Residents of Kombat will soon start paying for water. For the past five months, residents were provided water for free by a farmer, Heinz van Biljon, but he can no longer do so, as the water is no longer sufficient for people and his irrigation scheme. Since 2006, when Kombat was declared a settlement, residents […]
The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) has reduced its social outreach projects due to USAID funding cuts implemented by the US government earlier this year. OYO, a non-governmental organisation, focuses on youth education and development through art and works with subcontracted institutions that are USAID-funded. When the funding was abruptly suspended, the impact was felt immediately. […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has stepped in to help resolve the Gciriku traditional leadership succession dispute. The Gciriku tribe has been without a chief since 2019. The chieftainship of the tribe is inherited through the maternal line. Despite ongoing court cases and disagreements, in September 2023, a faction within the […]
In celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Otjiwarongo played host to the week-long second edition of the San Cultural Festival. The event brought together communities to showcase their customs, art, and way of life. The day recognises the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to shaping the world, such as […]
Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, said the absence of a stormwater drainage system is an emergency that poses a danger to Rundu residents. Sankwasa emphasised that immediate action is needed, as there are only three months left before the rainy season begins. The minister was referring to the many sinkholes found in […]
The residents of Thipanana Village in the Kavango East Region assert that they are not receiving any benefits from the rural electrification project. The villagers claim that NamPower wrongly diverted the electrification project to another village. Thipanana villagers staged a demonstration expressing their disappointment over the diversion of the rural electrification project to the Mukwe […]
Centenarian and liberation struggle veteran Hulda Isaaks has died at her home in Gibeon in the Hardap Region, aged 107. The Witbooi clan’s traditional leader, Josephat Witbooi, confirmed the death of Hulda Isaaks. Born on 29 November 1917, Isaaks lived through two world wars and several pandemics. Witbooi remembered her as a loving, candid, God-fearing […]
Fourth-year law students from the University of Namibia (UNAM) have partnered with the Namibian Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (NARETU) to offer training to shop stewards on how to better represent workers in a changing working environment. UNAM students, working as Corinth UNAM Legal Aid, conducted the 2025 Central Region Workshop, covering topics like labour […]
Local entrepreneurs who attended the Ministry of International Relations and Trade’s regional engagements at Rundu described it as crucial and long overdue. The engagement provided a platform for the local business community to give input on how to harness the potential of the Kavango East region. The local business community turned up in numbers to […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has called for cooperation from stakeholders to decentralise their functions and services. In his speech delivered at the celebration of the African Day of Decentralisation in Gobabis, Sankwasa made reference to government agencies, which he said have an obligation to bring services closer to the grassroots. […]
