The Swapo Party Youth League held a question-and-answer session with the Vice President and party presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, at Rundu.  The session provided a platform for the youth to express their thoughts, concerns, and aspirations. Questions asked covered challenges faced by youth, such as education, student life, and unemployment. “Young people are the heartbeat […]

The continued effects of the 1904 Genocide, which saw the displacement of many OvaHerero people, were highlighted at the Chief Hosea Kutako and Otjiserandu Tjongeama commemorations with descendants from Botswana, Canada, and the US. Speaking at the commemoration at Okahandja, Professor Mutjindje Katjiua, who leads a faction of the OvaHerero Traditional Authority, stressed the importance […]

Dr. Hoze Riruako, the leader of a faction of the OvaHerero Traditional Authority, has called for peace within the community of OvaHerero amidst a bitter leadership dispute.  This weekend saw both factions congregating in Okahandja for two separate Red Flag Day commemorations. Dr. Riruako, a nephew of the late Paramount Chief Kuaima Riruako, said he […]

The Kavango East and West Regions Health Directorate and Angola’s Cuando Cubango Province held a three-day cross-border meeting at Rundu.  The meeting was aimed at strengthening the corporation and sharing ideas on how to prevent cross-border diseases.  The meeting takes place once a year to reflect on the challenges of cross-border diseases such as malaria […]

nbc !Ah Radio Senior Producer, Willie Naka, was laid to rest at Sagmeel village, 70 km from Tsumkwe. Speaking at the funeral service, Deputy Minister of Marginalised Communities, Royal |Ui|o|o, said Naka was a producer who presented Indigenous people well on the radio. The late Naka was born and raised in Omatako and was described […]

The Omaheke Region Governor’s Doctors Outreach Initiative is a humanitarian campaign to provide much-needed medical services in the region.  The initiative saw a team of 30 specialists from Windhoek embark on a mission to improve the health and well-being of Gobabis residents and surrounding areas. The outreach team comprised experts from various medical fields, including […]

The Secretary of the Swapo Elders Council (SEC), Mukwaita Shanyengana, urged the council members to mobilise all the eligible voters to register to participate in the November elections.  He said this during the Council’s Central Committee meeting. Shanyengana says it’s the member votes and those of the supporters that will see Namibia’s first female president.  […]

There are still parts of Namibia without access to telecommunication networks.  Mupini village, in the Kavango West Region, is one of the areas earmarked for the construction of a telecommunications tower.  The Network Tower will be constructed by PowerCom, a subsidiary of Telecom Namibia, which provides ICT infrastructure and equipment.  PowerCom Board Director Tonata Nghifitikeko […]

Overjoyed by the just-ended Miss Namibia 2024 pageant, residents of Lüderitz expressed their appreciation to the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation for choosing their town to host the prestigious event.  An expression of interest by the Luderitz Waterfront Company culminated in the southern town of Lüderitz being granted the honour of hosting this year’s coveted Miss Namibia event.

The Sam Nujoma Foundation has assured the nation that Founding President Sam Nujoma is recuperating well following “hospitalisation for a routine and precautionary medical procedure due to an infection.” The former President’s personal physician, Dr. Tshali Ithete says Nujoma is in the care of a competent and dedicated team of health practitioners who are taking […]