Residents of Outjo in the Kunene Region commemorated Heroes’ Day by cleaning the /Khubus Cemetery. Outjo Mayor Marius Sheya led the clean-up campaign which saw other local authority Councillors, religious groups, community members, business owners and their employees participating. The nearly 200 participants used rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows, axes and black plastic bags in the cleaning […]
The Roads Authority is resealing the Oshakati-Oshikuku-Outapi road at a cost of 80-million dollars. The tender was awarded to Hillary, a South African Company in a joint venture with Quiver Tree of Namibia. The rehabilitation started two months ago in terms of site establishment and is expected to be completed in 2017. The overall project […]
A long-time central bank teller who is on the run in Somalia is reported to have deposited fake Somali notes and took U.S. dollars with him. The whereabouts of Muhyadin Mohamed Hassan who was involved in the systematic theft remains unknown.
The Heroes day commemoration educated, entertained and informed Walvis Bay residents, who flocked to the Kuisebmund soccer field to observe the day. Residents remained united as they danced and mingled with national leaders and Namibians from all walks of life.
As Namibia commemorates the 50th anniversary of Heroes Day, President Hage Geingob has recognized sacrifices made by Namibians who took up arms against South African colonial forces on August 26 1966, saying, they immortalized themselves through outstanding feats and principles.
The family of late former Robbin Island prisoner and Omugulugwombashe hero, Messack Victory Namwandi, commemorated Heroes day at his grave. Namwandi died in 2004 and was one of the first six soldiers who were sent from Tanzania to come into Namibia and mobilise the masses to resist the apartheid South African Government.
Residents of Goreagab Dam Residential Area are calling on the City of Windhoek to put up a fire brigade in the area. They argue that many residents lose their belongings in fires because of they have to rely on the fire brigade which is far away.
The Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services has expressed concern about the high teenage pregnancy rate in Namibia. Speaking during the launch of the Anti-retroviral Treatment (ART) ‘Teach One, One Teach All’ project at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Regtion, Juliet Kavetuna said it was a worrisome issue seeing that the ministry had made provision […]
The Education, Art and Culture Ministry is concerned about the mushrooming of unregistered private schools. Permanent-Secretary Sanet Steenkamp says the Education Act 16 of 2001 requires that any registered private school or tuition centre should be issued with a certificate of registration. Speaking on the NBC Radio Current Affairs World At Six program this morning, […]
It remains pivotal that companies involved in large-scale mining invest and develop areas in which their operations take place. President Hage Geingob says such investments will ensure that communities are not left worse- off even after mining operations cease. Dr Geingob therefore commended the Rossing Uranium Mine, which marked 40 years of mining, for being […]
