A 32-year-old visually impaired man began a 50-kilometre walk this Wednesday from Iihwali Village to the Oshana Regional Council Office to deliver his petition letter to Governor Hofni Iipinge. Petrus Kleopas, a resident of Omuthiya Village, embarked on the epic walk to elevate awareness about gender-based violence (GBV) and the recent rise in child murders. […]
Conservancies in both the ||Kharas and Hardap regions are reflecting on the extent to which the Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) model has contributed to improving livelihood and protecting the environment. The conservancies convened for the two-day workshop, facilitated by the Namibia Development Trust (NDT) in Keetmanshoop, to take stock of the model’s impact. The […]
Namibia and Botswana are set to sign eight memoranda of understanding in key sectors aimed at advancing sustainable development between the two countries on Friday. This was revealed at the closing session of the ministerial segment held during the Botswana-Namibia Bi-National Commission in Windhoek on Thursday. The two countries reaffirmed their shared commitment to deepen […]
Former President of Botswana Ian Khama has described the renaming of Feld Strasse in Windhoek to Sir Seretse Khama Street as more than just a name on a signpost, but rather a powerful symbol of the ideals that guided his father’s footsteps of freedom, dignity, unity and the unwavering belief in Africa’s right to self-determination. […]
The |Khomas Regional Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture hosted a Social Studies Quiz in Windhoek. The quiz is an annual educational activity aimed at enhancing learners’ knowledge and understanding of social studies content, while promoting teamwork and research skills among them. The event brought together twenty-eight primary school learners from various […]
The streets and riverbeds of Windhoek’s Katutura have become silent witnesses to unexplained deaths that continue to haunt the community. In the space of a few months, three people, two women and a young man, were found dead in separate but nearby areas. Their names, Juanita Karolus, Pius Kalipa, and Delysia ||Garoes, now echo in […]
The Walvis Bay Rural Constituency Councillor has advised small business owners to focus more on creative businesses to secure funding. Florian Donatus was speaking at the handover of machinery and equipment to 20 SMEs valued at N$150,000. “We want a creative to fund creativity so that a person that does welding and fabrication will be […]
The Association for Localised Interest (ASOLI) has reaffirmed its commitment to put people over politics as it gears up for the upcoming Local Authority Elections. Speaking during a media briefing, ASOLI President Joseph Kauandenge expressed deep concern over the high levels of poverty in Namibia. “Windhoek has 437,000 residents; out of that number, 46%, which […]
