A Namibian media and creative professional is calling on women to speak out and challenge old colonial ideas that still affect how they are seen today. Elmarie Kapunda shared this message during a panel discussion focused on stories of women during Namibia’s colonial era. Kapunda says in the past women were confined and limited to […]
In a bid to address the housing shortage and high unemployment rate, the Henties Bay Town Council has launched a brick-making project aimed at providing affordable housing for local residents. The Henties Bay Municipality has availed 56 plots for the brick-making project. Speaking to NBC News, Henties Bay Mayor Lewies Vermaak said the project is […]
The Omhedi Palace of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority is bustling with activity as they prepare to welcome over 20,000 guests for this year’s annual Omagongo Festival. The annual festival is celebrated across the eight Aawambo traditional authorities. Among the expected guests are President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, heads of traditional authorities, Cabinet ministers and people from all […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development has called on the Katima Mulilo Town Council to prioritise the well-being of the residents. Launching a more than N$490 million water treatment system, James Sankwasa stressed the importance of access to proper sanitation, water and electricity as well as proper roads. He stressed that residents must not […]
Members of the Baster community are gathered at Samkhubis, west of Rehoboth, to commemorate a battle which took place more than a century ago. Members of the community fled Rehoboth and its surroundings 110 years ago, under threat by German colonial troops, and took their last stand at Samkhubis, a last stronghold encircled by mountains […]
The Namibian Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (NARETU) has stepped in to pay 70% of their monthly salary to the striking employees of Pretorius Plant Hire. The eight employees have been on a ‘no work, no pay’ strike for 43 days since March. The union’s intervention aims to ensure that the striking workers and their […]
The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) is on course with the establishment of infrastructure at Katima Mulilo-Liselo farm in the Zambezi Region. The officer in charge of the developments at the farm, Commissioner John Kambimbi, in an interview with nbc News, said before the end of the year, the farm will be producing a variety of […]
The Ministry of Works and Transport is undertaking the construction of the Okatana-Amutanga-Omulathitu-Onamime gravel road. The gravel road will enable surrounding communities access to health care services and education facilities, especially during the rainy season. The construction of DR-4103 will enable the community of Amutanga, Omulathitu, Onanime, Iikelo A and B villages, Onambambi and Oshikondilongo […]
Otjiwarongo residents took to the streets in solidarity with Okahandja residents following the murder of three girls over the past two months. As the regional capital of Otjozondjupa, senior citizens in Otjiwarongo felt the town was too quiet on the murder cases and organised a demonstration under the theme ‘Protect our Children and Stop the […]
The managing member of Kuru Kaje Investments CC says the workers doing the debushing and clearing for the Andara-Shamaturu road in Mukwe, Kavango East Region, will be paid on Thursday. This comes after 63 workers downed tools last week because the subcontractor failed to pay them for March. Jerry Kauyu says the company had to […]
