Youth in Otjiwarongo refuse to lie idle, waiting for job opportunities to be created, and have ventured into selling firewood. Most residents in Otjiwarongo’s informal settlement depend on firewood for cooking and other energy needs, hence the reason to start a firewood business. Firewood business owner Hamugandjo Shitumba says, “On good days, I would make […]
Grootfontein Mayor Talitha Garises has warned parents to always ensure that they know the whereabouts of their children, as many are said to be flocking to the town’s sewer ponds to swim. Garises cautioned that the children risk contracting waterborne diseases such as typhoid and cholera from swimming in the ponds. There have been cases […]
The Swapo Party Regional Coordinator for the ||Kharas Region, Mathew Mumbala, has called on party members to accept criticism positively when canvassing votes for the 2024 national election slated for November this year. He made the call when he officially opened an election campaign strategy workshop at Keetmanshoop. The purpose of the election campaign strategy […]
International affairs help shape foreign policies that are developed to protect a nation’s interests and influence its dealings with other nations on the world stage. It is for this reason that a book aimed at showcasing the understanding of the complexities that underlie strategic decision-making processes at the intersection of national interest and global affairs […]
The Chief Executive Officer at Witvlei Village Council, Tinana Matjila, says there are plans to develop the village despite the limited resources at its disposal. Construction of a sewage system and toilets at houses with elders and disabled community members, among other key services, are part of the plans. Matjila revealed this in an exclusive […]
Members of the public are discouraged from giving money to children and adults living and working on the street. The Head of Windhoek City Police, Chief Leevi Ileka, made the call at a media briefing in Windhoek. Chief Ileka says the Windhoek City Police Service has been experiencing with great concern the increasing number of […]
The Otjiwarongo Constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region has come to the aid of school-going children with a donation of stationery. Otjozondjupa Regional Council Public Relations Officer, Cornelia Shilongo, says children were identified from poverty-stricken households where parents or guardians cannot afford school supplies. The stationery packs, valued at N$10,000, benefitted about 40 learners from Grades […]
Erongo Governor Neville Andre is urging high school learners in the region to set their ambitions high for success through hard work to obtain better results. Andre was speaking at Duinesig High School, which performed well in the 2023 Namibia Senior Secondary Advanced Subsidiary and Ordinary Level examinations. Lack of focus, parental support, and indiscipline […]
Two people died and two remain in critical condition after a hand grenade exploded at their homestead in Lumina village in the Mpacha area on Friday evening. The family of four, including the father, 34-year-old Kashako Mulatehi, and his three children, Mulatehi Mulatehi, Yamuno Mulatehi, and Lydia Mulatehi, all sustained serious injuries. 14-year-old Yamuno Mulatehi […]
Bank Windhoek has issued a statement aimed at clearing up mounting confusion around the current fraud and theft case involving a former employee at its Opuwo Branch. Bank Windhoek Managing Director Baronice Hans says they have taken note of the increasing misinterpretation of facts surrounding the incident that happened on January 13, leading to confusion […]
