The U.S. Embassy has funded the Vendors Initiative for Social & Economic Transformation (VISET) Namibia to upgrade the first phase of the Ongendambala Open Market. The renovations are set to cost over N$306,000. The Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy, Tiffany Miller, says the market’s upgrade will have a significant impact on business conducted […]
The government continues to avail resources to improve the accommodation of police officers. The latest is N$3,8 million spent on the construction of police barracks at King-Nehale police control gate in the Oshikoto Region. The construction of the barracks, which comprise six rooms and other components, started in 2020 and was completed a year later. […]
Vice President Nangolo Mbumba says the Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) has recorded key achievements with the help of the community advisory committee for transparency. Mbumba was speaking at the celebration of the 17th Correctional Service Day at Omaruru. The Namibia Correctional Service implemented the offender risk management strategy in 2010, which has been instrumental in […]
Some community members of Ndama East in Kavango East Region held a demonstration on Friday, requesting that the decision to move the school back to Ndama South West be reconsidered. Earlier on, the community had requested that the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture evaluate and confirm a resolution on the matter. Yet, with no […]
The Omusati Governor, Erginus Endjala, has expressed his satisfaction with the roads constructed and upgrades made in the region. During his State of the Region Address, Endjala expressed gratitude to the government for availing N$35 million for the upgrading of the Tsandi- Omungulugwombashe Road gravel road to bitumen standard. Construction of the Tsandi-Omungulugwombashe tar road is […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has upgraded the Keetmanshoop District Hospital to a referral hospital. The Regional Health Directorate presented a progress report on capital projects for both the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 financial years during the Regional Development Coordination Committee meeting. Among the projects for which budgetary allocations were made in the […]
The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) says it will leave no stone unturned in implementing its Tax Law Enforcement Strategy to ensure that what is owed to the state is paid. Soon after its establishment, NamRA continued its drive to optimise Namibia’s tax revenue collection. This has led to some reforms at NamRA offices countrywide to […]
Young people have been encouraged to exercise their democratic rights by voting. Tukwatha Youth Organisation, which held a youth voting discussion, says young people’s participation in elections determines the future they will have. The platform served as an opportunity for young individuals to gain a deeper understanding of the electoral process, know the importance of […]
In Swakopmund, 108 houses under the Mass Housing Programme have been handed over to residents by the government. The structures are part of the 300 mass housing houses, which were abandoned for seven years over payment disputes. Handing the houses over to beneficiaries at Matutura, the Urban and Rural Development Minister, Erastus Uutoni, stressed that […]
A number of classrooms are under construction in the ||Kharas Region to ease overcrowding. The cost of the development is estimated at N$9 million. The classroom project includes the construction of two four-classroom blocks and an ablution block at Ambrosius Amutenya Primary School a three-classroom block at Keetmanshoop Primary, a three-classroom block at Keetmanshoop Secondary, […]
