The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, and the Governor of the |Khomas Region, Laura Mcleod-Katjirua, were among those who paid tribute to the late Archbishop Petrus Tjijombo. Friends and acquaintances of the late Archbishop continue to pay tribute at his house in Windhoek. Tjijombo, who was 87 years old, was described as […]
The National Democratic Party (NDP) has announced that it will recall its representative, Watson Kalaluka from the Katima Mulilo Town Council Management Committee. In a letter written to the Katima Mulilo Town Council’s Chief Executive Officer, the NDP accused Watson Kalaluka of, amongst other things, tarnishing the name and image of the party, failing to […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, says contractors who delay national projects must be blacklisted because they fail to honour their obligations with the government. Despite receiving payment from the government, 319 houses under the mass housing programme at Matutura were not completed because of payment disputes between the main contractor and […]
The Ministerial Committee further expressed sympathy and solidarity for the gas explosion that occurred on Wednesday in Johannesburg, South Africa. One person died in the explosion, and 48 were injured.
The Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security was able to implement 86% of the decisions taken. The Chairperson, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, disclosed this during the closing ceremony of the five-day meeting of the organ held in Windhoek. The decisions are part of the Ministerial Committee Organ meeting held last year. “I wish […]
The Roads Authority (RA) has inaugurated its first-ever NaTIS Mobile Vehicle Testing Station at Rehoboth. The N$6 million mobile testing facility will visit all the regions. The Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, says the testing vehicle will reach remote areas where such services are nonexistent and eliminate the long distances that people have […]
The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Namibia, Hopolang Phororo, says the body’s partnership framework is aligned with Namibia’s 6th National Development Plan. Hopolang Phororo said this during a courtesy call to the nbc’s headquarter in Windhoek. Phororo explained that the UN’s partnership framework places an emphasis on economic and social transformation, environmental sustainability, and […]
Lisho Mushongo, 29, is one of the seven people who survived the suspected poisoned porridge. “When we got the residue, each household had their own container. At my household, we pounded ours, and the others did the same at their respective compounds. We had a small amount of maize meal that we cooked and only added […]
President Hage Geingob says discussions around double standards when it comes to seeking solutions to conflicts in different parts of the world need to be addressed. Dr. Geingob had a conversation on this, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, with the Ambassador of the Netherlands, Hans Peters. Peters was at State House to bid farewell to […]
Family members of the 16 people who died from suspected food poisoning at Kayova Village in Kavango East Region are finding it hard to cope emotionally. It’s been close to six weeks since the family buried their 16 relatives. 43-year-old Marando Shishugho is the eldest son. Apart from losing his firstborn, he also lost nephews, […]
