Mourners from different walks of life gathered at Parliament Gardens to remember the life and times of the iconic national composer and writer of the National Anthem, Axali Doëseb. The late Doëseb died on October 27 at Lady Pohamba Private Hospital. As is customary at any national event, the national anthem preceded the memorial of […]
The City of Windhoek (CoW) has expressed concern over the theft of newly planted flowers, trees, and shrubs around the city. There has always been a feeling that the western side of the capital city is neglected. But in recent times, the City of Windhoek has been on a campaign to transform the western side, […]
Veutile Education Consultancy met the government halfway by empowering 80 people, among them 40 people living with disabilities, with entrepreneurship skills. Participants received certificates from the two weeks of training. The organisation started an initiative in 2022 to eradicate unemployment by training people for free in entrepreneurship. The programme has so far trained about 520 […]
The ministries of education and health have extended support to the family and a 12-year-old learner who could potentially lose vision in one eye after allegedly being bullied at school. The boy was allegedly struck in the eye by a ruler thrown by an elder learner at Erongosig Primary School in Usakos. It is alleged that despite […]
NamWater Operations Manager Abraham Ashipala has called on the government to consider settling the debts owed to it by rural water schemes. Oshana local water committee owes the water utility N$59,6 million. NamWater made an appeal to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Development at Oshakati, which is conducting oversight hearings on a […]
Out of 62 villages in the Ohangwena Region’s Epembe Constituency, 22 lack access to potable water due to low water pressure. People are now left to drink water that is not fit for human consumption. It is common in many villages to find traditional water wells covered by algae and unfit for human consumption. […]
Project Hope for the Children of Palestine is conducting a campaign to mobilise funds and resources in support of Palestinian children. Speaking on Good Morning Namibia, the organisers of the campaign likened what is happening in Palestine to what Namibia went through during the colonial era. Hence, Namibia feels the need to show solidarity to […]
Vice President Nangolo Mbumba has indicated that there is a need for local authorities and regional councils to align their needs and secure funds for the overall development of the Zambezi Region. Mbumba held a meeting with local and regional councillors at Katima Mulilo. Issues of concern included the need for governments to utilise land […]
The need to make paternity leave part of the legal framework has received support from some Members of Parliament in the National Assembly, as has the extension of maternity leave. The motion to extend maternity leave and introduce paternity leave was earlier tabled by the Popular Democratic Movement’s (PDM) Winnie Moongo. Landless People’s Movement (LPM) […]
