About eight shacks and a repair shop burnt down in the Havanna Settlement at about 15:00 on Saturday in Oshakati Street, leaving more than 50 people homeless. The fire has left a devastating impact on the residents in the area, as they have lost their homes and properties, with only rubble remaining. Residents say they […]
The chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council, Marlyn Mbakera, has said Otjiwarongo’s blocked drainage system needs to be attended to while there is a need to construct another bridge. Her remarks follow the flooding of the town recently after heavy rains. With no proper drainage system in place in Otjiwarongo, the roads fill up with […]
The price of petrol and diesel is expected to increase by 50 cents per litre as of this month. The new price adjustments to fuel in the country will come into effect as of Wednesday, the 5th of March. The increase of 50 cents per litre for both petrol and diesel will result in new […]
San people living in Chetto in the Kongola Constituency of the Zambezi Region joined the rest of the country to say goodbye to the Founding President, who was buried in Windhoek on Saturday. They shared messages of condolence, stating that, despite many of them not having met him, his presence remains felt and seen by […]
Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, has thanked Namibians for the manner in which they conducted themselves during the mourning period of the late Founding President, Sam Nujoma. Shikongo particularly thanked Namibians for ensuring a smooth and dignified send-off for Nujoma, who passed away on 08 February 2025. According to Shikongo, […]
Namibia celebrated its independence in 1990, for which its people waited for decades following a protracted war against the colonial South African occupation. Samuel Shafiishuna Nujoma, who led the liberation struggle, was sworn in as the country’s first president on 21st March 1990, and immediately in his inaugural speech, there were clear signs of a […]
The nbc’s former Head of News and Current Affairs, Claudie Ikela, says Namibia should take the momentum from Founding President Sam Nujoma’s ideologies and reach for greater heights as a nation. Ikela was privileged to interact with the late Nujoma on numerous occasions during her career. Like most Namibians who have interacted with the late […]
After three weeks of mourning, which included regional memorials with the remains of Dr. Sam Nujoma, Namibians, joined by international dignitaries including Heads of State, laid the Founding President and Father of the Namibian Nation, Dr. Sam Nujoma, to rest at the Heroes’ Acre. A 21-gun salute, the highest military honour, befitting the man who […]
Community members living in and around the town of Nkurenkuru, in the Kavango West Region, met at the Nkurenkuru Expo Hall to watch the live screening of the Founding President’s funeral. The screening was organised by MICT, Kavango West. The MICT office in Kavango West said there are a number of people living in and […]
