||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick has called for concerted efforts to address the needs of all citizens in the region. She made the call during the regional development report at Keetmanshoop. “With the development of green hydrogen, oil, and gas and the much anticipated Neckartal Dam green scheme development, ||Kharas stands out at a crucial juncture […]
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has pledged to answer all phone calls promptly within three rings. This was the commitment made during the launch of its customer service charter. The chairperson of the Customer Service Charter Implementation Committee, Helena Itamba, commended the committee for creating the charter and encouraged the team to implement it. […]
Two people have died after an Intercape bus and an Iveco minibus collided head-on about 57 kilometres north of Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region. According to Otjozondjupa Police’s community liaison officer, Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha, the accident occurred this morning. Mbeha says the Intercape bus, which had 59 passengers, fell to its side. Visuals from […]
Shikati Boniface Shufu of the Mayeyi Traditional Authority has requested the government to proclaim the Sangwali area a village council to fast-track development. In a speech read on his behalf by a member of the royal family, Albert Lushetile, at the Batshara Annual Cultural Festival, Shikati Shufu indicated the proclamation would address issues including better […]
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has commended Shikati Boniface Shufu and the Mayeyi Traditional Authority for their commitment to preserving biodiversity. Nandi-Ndaitwah addressed the Batshara Annual Cultural Festival that took place at Sangwali in the Zambezi Region over the weekend. The Mayeyi people live within Mudumu National Park and Nkasa Rupara and also host three conservancies […]
Namibia and Germany have co-funded two road projects in the Ohangwena Region for N$140 million. The communities of Omukukutu-Omboloka in Oshikunde and Omulondo-Oshuuli in Ohangwena have been crying for a better road network. Villagers here find it difficult to reach any other area without a 4-wheel drive due to deep sand. Once completed, the gravel […]
The Damaran community bid farewell to Khoekhoegowab preserver Michael Doëseb at Khorixas. They described him as a historian, herbalist, poet, and artist of note. Known as the Damara cultural father, Michael Doëseb was born in Omaruru 73 years ago. He was part of the Nama Damara committee that wrote school text books in the Khoekhoegowab […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has stressed the need for sufficient investments to modernise Namibia’s road network, which currently carries nearly 72% of all cargo transport. He was speaking at the official naming ceremony of the Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport road to Dr. Hage Geingob Freeway over the weekend. President Mbumba says since independence, the government has […]
Today marks exactly six months since the death of President Hage Geingob. The 4th of February 2024 will forever go down in the annals of history as the day on which Namibia lost a sitting president. The death of Dr. Geingob shook Namibia monumentally, causing the nation to unite in grief. On that fateful day, […]
The search for 24-year-old student Matheus Sheehama, who has been missing for eight days, is ongoing at Walvis Bay. Sheehamas’ family members, the community, and Erongo Police joined forces on Saturday to search for the missing engineering student. Out of desperation, the group first went to Opaal Street in the Tutaleni location to plead with […]
