Omusati Governor Immanuel Shikongo has urged accounting and procurement officials from government ministries and agencies in the region to uphold fiscal discipline, maintain ethical conduct and address delays, inefficiencies and eroding public trust within the procurement processes. Shikongo was speaking at the regional consultations on the proposed amendments to the Public Procurement Act of 2015 […]
Independent Patriots for Change MP Michael Mulunga has queried the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, about the status of the National Youth Council, which he said had been without a substantive board for some time. “We have it on good authority that the National Youth Council of Namibia does […]
Mourners from all walks of life have gathered at Omusati Region’s Onamulunga village to honour the life of late music icon Ras Sheehama, who died on the fifth of September in Windhoek. The ceremony at the late David Shikomba’s homestead drew family, friends, artists, fans and high-ranking officials who have gathered to pay their respects […]
Residents of Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West Region joined the rest of Namibia in confronting its environmental health concerns by hosting the National Clean-up Campaign. The Nkurenkuru launch started with a street march while the National Correctional Services band entertained residents. Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo, who spoke on behalf of the Minister of Environment, […]
Learners from different schools in the capital participated in the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre Open Day, which aimed to encourage them to venture into TVET-related careers. There has been a perception that TVET is for academic failures, but this narrative has changed, as the sector becomes pertinent to realising industrialisation. The manager at the Windhoek […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, says the ministry is yet to establish a formula on how funds are distributed to local authorities, which will be done by the next financial year. This was in response to MP Ambrosius Kumbwa, who questioned how the ministry allocation formula promotes equitable distribution of funds […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has emphasised the need for the international community to undertake a deeper reflection on the developments and challenges of the past 80 years of the United Nations General Assembly and assess its current role in addressing global issues. Speaking before her departure to attend the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, […]
The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), in collaboration with indigenous communities and international stakeholders, celebrated the Ecology Custodian Day. The day is aimed at sharing indigenous knowledge about environmental resilience, sustainable land and wildlife management, and ways indigenous peoples have long been stewards of the land. The day brought over 30 representatives from […]
The Leonardville Village Council, through the Build Together programme, is set to complete 14 houses before the end of this year. According to the Village Council Chairperson, Petra Witbooi, the council decided to revive the project to address the housing backlog. The list has 75 applicants, and out of that figure, only 14 houses have […]
