The !Oë-‡Gân Traditional Authority recommended that the Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission rename the Erongo Region to its historic name. The Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission visited Omaruru to cater for the Daures, and Karibib constituencies after Swakopmund. However, the Zeraeua Traditional Authority does not agree with the region’s name change. The Commission expressed that […]
|Khomas residents have expressed dissatisfaction with the way consultations regarding the proposed demarcation of the |Khomas Region boundaries were conducted. Some of the residents who attended a meeting of the Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission said they were not given an opportunity to provide input. |Khomas Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua stated that the region will remain […]
Residents of Maputa Village in the Kavango East Region are unhappy with the registration process conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs. They claim that they are being asked to provide supporting documents that they do not possess. The registration process was initiated after an appeal by Sophia Shaningwa, the Secretary General of the Swapo […]
The Kanaan informal settlement upgrading committee is pleased with the progress made thus far in land surveying there, with 300 plots completed. The process of surveying and pegging land for housing in Gobabis’ Kanaan informal settlement started at a snail’s pace. The Public Relations Officer of the Kanaan informal settlement upgrading committee, Jacob Tjinae, says […]
A total of 2,228 offenders will benefit from the presidential pardon and reprieve announced by the Namibian Correctional Service (NCS). According to the Gazette Proclamation received by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, the NCS will release 313 offenders, while 1,108 will have their sentences reduced. An additional 709 offenders will be […]
The Erongo Region has received the award for the best performance in the country regarding public pharmaceutical services, while Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital has been acknowledged as the best pharmacy in the country. The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) presented awards to top-performing regions and hospitals at the Annual National Pharmaceutical Service Forum. The […]
A Biocultural Community Protocol (BCP) for the OvaHerero of Koakoland in Angola and Namibia was launched at Opuwo, Kunene Region. The protocol highlights the history and identity of the OvaHerero in Koakoland and the challenges they face. The launch was attended by traditional leaders in Koakoland, who reflected on the often painful history of the […]
For the past 11 years, some children at Bunya Village in the Kavango West Region have been taught in a corrugated iron sheet structure. However, that is set to change with a benefactor coming along to change their teaching environment. This was the teaching environment at Damasius kindergarten, in Bunya village. The founder, Benedictor Kadira, […]
