The Pupkewitz Foundation marked its 100th anniversary by announcing a significant N$10 million pledge to support six core focus areas over the next 12 months. The Foundation’s pledge symbolises N$100,000 for each year the Pupkewitz Group has been in operation. “This pledge will be channelled towards the Foundation’s six key pillars, reaching communities in all […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described late war veteran Lazarus !Guiteb as a hero of note, whose legacy will live on. Her message was read on her behalf by Deputy Prime Minister Natangue Ithete at the official memorial service, which took place at Otjiwarongo. The 83-year-old !Guiteb died on the 15th of last month. !Guiteb was […]
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has reiterated the government’s commitment to support the welfare and safeguard the rights of people with disabilities. She said this during an engagement with people with disabilities at Keetmanshoop. According to the 2023 Population and Housing Census, people with disabilities make up less than five percent of the country’s population. Of […]
The Community Conservation Fund (CCF) of Namibia, in partnership with the Namibia University of Science and Technology, has commissioned digital communication systems, known as Community Hubs, in two conservancies in the Kunene Region. In a statement, the CCF indicated that its commissioned digital communication systems involve the installation of Very Small Aperture Terminal satellite-based internet […]
Omaheke residents welcomed with celebration Uatjiri Mbaisa and Melanie van der Merwe, who were recently crowned Miss Namibia 1st runner-up and Miss Teen 2nd runner-up, respectively. Residents held a street march from the famous cattle country bull statue through the town of Gobabis. Mayor Melba Tjozongoro pointed out that both Mbaisa’s and Van der Merwe’s […]
The Mineworkers Union has officially launched its Member Benefit Application in partnership with the digital platform MyGateway. The application enables members to access discounts at select retail stores across the country. The announcement came at the second ||Karas Regional Roundtable discussion, held at Oranjemund last week. The Acting President of the Mineworkers Union, Poko-Key Mberiruana, […]
Some San people residing at the Ndama location in Rundu are unhappy about the state of their cemetery. They say locals have no respect for the place, which is used as a dumping site, among many other activities. Ndama could easily be one of the fastest-growing locations in Rundu. Before people started flocking there, it […]
Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa engaged with local authority leadership at Gobabis, addressing a number of pertinent matters brought to his attention by the region’s residents. These include matters related to salary increments, suspended managers, alleged unfair labour practices, and allocation of Farm Nuwehoop to the Office of the Governor. After lengthy discussions […]
Some offenders at the Divundu Correctional Facility in the Kavango East Region say the educational programmes on offer have given them a new lease on life. The Divundu Correction Facility is not a place where inmates allow themselves to remain idle. If they are not busy in the bakery, then they are working in the […]
A resident of Katwitwi in the Kavango West Region, Abraham Mungowa has turned to innovation to address his community’s day-to-day needs. Using recycled materials, he designed a grain thresher machine that can thresh both mahangu and sorghum from their stalks. With this vision in mind, Mungowa began assembling discarded materials in May of this year […]
