21 youth in business from the |Khomas Region’s Windhoek West Constituency received income-generating equipment worth N$277,000. The equipment aims to enhance their business and make income generation easier for them. Businesses such as catering and baking, salons and spas, and welding and construction services are some of the businesses which have benefited from the programme. […]

Communal taps were handed over to the relocated flood victims at farm 508 in Windhoek. Alderwoman at the City of Windhoek, Francina Kahungu, said the taps are a joint effort between the City and the central government. “I want to highlight to the community that these taps do not belong to the City of Windhoek; […]

A 54-year-old man, Cornelius Kamwi, employed at the Katima Mulilo Youth Centre, died last night (Wednesday) in Katima Mulilo after losing control of his vehicle and colliding with a moving truck. The truck, with a Zambian registration number, was entering the B8 road from the Puma service station in town, while Kamwi, who was driving […]

Employees of the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED) in Katima, Mulilo, have joined others across the country in expressing dissatisfaction with how labour issues are handled by management. The employees raised concerns about what they called “broken commitments” regarding a promised 6% wage increment that has not been honoured, a lack of market-related salaries, insufficient […]

A group of passengers who took a Silas Ndapuka Transport bus from Rundu on Wednesday night are stranded in Grootfontein after the bus broke down. As the bus approached the Mururani Veterinary checkpoint last night, passengers overheard the driver telling police he could not switch off the bus because it might not restart. When the […]

Namibia has made history with the launch of the Namibian Sign Language Model App, a breakthrough tool to bridge communication barriers and empower the hearing-impaired community. The launch coincided with the International Week of the Deaf, celebrated under the theme “No Human Rights without Sign Language Rights”. Officiating the event, Vice President Lucia Witbooi described […]

Residents of Omitara travelled 110 kilometres to Windhoek to hand over a petition to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, calling for the reinstatement of Farm Osombahe 1042 to the community after it was withdrawn due to mismanagement. They also wanted answers on the cancellation of the farm’s allotment earlier […]

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) has assured the nation that the electronic Identity (e-ID) card will not require biometric chips to be injected into their bodies. The ministry said the e-ID is a physical card, which is safe, inclusive, and will minimise fraud. The ministry, in collaboration with the United […]

A wildfire broke out outside Etosha National Park on Monday this week, and it has now entered the southwestern part of the park. Since its outbreak, the fire has continued to burn with great intensity, fuelled by strong winds and extremely dry vegetation. In a press statement, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson […]

The Governor of ||Kharas Region, Dawid Gertze, has encouraged the region’s inhabitants to participate in the regional clean-up exercise set for Friday. The clean-up campaign spearheaded by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism is part of the government’s efforts to promote environmental cleanliness and improve public health nationally. “The impact of a clean environment […]