Former People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) member in the Otjozondjupa Region has called on the youth in the country to be proud and develop the desire in attending national liberation struggle events. Bartholomeus Shangheta on Tuesday in an interview with NAMPA expressed concern that young people seem to have little desire in attending such […]
The first-ever Namibian Students Cultural Exchange Expo, aimed at promoting cultural and entrepreneurship skills among students from different institutions of higher learning, will be held next month in Windhoek. The event slated for 4 to 8 September is further aimed at bringing unity among Namibian and international tribes to stop tribalism. The organiser of the […]
Windhoek resident Lukas Nicodemus, accused of killing two women and burning their bodies at a dumpsite in the capital in January 2016, was found guilty in the High Court on Tuesday.
Residents in the Ohangwena Region are experiencing serious water shortages. The Minister of Environment and Tourism, during his recent visit to some constituencies in the region, committed his ministry together with that of Agriculture Water and Forestry to find a lasting solution to the water problem.
The Ministry of Youth is reviewing the Namibia Youth Credit Scheme in an effort to turn young people into entrepreneurs and possibly increase loan funding to them. The Namibia Youth Credit Scheme provides start-up loans to unemployed young people between the ages of 18 and 35.
The Namibia breastmilk bank has so far supplied milk to 150 babies. The figure includes 100 premature babies in state hospitals and 50 in private hospitals.
The Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) has called on President Hage Geingob to direct the Cabinet Committee on Treasury to seek a new strategic plan and revive the Road Contract Company (RCC) instead of liquidating it. PSUN believes the move will save about 300 jobs.
Cases of illegal land occupation continue to haunt the Rundu Town Council. The latest incident saw alleged landless residents occupying a large plot that was fenced off by another resident along the Cuma Road.
Global economic headwinds continue to threaten the survival of local businesses impacting on job security and leaving many Namibians without jobs. The latest at risk are 18 workers from the Namibia Baking Factory in Windhoek, on the verge of retrenchment after 12 years on the job, as the company contemplates closing shop.
Emotions ran high at a community meeting with representatives of the ancestral land commission in Windhoek, as descendants of the /Khomanin and the !Ainîn people demanding the return of their forefathers’ land.
