Usakos residents have asked for clarification about the government’s conditional basic income grant criteria. Residents at Usakos in the Erongo Region flocked to the community hall daily since the registration for the conditional basic income grant of N$600 started last week. The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare is facilitating the process. […]
The Epukiro Post 3 Secondary School has unveiled a new borehole that was drilled to alleviate the water shortage that has been plaguing the school for years. The borehole is expected to improve water provision for the school’s 1,100 learners, most of whom are hostel dwellers. The drilling of the borehole was made possible by […]
Phase one of the Ndiyona-Djaradjara road in the Kavango East Region has started. The road will go through Ndiyona-Djaradjara-Kandjara-Dcude-Cwiba-Khaudum-Shikerete and link up with the Tsumkwe road. The road currently comprises a two-track road, which local farmers and other commuters carved over time to form a road. However, the road has never been debushed, leaving the […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security is happy with the progress made with the construction of the Home Affairs office building at Katima Mulilo. The flagship project will accommodate departments dealing with civil registration and immigration. The Executive Director of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Etienne Maritz, says […]
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) recently held a refresher training workshop for its information officers, marketers, photographers, and graphic designers. The week-long workshop held in Otjiwarongo was aimed at equipping information officers from all 14 regions with new trends and practices in the ever-changing media industry when it comes to developmental journalism. […]
Youth activist Terdu Fernandu from Tsumkwe in the Otjozondjupa Region has raised concerns about the challenges facing young people at the settlement, citing employment barriers, limited access to education, and gaps in political engagement as key issues. Speaking on behalf of the community, Fernandu called for greater collaboration between leaders and the youth to address […]
Stakeholders in Namibia’s north-central regions held a consultative meeting and raised the need to improve water infrastructure and the construction of new water treatment plants and desalination plants as a way to address the demand for potable water. The meeting held at Outapi in the Omusati Region also raised concerns about low water pressure, ageing […]
Poor road infrastructure remains a challenge in the Kunene Region’s remote and rugged areas. Roads Authority’s (RA) Manager of Corporate Communication, Hileni Fillemon, told nbc News that the RA has in this financial year spent over N$2.2 million on road maintenance in the region. Speaking to nbc News, Opuwo Urban Constituency Councillor Ueutjerevi Ngunaihe said […]
Residents of Maltahöhe in the Hardap Region have been urged to come up with ways to generate income rather than relying on government aid or resorting to criminal activities. 57-year-old Jacobus Swartbooi had a life-altering setback in 1999 when a work-related injury ended his career in the construction industry. With no steady income for years, […]
The Elenga Enene of Uukolonkadhi Traditional Authority, Daniel Shooya, was buried at Omuthitu Gwatshishele cemetery, Onesi constituency, in the Omusati Region. Shooya died at his homestead on October 31. Speakers who gave their condolences at his memorial service described him as a humble people’s person who welcomed strangers into his house and fed them. He […]
