The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, has appealed to the municipality of Walvis Bay to provide free land for much-needed services such as schools and hospitals at Farm 37. He made this appeal during the Walvis Bay Seafers United Land and Housing Federation’s launch of its Fishermen Village and Investment Trust at […]
The Secretary General of the Swapo Party, Sophia Shaningwa, is calling for the distribution of national documents to the inhabitants of Maputa village in Bwabwata, Mukwe constituencies, Kavango East Region. This was said at a party’s mini-rally held in Maputa village on Saturday. When their village was declared a war zone before independence, the community […]
Thirteen Namibians with Level 3 qualifications in welding, fitting, and turning will be trained in vital oil and gas vocational skills in Angola. With the help of this programme, Namibians will be better equipped to progress the country’s rapidly growing oil and gas industry. Namibia’s oil and gas sector continues to gain momentum, necessitating the […]
Namibia’s public procurement system faces significant challenges, primarily due to a lack of accurate data. This was highlighted by IPPR Research Associate Frederico Links during the launch of the latest edition of the organisation’s procurement tracker, titled ‘Data Deficits Undermine Governance and Oversight’. A lack of precise and easily accessible data is identified as a […]
To mark the 2024 World Menstrual Awareness Week, the 4×4 Initiative distributed sanitary pads to about 100 rural girls in the ||Kharas Region. The rural girls of St. Joseph Primary School at ǂGabes, Michael Durcocher Primary School at Warmbad and Bethanie Lutheran Church Hostel at Bethanie benefited from the sanitary pad donation. Sidney Boois, the […]
Residents of Sorris Sorris Conservancy in the Khorixas District are calling on the government to attend to their roads by upgrading them to either gravel or tarred roads. Over the years, the D2612 road from C35 up to the C3 conjunction, from Khorixas to Bergsg, has been scrapped as part of road maintenance. Residents say […]
More funds are still needed to build the envisaged Helao Nafidi Private Hospital at Onhuno in the Ohangwena Region. The private hospital, launched in October 2022, is planned to be a fully registered proprietary limited company. The feasibility study of the envisaged Helao Nafidi Private Hospital has already been completed and approved by the Ministry […]
Young people at Grootfontein took advantage of the Otjiwanda SME and Youth Expo, not only showing up in great numbers but also showcasing their creativity and sense of business. The 9th Otjiwanda SME and Youth Expo left organisers amazed as over 30 young people showed up eager to showcase their creations in business. The expo […]
