The Mayor of Otjiwarongo says they are carefully crafting the process for the recruitment of a new Chief Executive Officer for the town. Gottlieb Shivute says once the report on the recruitment process is completed, it will be forwarded to the Minister of Urban and Rural Development for his approval no later than next week. […]
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has requested the withdrawal of two parliamentarians affiliated with the United People’s Movement (UPM) from the National Assembly. Manuel Ngaringombe, PDM’s Secretary General, pointed out a breach of the PDM-UPM Alliance Agreement, triggered by UPM’s recent alliance with the National Empowerment Fighting Corruption (NEFC). Addressed to Professor Peter Katjavivi, the […]
Police in the Omusati Region are high on the heels of a local pastor from Okandi Village, in the Etayi Constituency, who is alleged to have raped three of his female congregation members, aged between 17, 19, and 24 years. It is alleged that the suspect, who is the pastor and owner of the church […]
March 4 marks the beginning of the academic year at International Training College, Lingua. Established in 2001 with 50 students in its first year, Lingua initially functioned as a language school. Over a thousand students from Lingua filled the hall in eagerness, looking forward to a new academic year with hope. From humble beginnings, International […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has launched the 4th Sustainable Development Awards to honour the legacy of the late President Hage Geingob. The awards are slated for June 19 this year. The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, said during the launch of the awards that President Geingob’s legacy on the […]
Otjiwarongo residents have been complaining about their high electricity tariffs, following an increase imposed by the Electricity Control Board in July last year. It is against this background that Cenored hosted a community meeting to educate residents on the electricity tariffs. Although Cenored had the lowest increase by the Electricity Control Board, at 7.6 percent […]
Popular Democratic Movement’s Member of Parliament, Reggie Diergaardt, brought attention to critical patients allegedly being turned away from St. Mary’s Hospital in Rehoboth’s Casualty Unit, raising concerns about fatalities among those awaiting treatment. Health and Social Services Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula acknowledged challenges shared by many health facilities nationwide, attributing part of the issue to […]
Kunene Governor Marius Sheya has warned against tribalistic remarks pitting the Damara and Nama tribesmen at Khorixas. Sheya called out issues brewing at the Ward 9 communal area, where the locals are at loggerheads over alleged non-ancestral people being allocated plots to farm and residing there. Speaking over the weekend at Fransfontein, Sheya warned that […]
Namibia will be experimenting with a six-month trial period exploring a four-day work week as of the 1st of next month. The nbc’s The Wheels of Justice show unpacked the concept of a four-day workweek and the legal reforms that would be required to implement it in terms of employer-employee relationships. Conversations around the four-day […]
Brazil and Namibia signed a pivotal naval agreement thirty years ago, which has become a cornerstone of regional stability and maritime security. Brazil’s ambassador to Namibia, Vivian SanMartin, at the meeting to celebrate 30 years of the agreement at the Brazil Ambassador’s Residence in Windhoek, hailed the Brazil-Namibia naval cooperation. SanMartin emphasised the enduring commitment […]
