Hamutenya’s family. The house was donated to 18-year-old Johannes Hamutenya, who was born paralysed and is unable […]
The ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency Office has embarked on self-help community development projects that seek to make a difference and improve the lives of the residents. The office, in partnership with Kelp Blue, will soon start training 10 youth on crop production at Luderitz. Regional Councillor Suzan Ndjaleka said Kelp Blue, an aquaculture company, is growing and […]
The Popular Democratic Movement’s President, McHenry Venaani, has called on United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to intervene in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Venaani said this during the PDM management central committee meeting at Rundu. Venaani says the crisis in Europe has negatively impacted other countries, citing food delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa. “Can’t we give world […]
The demand for health care services is growing in the Erongo Region due to an ageing population, staff shortages, and an underdeveloped healthcare system. During his State of the Region Address, Neville Andre says there is an aggravated lack of proper mental healthcare facilities and congested clinics and health centres both in Walvis Bay and […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism is developing a five-year National Human-Wildlife Conflict Action Plan. The action plan comes after the Cabinet’s approval of the resolutions of the first National Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict Management that was held earlier this year. Cabinet directed the ministry to develop a five-year action plan for implementation of […]
The Minister for Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, has urged leaders to set aside their political differences and prioritise timely service delivery and development. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for new houses at Bukalo, Uutoni highlighted that internal conflicts among leaders hinder development, leading residents to blame the government. To the leadership of the […]
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Community Development held a consultative meeting this week with the former employees of Air Namibia. The meeting was in response to the two petitions submitted by the disgruntled employees of the now-liquidated airline to the National Assembly. The former employees appealed to the committee to summon stakeholders […]
The diversion of the construction of the new school at Ndama informal settlement has left community members unhappy. They are now calling on the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture to further investigate the matter. Following the relocation of the school from Ndama East to Ndama West, which was the initial site of construction approved […]
The Kavango East Region has experienced a number of unfortunate incidents that have resulted in the loss of lives. Its Governor, Bonifatius Wakudumo, highlighted some of those in his State of the Region Address. It was an incident that shocked not only the region but also the entire country. 16 people belonging to one household all […]
