The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform last week confirmed an outbreak of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, commonly referred to as lung sickness, in the Kunene Region.
A two-week training of the train-the-trainer series course on renewable energy concluded at UNAM’s Jose Eduardo dos Santos campus at Ongwediva. The training was organised by the Namibia University of Science and Technology through the Namibia Energy Institute in partnership with the Agriculture Ministry and UNDP to implement a Japanese-funded project. The project titled Strengthening […]
During the Thursday night Soccer Pitch program, the team representatives who will battle it out for the top honors promised football fans interesting encounters. In the women’s division, Ongos and Khomas Nampol will face each other for the third time this season, with Ongos Ladies winning 3-0 in the first encounter, while Nampol secured a […]
The race for the top four spots in the Rugby Premier League intensifies last weekend as teams fight for their place in the semifinals. Every point is crucial as the league reaches its climax. Absolute Rugby Analyst, Henry Kandjou, said the current Rugby Premier League season has been exciting, with intense competition for the top […]
A water crisis continues to plague residents of various informal settlements in Rundu, Kavango East Region. The latest to cry over the lack of this resource are residents of the Tumweneni informal settlement, who claim to have been without water since March last year. The residents say they collected money and bought pipes, and the […]
A 58-year-old man plummeted to his death from a 15-metre-high water tower in Otjiwarongo on Saturday. The deceased, who is yet to be identified, was part of a team contracted by Otjiwarongo Municipality to work on the tower. According to NamPol’s Community Liaison Officer in the Otjozondjupa Region, Senior Inspector Maureen-Mbeha, the incident occurred at […]
Former refugees are demanding from the government that they be treated as war veterans and receive benefits just like others. The group consists of individuals who were repatriated in 1989. They feel discriminated against, particularly with regard to veteran benefits. The petition calls for specific actions from the government to address their longstanding issues, urging […]
The Omaheke Region has registered seven thousand and eighty inhabitants without national documents during the national mass campaign, which started on February 5. The campaign ends this month. The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Lucia Witbooi, revealed these figures during a regional visit to the Omaheke Region. Witbooi emphasised that the […]
Namibian Police Chief Joseph Shikongo stuck to his word to bring about change on Friday afternoon when he announced transfers, appointments, and promotions among the top brass that will be effective from the 1st of September. Commissioner Johanna Ngondo, the regional commander of the Kavango East Region, was moved to the Inspector General’s Office in […]
The Police Inspector General, Joseph Shikongo, has called on members of the force to prepare themselves to maintain law and order during the upcoming November national elections . Lieutenant General Shikongo said this during the closing of the weeklong Namibia Police Force Command Conference, held at Ongwediva in the Oshana Region. Lieutenant General Shikongo warned […]
