The Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored) has commenced the rollout of the TID (Tokens Identifier) project under the theme “Get Your Prepaid Metres Updated—Don’t Be Left In The Dark”. The rollout exercise will result in 55,000 prepaid meters in the operational areas being upgraded by July 2024. If the metres are not updated, they […]
Debate on the High Court Amendment Bill continued in the National Assembly, with various MPs in support of the bill. The bill seeks to give equal rights to litigants’ in-house or immovable property repossession cases. Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Vipuakuje Muharukua, one of those who supported the bill, however, warned people to be cautious […]
Long-distance marriages have the potential to negatively affect families due to separation. Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Jan van Wyk, agreeing with the mover of the motion, Hidipo Hamata, says families play a role as the building blocks of society and separation is not an ideal situation. Addressing the National Assembly, Van Wyk stressed that […]
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Namibia has again decided to keep its repo rate unchanged at 7.5%. The Bank of Namibia says the decision follows a comprehensive review of global, regional, and domestic economic developments. The repo rate is the rate at which commercial banks borrow money from Namibia’s Central Bank. The […]
Ohangwena Health Director John Hango expressed satisfaction with the increase in the number of key health professionals, mainly doctors, dentists, and pharmacists. Hango says Okongo and Eenhana district hospitals, which were previously managed by only one doctor, now have sizeable numbers of doctors. Okongo now has three, Eenhana has 10, and Engela has 13. Each […]
Swapo Party Secretary General, Sophia Shaningwa, has called for the government and institutions to make more use of local investors to enable money to circulate within the country. Shaningwa was speaking at a recent Swapo Party roundtable discussion at Otjiwarongo. Shaningwa encouraged locals to form joint ventures with foreign companies for the mutual benefit of […]
Life skills teacher Pedro Kapirika says society has been so focused on uplifting the girl child that the boy child is left feeling neglected. The teacher from Jacob Marengo visited Rundu in an effort to uplift some boys. There was a time when the focus was solely on men. This led to women and girl […]
As drought persists across the Kunene Region, Khorixas’ constituency office is challenged by transport to deliver much-needed food aid to rural residents. This was confirmed by Constituency Councillor Sebastian !Gobs in an interview with nbc News. The persistent drought spell in the area has affected both humans and livestock, including harvesting and grazing pastures, as […]
The issue of informal traders across the country was on the agenda this morning at Parliament as the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration sought to address the social protection of vendors. The Committee Chairperson, Natangwe Ithete, stated that vendors contribute to the economic growth of Namibia, but they are often treated unfairly […]
