The Erongo Police have identified the missing man near Cape Cross as 44-year-old Namibian, Lisius Nkandi. Police report that on Friday, August 2, at around 21:30, a Namibian-registered fishing vessel sailed from the Walvis Bay harbour, streaming on her own power, with 10 crew members, including the captain and the chief mate, Lisius Nkandi. […]
The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Faustina Caley, has called for more collaboration and innovation in the preservation of the country’s cultural heritage. She said this while officiating at the Bom Jesus shipwreck exhibition at Jasper House Museum in Oranjemund. The Bom Jesus shipwreck, a Portuguese trading vessel constructed in the 1950s, was […]
A Member of the Swapo Party, Itah Kandjii-Murangi, has asked the youth to critically assess their interests, abilities, and capabilities to align their career choices to key job markets and emerging natural resources. Dr. Murangi said this will help reduce unemployment and contribute to the country’s development. She spoke at a Swapo party mini-rally at […]
The distribution of the San Feeding programme remains a major challenge due to transport-related delays. Tsumkwe Constituency Councillor, Johannes Hausiku, says the situation demands prompt response for the beneficiaries to continue getting food. Hausiku revealed in an interview with nbc News that the transport problem can be resolved by using a storage facility at an […]
The Miss Namibia 2024 pageant has reached new heights, with an array of prizes unveiled by the Miss Namibia Organisation. This evening, Pupkewitz Motors, the long-time main sponsor for three decades, is handing over the ultimate prize to Miss Namibia, which is a brand-new Toyota Starlet Cross worth N$307,900.00, co-sponsored by Debmarine Namibia and Pupkewitz […]
The UN Resident Coordinator to Namibia says most countries are struggling to meet most of the Sustainable Development Goals targets, and the SADC region is no exception. Hopolang Phororo says achieving the SDGs would require more than just government action, but a collective effort from stakeholders and communities. Phororo made the remarks during a meeting […]
Regional Councillors in the Zambezi Region have appealed to the Ministry of Mines and Energy to assist in reviving abandoned rural electrification projects initiated by conservancies. After some conservancies spent millions of their meager resources to pay the contractor to electrify villages within their jurisdictions, not much work was done, and the contractors are nowhere […]
The Ministry of Works and Transport says it is busy following up on information from various sources related to the reported stranded vessel. The Deputy Executive Director of Transport, Jonas Sheelongo, says no official report has yet been received from the owner or any institution about the whereabouts of the vessel. Sheelongo points out that […]
The current drought continues to affect villagers who rely on rivers and boreholes for their daily water supply needs. This is the same situation for residents in Konga Bayenda village in the Lusese area. One of the residents, 95-year-old Greenwell Mayumbelo, who lived there for years, said the drought has caused a water shortage and […]
Before the proclamation of Kavango West as a separate region in 2013, the region had been dependent on Kavango East for some government services. The region’s dependency is slowly fading away as services come closer to the people, with the latest being the inauguration of a Regional Liquor Licensing Committee. The committee was established within […]
