Former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba has called on the nation to preserve its national identity and ensure that future generations are proud, united, and patriotic. The former First Lady was speaking at Eenhana Constituency’s Annual Cultural Festival held at Onakaale Combined School in the Ohangwena Region. “As a nation of diverse cultures, unity remains and […]
The Swakopmund Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (SAADA) project has been inaugurated to disrupt the growing cycle of substance abuse among residents. The Swakopmund Junior Town Council indicated that a 2019 assessment report revealed that drug and alcohol use is more prevalent among individuals aged 18 to 35. Alexander Keding says despite the dangers of […]
||Kharas Regional Council Chairperson, Joseph Isaack, has briefed the media on what he termed “concerns that have a material impact on the region’s people.” Isaack ran through several issues, including the recent suspension of three Swapo Party councillors from the Regional Council, the protest of parents against a new principal appointed at Keetmanshoop-based Mina Sachs […]
Two families at Mubiza Village in the Zambezi Region were left destitute after their houses were gutted by fire this week. The incident was attributed to a toddler who was playing with thatched grass and is alleged to have started the fire. The blaze increased rapidly to the next house, causing both houses to burn […]
An Ondangwa family whose house burned down in June received bricks to reconstruct their four-bedroom house. The house was gutted by fire due to an electric shock. The family could not salvage anything from the fire and has been accommodated in a tent provided for by a good Samaritan and has been surviving on donations […]
A Namibian woman raising funds for charity has so far covered about 1,700 kilometres by foot. Ray Sasman, who walked from the ||Kharas Region, is now in the Kavango East, headed towards the Zambezi Region. If you’ve been travelling on Namibian roads for the past three months, you might have seen this woman. This solitary […]
The Otjinene community has lost a stalwart traditional leader and member of the Senior Traditional Council of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority, Usiel Kambirongo. The 82-year-old Kambirongo died on the 5th of August after battling with a long illness. Otjinene Constituency Councillor Erwin Katjizeu says they have lost a trendsetter, a dedicated traditional leader, an icon, […]
Omaheke Governor, Pijoo Nganate, is pleased with efforts being made by the residents of Ovinjuru Village in Epukiro, including the set up of modern infrastructure for a preprimary school, an adult education centre, and the community garden project. Speaking during the Governors Service Delivery Day at Ovinjuru Village, Nganate emphasised the need to lay a […]
As part of its efforts to enhance the standard of facilities and operational capabilities of police in the region, the |Khomas Regional Council took it upon itself to repair police vehicles as well as repaint and renovate holding cells. This is all being done at a cost of N$1.5 million. The |Khomas Region Governor, Laura […]
Keetmanshoop residents living in peri-urban areas have expressed gratitude for receiving food parcels under the government’s drought relief programme. The drought relief food parcels consist of two 20-kilogramme maize meal bags, two tins of fish, two packets of soya mince, and two 750-ml cooking oil bottles. The Keetmanshoop Urban Chief Administrative Officer, Vincent !Goraseb says […]
