The Otjiwarongo Municipality says it will continue working hard to address road maintenance as it remains a vital component of infrastructure development for the town’s thriving economy. These are the sentiments of Otjiwarongo Mayor Gottlieb Shivute during the opening of the rehabilitated road sections of Rikumbi Kandanga and Henk Willems streets. The two rehabilitated interlocked […]
The 12th edition of the National Fish Consumption Day was celebrated at Mariental in the Hardap Region, highlighting the importance of fish in health and supporting the country’s economy. Organised by the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT), this year’s Fish Consumption Day was held under the theme ‘Nourishing Communities, Sustaining Futures’. In his speech […]
The Namibian Exile Kids Association (NEKA) has acknowledged and honoured teachers and caretakers who took care of children under difficult times during the liberation struggle. Speaking at NEKA’s reunion in the capital, its president Kadiva Hamutumwa stated that education and training played a crucial role during the liberation struggle to serve the country post-independence for […]
The Executive Director of the Namibian National Association of the Deaf, Paul Nanyeni, has described the initiative by the police to continuously learn basic sign language as commendable. This comes after about 30 officers attended a five-day basic sign language course at Rundu recently. Nanyeni urged other sectors to follow suit, adding that deaf people […]
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) President McHenry Venaani said he is serious about leading the country, promising to run a clean, capable, and competent administration. Venaani was addressing PDM supporters at a star rally in Nkurenkuru, Kavango West, over the weekend. Venaani appealed to his supporters by touching on a myriad of socioeconomic challenges affecting the […]
Swapo Party presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is confident in the mobilisation activities at Walvis Bay, which partly resulted in the return of former member and councillor Knowledge Ipinge and others to the party. Ipinge left Swapo some years ago, became an activist of the Affirmative Repositioning Movement, and was elected Walvis Bay Urban Councillor when […]
Delegates from different groupings, including policymakers, civil society, and youth organisations, share their expectations, which they hope will be reflected in the Pact of the Future and the Global Action Pact. Common among these expectations is the need for concrete actions to accelerate the implementation of the Pact post-Summit of the Future. Furthermore, reform of […]
UN member states have adopted the Pact of the Future by consensus during the opening of the Summit of the Future. The Pact of the Future paves the way for concrete steps to respond to emerging challenges and opportunities through an action-oriented outcome. The annexes, Global Digital Compact and Declaration of Future Generations, were also […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has reappointed Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo as Inspector General of the Namibian Police for a period of three years. The appointment is with effect from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2027. Shikongo, who turned 60 years old this month, took over the reigns at the police following the retirement of Lieutenant […]
To shape the future of vending activities in the Tukondjeni market, well known as Stop and Shop, the City of Windhoek engaged the vending operators in that area regarding their operations. The city has instructed the Stop n Shop vendors to clean the marketplace by next Sunday. The meeting aimed to find solutions for locating […]
