Walvis Bay residents have volunteered to clean the Narraville police station, in an effort to strengthen relations and motivate officers.
Government has approved a N$245 million upgrade for the Hosea Kutako International Airport, Namibia Airports Company (NAC) board chairperson, Leake Hangala announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a media briefing, Hangala said of the total amount, N$95,2 million will be from the NAC’s resources, while the remaining N$149,8 million will come from Government as the main […]
The Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force has requested that an anti-tribalism commission be established to end tribalism and racism in Namibia. Sebastian Ndeitunga was speaking the Namibian Police Force’s launch of the Costumers Service Charter and Strategic Plan from 2017 to 2022. He said if one is found spreading tribalism and racism on […]
The Witvlei Village Council has failed to provide supporting documents accounting for N$4 million to the Auditor General (AG), Junias Kandjeke, for the 2016/17 financial year. This was revealed by the AG’s village council audit report for the year under review tabled by the Finance Minister, Calle Schlettwein in the National Assembly recently. The report […]
Residents of Keetmanshoop in the //Karas Region plan to stage a peaceful demonstration over unemployed youth at the town and in the region on Friday. This came out in a community meeting held in the Krönlein residential area on Tuesday, attended by around 60 people and chaired by resident Maxie Minnaar. The group agreed to […]
National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi has cleared Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila of any wrongdoing in the utterances she directed to a fellow parliamentarian who regarded them as derogatory and demeaning. Last week, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said during a heated debate in the National Assembly (NA) that SWANU is “intolerant and inflexible” while pointing at its member, Usutuaije […]
Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, giving them the opportunity to block Trump’s agenda and open his administration to intense scrutiny. Despite his party losing the House, Trump tweeted, “Tremendous success tonight.” In midterm elections two years after he won […]
The Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) has condemned the publication of murder suspect Ivan Pitt hanging from a ceiling. The picture was published online by a weekly newspaper, Informanté. The EFN says although the paper is not a signed up member of the forum, the graphic content constitutes unethical, insensitive journalism and could bring the […]
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development will no longer condone slow or non-implementation of capital projects by regional councils. This was said by Minister Peya Mushelenga at the handing over of a number of oxidation ponds at Ongenga Settlement in the Ohangwena Region.
Livestock farmers in the Omaheke Region are calling for assistance to rescue their livestock from the brink of starvation because of the prevailing prolonged drought exacerbated by land degradation.
