Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa has launched Risk Profiles of Natural Hazards and Selected Diseases in Namibia. The report provides vital insights into the natural hazards and diseases affecting Namibia, including flooding, drought, earthquakes, heat waves, wind storms, and disease outbreaks like cholera and malaria. Highlighting Namibia’s vulnerability to natural disasters, the profile calls for […]
The Tsumeb Municipality is preparing to increase water tariffs in July 2025 to cover the operational costs of its newly constructed water treatment plant, valued at N$36 million. The municipality’s engineer, Manuel Pedro, told Nampa in an interview that consultations are underway with the Ministry of Rural and Urban Development in this regard. “Currently, water […]
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has launched its WhatsApp consumer assistant and a revamped website to improve its consumer engagement. CRAN’s chief executive officer, Emilia Nghikembua, says the regulator must ensure that every citizen has simple access to information about their rights, the regulatory framework governing the information and communication technology space, as […]
Namibia will host the eleventh session of the intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystems services (IPBES) from the 10th to the 16th of December. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism says this underscores the country’s growing role as a leader in environmental conservation and sustainable development. It says the event will provide Namibia […]
Members of the Kabulabula Conservancy in the flood plains of the Zambezi Region are happy with what has been achieved in the conservancy during 2024. Key among these is spending close to $200,000 on drilling three community boreholes, among other achievements. The manager of the Conservancy, Lubasi Mwananawa, told nbc News that it continues to […]
The City of Windhoek’s election of office bearers had to be postponed to today after some councillors defied the instructions of the presiding officer. The disruption happened a few minutes after the mayor and the deputy mayor handed over their mayoral regalia on Monday. The councillors received gifts before the election, which they laid out […]
Farmers in the Zambezi Region are slowly developing interest in fruit farming, with notable fruit orchards popping up in various communities after realising the business potential in fruit farming. Fruit farming has taken root among the subsistence farmers in the Zambezi Region, whose interest was previously centred on crop farming. One of the farmers, Calicious […]
llKharas Governor Aletha Frederick, at the launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV), says society needs to uproot the causes of violence against women and girls. Frederick reminded those in attendance that the festive season should be a time of family bonding and urged ||Kharas residents to look out for each […]
The community of Siseme in the Zambezi Region received more than 10,000 liters of clean drinking water from the Adventist Development Relief Agency of Namibia. Residents have been using traditional boreholes for their survival and their livestock. Some of the boreholes in the area are reported to be drying up while others have brownish water, […]
The Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) aided more than 200 destitute families and pensioners at Gobabis with food parcels. The region recorded several malnutrition cases this year. CCN’s chairperson of the Executive Committee, Heinz Mouton, stated that the Council decided to lend a helping hand as most families have been affected by the drought. […]
