The Ongos Valley Foundation, in collaboration with the Mandela Washington Fellowship, held a community outreach event where they provided food to children and community members. It was all smiles in Katutura as many residents flocked to the soup kitchen to enjoy some soup, snacks and refreshments. Ethel De Almeida, a former teacher and founder of […]
The media and stakeholders of the One Economy Foundation have applauded the work of the Foundation as well as the operations of the #BeFree Youth Campus in the heart of Katutura. The Foundation held a celebration event, which also included a tour of the campus on Friday. The gathering sought to express heartfelt gratitude to […]
Visually impaired Kleophes Petrus (32), a motivational speaker and founder of the Home-Full Organisation for the Visually Impaired, walked from Okahandja to Windhoek with the assistance of Namibian traffic officers to raise awareness about gender-based violence (GBV). The walk aimed to advocate for GBV prevention strategies and urge the government to provide job opportunities for […]
Erongo Marine Enterprises has donated frozen fish and food items to 25 schools across the Ohangwena Region. The donation, which comprises boxes of frozen horse mackerel, maize meal, dried meal packs and canned fish, will strengthen the schools’ feeding programme. Erongo Marine Enterprises General Manager Clive Kambongarera said the donation was necessitated by the challenges […]
The National Democratic Party (NDP) leader, Martin Lukato, raised concerns about the water crisis in the Zambezi Region, particularly at the Queensland village in the Kongola Constituency. Lukato enquired about the planned interventions to address the water issue, which is affecting both people and livestock. Minister of Agriculture Inge Zaamwani acknowledged that they are aware […]
Namibia marked World Population Day, coinciding with the launch of the State of the World Population Report. Speaking at the launch, the Director General of the National Planning Commission, Dr. Kaire Mbuende, said the day serves as an opportunity for Namibia to reflect on the important factors that influence population and its growth. Dr. Mbuende […]
The spokesperson of the Informal Settlement Upgrading Committee, Jacob Tjinae, bemoans the slow progress of the upgrading of the Kanaan C settlement in Gobabis. Tjinae said the project started off well last year with the demarcation and pegging of 400 plots in the Kanaan Upper area. He added that due to demarcation, streets have temporarily […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has lauded late police officer Chief Inspector Riche Karel ||Naobeb for an exemplary career. A memorial service was held on Wednesday in Windhoek for the chief inspector, who died on the 24th of August while on duty in Rundu, in the Kavango East Region, following a short illness at the age of […]
A group of Oranjemund residents have expressed dismay at what they term as irregular low-cost housing allocation to the local council, raising concerns over transparency and fairness in the process. Community activist Metumo Imene alleged that many landless families, who have lived for more than 20 years in the town, were overlooked in the allocation […]
The father of the two civilian sisters who died in the Saturday accident said he is still numb from the news of the death of his two daughters. Berrent Jagger made the remarks to NBC News after the Swapo Party Secretary of the Women’s Wing visited the Jagger family today. Last Saturday, Berrent Jagger recalls […]
