Keetmanshoop Rotary Club President Benedictus Diergaardt has urged the residents to embrace a spirit of service to help build a united community. He made the call during a donation handover of mobility aids to the elderly and people with disabilities at Keetmanshoop. The Keetmanshoop Rotary Club donation, consisting of walking frames, toilet stools, wheelchairs, and […]
Counting ballots is underway in Malawi following the general elections that took place on Tuesday. Malawi’s electoral body chairperson, Annabel Mtalikanja, announced that all polling stations closed at 20:00 last night and counting is underway at polling stations across the country. The voting process countrywide was incident-free, save for an isolated case of fire and […]
MTC has committed an investment of N$4.5 million in the Content Creator Awards over the next three years. The announcement was made during the nomination event held at the National Theatre of Namibia. The mobile telecommunication company recognises the importance of nurturing local talent in the digital space. “Namibians want to see their culture, communities, […]
Minister Ericah Shafuda has denied that the Finance Ministry instructed the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) to investigate its Commissioner, Sam Shivute, over alleged management-related issues within the agency. Instead, Shafuda says the NamRA board was instructed to investigate the matter. The matter surfaced in the National Assembly today when an MP of the Independent Patriots […]
Involving youth in clean-up campaigns could be an effective way to engage them and encourage participation in national events. This was shared during a panel discussion held at Rundu, in preparation for the upcoming National Clean-up Campaign. The panel discussion was held at the University of Namibia’s Rundu Campus under the theme ‘The Importance of […]
Ten out of 24 suspected measles cases have tested positive in the Kunene Region. Since the first confirmed measles case in Opuwo, on August 21 this year, additional suspected and confirmed cases have been reported. In a speech delivered on her behalf at Opuwo during the commemoration of World Patient Safety Day, Health Minister Dr. […]
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Leader McHenry Venaani, in the National Assembly, has questioned what had happened with the N$20 million dairy farm initiative that was to be carried out at Uvungu Vungu and which has not been spoken about for the past 16 years. The project was initiated by the former Ministry of Agriculture, Water, […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Road Fund Administration, Ali Ipinge, has announced that debts for vehicle licences older than three years will be written off by the Fund. The prescribed debt totals over N$371 million. The debt relief initiative under the amendments to the Funds Act aims to address accumulated debt from vehicle licence […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has re-emphasised the need to create 500,000 jobs over the next five years. Mining is among the industries identified as having the potential to create employment. During a courtesy visit on Wednesday by the Chamber of Mines delegation to Statehouse, President Nandi-Ndaitwah said that with value addition in mining, the potential to […]
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture has kicked off with nationwide consultations on the Draft Teaching Professional Bill and its regulations. The first consultation session was held at Keetmanshoop. Teachers and other stakeholders in education in the ||Kharas Region gathered at Keetmanshoop to provide input on the bill aimed at regulating […]
