The Media Ombudsman and other stakeholders hosted a media and elections monitoring tool validation workshop in Windhoek on Tuesday. The one-day workshop was aimed at drawing input on the media monitoring tool, which will be used to gauge the media’s performance in the coverage of all election-related activities. Journalists and media outlets are reminded of […]
Commemoration ceremonies to mark 109 years of the battle of Sam !Khubis are underway in Rehoboth and its surroundings. People of Rehoboth annually come together to commemorate events of May 8, 1915, when an under-siege Baster community fought German colonial troops and prayed for divine intervention to be saved from possible extermination. During today’s events […]
President Nangolo Mbumba will attend the Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, at the invitation of Kenya’s President William Ruto and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, which started today and will end on the 9th. President Mbumba will proceed to Rotterdam, Netherlands, to attend the World Hydrogen […]
The Vice President of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), Luisa Damiao, paid a courtesy visit to President Nangolo Mbumba today. The visit highlights the longstanding ties between the two countries, rooted in mutual respect and political comradeship. President Mbumba welcomed Damiao and a delegation comprised of parliamentarians and other dignitaries. The […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has signed off on the Appropriation Bill, totalling more than N$100 billion. This marks the start of the allocation of the 2024–2025 budget, ending March 31st, 2025. The Appropriation Act authorises the expenditure of public funds as outlined in the budgets proposed by various government institutions. This ensures that essential services and […]
A man died while waiting for medical assistance at the Katutura Health Centre in Windhoek on Monday night. The family and sympathisers present at the clinic have expressed disappointment and concern over the handling of the situation. Reports have it that an alleged lack of assistance and overcrowding at the clinic have left many patients […]
The Home Affairs office at Rundu is inundated with stateless and undocumented persons who turned up for the mass registration process over the past few weeks. Stateless and undocumented people of all ages have been flooding the home affairs building in the hopes of getting registered and possibly qualifying for Namibian social grants. That is […]
The United Democratic Front Youth League (UDFYL) has elected Reinhold Goseb as its new Secretary General at the 2nd elective congress for the youth wing in 15 years. The elective congress in Swakopmund was a crucial event for one of Namibia’s oldest political parties. Although the United Democratic Front is 35 years old, the party’s […]
The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), convened a two-day workshop in Windhoek to look at parliamentary understanding and capacity in labour migration governance. The Joint Labour Migration Programme convened parliaments from the SADC PF, the Economic Community of West African States, the East African Legislative Assembly, and […]
MTC will provide about 200 CCTV cameras to the City Police under a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Windhoek. The cameras are aimed at curbing crime and helping recover items throughout the city. Through the signed agreement, the two parties will deploy digital technologies to assist in combating crime within the city. The […]
