The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture has issued a statement to clarify the circumstances involving the dismissal of Petrus Ndeulita from the Hashiyana Primary School in the Oshana Region. Ndeulita is said to have allegedly punished a learner at the school by making him lift up a chair for an hour. Executive Director Sanet […]
Property evictions are becoming a rising trend, especially among the most vulnerable members of the Katutura community. This morning saw a family of nine, including four children, being forcibly removed from their property in Frans Hoesemab Street in Katutura, which was almost comparable to a high-profile crime scene. Six police cars filled to capacity, deputy sheriffs, […]
Unequal exchanges and a low prioritisation of the continent are just some of the challenges faced by African countries in global financing. These concerns were raised by delegates at a side meeting of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture conference on climate finance transparency and green growth, held in Windhoek. Weak negotiations […]
Ten people were arrested on Saturday after they allegedly assaulted and threatened a 34-year-old woman during her boyfriend’s funeral at Oupumako village near Ongwediva. Chief Inspector Thomas Aiyambo of the Oshana Police Force Community Policing Sub-division said the 10 suspects, including one man and nine women aged between 18 and 55, face charges of assault […]
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration, Natangwe Ithete, says a well-functioning public administration can address issues such as unemployment in the country, economic disparity, reduction of poverty, and prevention of exploitation of workers. Ithete said this during the opening of the 5-day stakeholder consultation and oversight workshop at Swakopmund. […]
A lack of national documents may have led to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) not meeting its target in the Kavango East and West regions. This was said by the interim president of the Action Democratic Movement (ADM), Kanyetu Kanyetu, at a media briefing at Rundu. The newly established ADM party called a media […]
The Office of the Omaheke Governor and some local farmers are working together to supply a soup kitchen at Gobabis with milk three times a day. The soup kitchen feeds vulnerable children, and the supply of milk will help to curb malnutrition. The region recorded 269 admission cases of malnutrition between May and July and […]
The Governor of the Zambezi Region, Lawrence Sampofu, said a lot has been done in terms of development despite many setbacks in the region. Sampofu said this during his State of the Region Address on Monday. Some of the major projects completed or nearing completion, he said, include the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court, the construction […]
With regional governors delivering their State of the Region addresses from all fourteen regions, Zambezi’s governor Lawrence Alufea Shampofu is the latest to deliver his address, which he presented this morning. Shampofu did not include sports in his address, apart from briefly mentioning some youth training programs under the Ministry of Sports, Youth, and National […]
At the 2024 Zambezi Bream Festival in Katima Mulilo, the spotlight was on Boxing as Mayor John Ntemwa encouraged more female participation in the sport. Mayor John Ntemwa attended the boxing tournament as part of the Zambezi Bream Festival, praising its success and calling for increased female participation in boxing. Trainer Patrick Munal highlighted the […]
