The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Faustina Caley, has announced that the ministry is working to secure funding and expertise to restore the Owela Exhibition and Educational Centre, which has been closed since February 2020. Caley was responding to a question in Parliament from PDM’s Jennifer Van der Heever, who raised concerns about […]
The Zambezi Region has recorded a worrying increase in malaria cases, with 3,385 cases reported since January and one fatality in August last year, according to the region’s health directorate. The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, has expressed concern over the situation, urging stronger public participation in efforts to combat the […]
Chante Coetzee, a 38-year-old South African national, made her first court appearance in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court on Thursday, when her motor vehicle theft case was postponed to 16 April 2025. Coetzee has already applied for a government-funded lawyer through the legal aid department and is currently awaiting a response before her trial can […]
The Oshikoto Regional AIDS Coordinating Committee (RACOC) held its quarterly meeting with various institutions as well as non-governmental organisations in Omuthiya. RACOC is a platform that brings stakeholders together to tackle issues that affect the communities, such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, teenage pregnancy, etc. The deliberation revealed that the Oshikoto Region has a high prevalence of […]
Three men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery that took place last night at Nau-Aib, Okahandja, while two other suspects remain at large. The men, aged between 28 and 30, stole 37 packs of Closwa Biltong and N$21,500 in cash. According to NamPol, a 58-year-old businesswoman was closing her businesses and returning […]
