Opuwo Town Council achieves housing delivery milestone

The Urban and Rural Development Minister has commended the Opuwo Town Council for developing collaborative methods to address the town’s housing backlog, particularly their dedication to low-income earners.  Erastus Uutoni acknowledged the council’s turnaround strategy that has resulted in several equitable service delivery milestones over the last five years. Uutoni made these remarks during the […]

Phase 2 of Neckartal Dam set for 2025

The development of the much-anticipated second phase of the Neckartal Dam Irrigation Scheme is set to start next year.  The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, said this when he officially opened the Keetmanshoop Agricultural, Industrial, and Tourism Expo.  The government plans to bring 5,000 hectares of land under cultivation as part […]

nbc celebrates award winning employees

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) celebrated three of its employees who walked away with awards at the prestigious Simply You Magazine Lifestyle and Fashion Awards on Saturday. KATI FM’s Salimi Gerhard and Touch FM’s Donald Kariseb scooped the Best Female Radio Presenter Award and Best Male Radio Presenter of the Year Award, respectively. Talk show […]

MAWLR holds workshop to promote Water Act compliance

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform is hosting a stakeholder workshop in Windhoek to raise awareness about the Water Resource Management Act of 2013.  Deputy Director in the ministry, Maria Amakali, speaking on behalf of Executive Director Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata, emphasised the importance of the Act in ensuring sustainable water use. The workshop focused […]

Annual San Cultural Festival postponed to 2025

There will be no annual cultural festival for the San people this year because of the elections. Annual San Cultural Festival Founder Delila Gaxas-Ipinge, however, called on young people to get involved in organising the festival for next year.  Cultural festivals help preserve traditions, languages, and practices that might otherwise fade over time.  They serve […]

NCAA stresses aviation safety as top priority

Maintaining high levels of safety in aviation is a non-negotiable priority for the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).  The Senior Manager of Personal Licensing at the NCAA, Rodney Theron, said when new rules or amendments are proposed, the Civil Aviation Authority will always ensure levels of safety are guaranteed.  Speaking at the Namibia Aviation Safety […]

Former FLON attends Global Council meeting in Brazil

Former First Lady Monica Geingos has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS, and Pandemics meeting, held alongside the G20 Health Ministerial and other high-level discussions.  Geingos, who serves as co-chair of the Council, joins a diverse group of leaders from academia, government, and civil society to address the […]

Kaomo Vijanda Tjombe dies

Veteran journalist and nbc’s former Radio News Editor, Kaomo Vijanda Tjombe, died in Windhoek on Saturday following a battle with cancer.  He was 65 years old.  Tjombe’s brother, Nathanael Mbaeva, confirmed the news to the nbc. Before cementing his career in the media industry, the former wordsmith joined the cause to free Namibia, having left […]

Kongola residents disappointed over withdrawal of corruption case

Residents of Kongola in the Zambezi Region have expressed disappointment with the provisional withdrawal of a corruption case in which a group of Zambezi Regional Council senior employees were implicated. The case involved the Deputy Director for Administration, Abraham Shikuyeni, Chief Accountant Nimrod Lishela, Chief Regional Officer Regina Ndopu-Lubinda, Regional Director for Planning and Rural […]