The City of Windhoek has not set a date for the election of new political leadership, according to city spokesperson Lydia Amutenya. The municipality remains without a mayor, deputy mayor, or management committee following the cancellation of the last scheduled election in December due to a lack of quorum. Amutenya assured the public that a […]
Khorixas residents have welcomed the first vocational training centre in the region, which was inaugurated by President Nangolo Mbumba last year. The state-of-the-art VTC currently offers four trades: plumbing and pipe fitting, bricklaying and plastering, joinery and cabinet making, and air conditioning and refrigerating. Currently, 97 students are enrolled, mostly from the region. The regional […]
The high influx of people to Khorixas has put service delivery under pressure, with water provision and sewage lines no longer able to keep up with the demand. With a population of about 11,000 residents, the Khorixas town experienced an influx of farmers in surrounding areas due to drought experienced in the area over the […]
Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Ben Nangombe, has said Namibia is closely monitoring the outbreak of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China and called on the public to remain calm. Speaking to Nampa on Tuesday, Nangombe said the ministry is closely monitoring the outbreak and would, at an […]
Swanu President Evalistus Kaaronda described the late Alfred Angula as a tireless advocate for workers’ rights and one of Africa’s most committed and influential trade union leaders whose legacy will continue to inspire future generations. Angula, a prominent figure in Namibia’s trade union movement, passed away on 31 December 2024, aged 59. He served as […]
||Kharas Governor, Aletha Frederick, has urged the region’s inhabitants to unite in tackling social and developmental challenges. Delivering her New Year’s message, Frederick urged the inhabitants to embrace the year 2025 with optimism and collective aspiration to strive towards a brighter future for the region. “I wish to take a moment to select the journey […]
With schools resuming next week, parents and guardians are rushing to stores to buy school stationery. Long queues are the order of the day, and while some are happy to be nearly done, others are just getting started. Some of the parents nbc News spoke to complained about the high cost, while others expressed frustration […]
Stampriet residents have expressed frustration with having to rent erven from the village council, calling for a transition to ownership. They say owning the land would provide them with greater security and stability. While acknowledging the efforts made by the council to develop the Village of Stampriet, residents expressed their frustration with having to rent […]
A 30-year-old Namibian woman, Pauline Mbangula, who was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in September 2024 after arriving from São Paulo with over 68 cocaine bullets ingested in her stomach, will make her 4th appearance before a Johannesburg magistrate on February 26. According to Namibia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Veiccoh Nghiwete, Mbangula remains […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has dismissed the Independent Patriots for Change’s (IPC) Electoral Court application as “vague and embarrassing.” This is the second respondent, together with the Swapo Party, who is asking the court to dismiss the application. In its replying affidavit to the IPC’s application to the Electoral Court, the ECN states […]
