Lack of infrastructure development, access to potable water, schools, and clinics were some of the pressing concerns raised by community members during an outreach program led by Deputy Speaker Loide Kasingo in the Ohangwena Region. A report on the mission was presented to the National Assembly by Swapo Party MP Paula Kooper on behalf of […]
Residents of the Fransfontein settlement should realise that they must start paying rates and taxes as development is brought to the village. Khorixas Constituency Councillor Sebastian !Gobs says that this will help grow it into a village council. !Gobs shared these sentiments during an interview with nbc News at the town. Although challenged by high […]
The Cabinet has directed the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprise to continue monitoring the performance of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) to ensure that the state exposure to the Fund is optimally managed. Following are some of the resolutions taken at its last seating as announced by the Minister of Information and Communication […]
President Hage Geingob has arrived back home after participating at the Global Gateway Forum and the first-ever European Union-Namibia Business Forum in Belgium. President Geingob and his delegation concluded their participation in the Global Gateway Forum and the first-ever European Union-Namibia Business Forum. The Namibian leader was among the more than 40 high-level representatives, financial […]
The Windhoek City Council is currently executing a five-year plan to provide adequate ablution and sanitation facilities in the city’s informal settlements. Under the plan, a total of 1,620 pit latrines are set to be completed. This will help to decrease the ratio of households sharing a single toilet to a maximum of 20 households. […]
The Swakopmund Municipality has started to install security CCTV cameras at 15 identified crime hotspots. This comes after the community raised concerns about the increasing crime in the coastal town. At a recent meeting, Swakopmund residents fed up with crime asked the municipality to intervene. Residents are particularly concerned about their safety and security, especially […]
The police in the Omaheke Region have called on the public to refrain from spreading misleading information about the alleged harvesting of human organs. NAMPOL say nothing of this nature has been reported in the region to date. Speaking at a media conference in Gobabis, Regional Unit Commander and Community Affairs Officer, Inspector Fina Sakayengenga, […]
In a landmark ruling, Windhoek High Court Judge Christi Liebenberg handed down prison sentences of up to 30 years to two American citizens, Marcus Thomas and Kevan Townsend, for their involvement in the murder of André Heckmair. The murder, which occurred on January 7, 2011, had remained the subject of investigations for several years, culminating […]
The Global Gateway Forum has made several key announcements about investing in clean energy transitions in various African countries. These include the €146 million for the construction of the Kakono hydropower plant in Tanzania and the €20.4 million for the Green and Blue Pact in Comoros to boost that country’s environmental and food resilience. On […]
Local skills development, with a particular emphasis on vocational training, will be a critical feature of the partnership between Namibia and the European Union. President Hage Geingob and the President of the EU Commission, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, agreed on this approach, which was reiterated during the inaugural Global Gateway Forum underway in the […]
