The National Council should ensure that all bills referred to it are gender sensitive and not discriminatory towards any sex. Motivating the report on the 60th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Veteran Affairs Deputy Minister Hilma Nicanor said government should support the fostering of gender responsive programmes.
Local churches have been urged to desist the temptation of commercializing their operations. According to the Association of Charismatic and Pentecostal Churches of Namibia, such actions are tarnishing the image of the church. Pastors, apostles and prophets from Pentecostal churches across Namibia held a meeting at Swakopmund to discuss issues regarding bogus churches.
The 2016-Omaheke version of the celebrated July Handicap has been a resounding success. Over 50 horses from different regions participated in this year’s Gobabis-based event. The competition, which included15 races, also attracted a large crowd of fans, who were jumping up and down and shouting for their favourites horses throughout. As expected, the horse “you […]
Urban and Rural Development minister Sophia Shaningwa has called on staff members at local authorities countrywide to refrain from engaging in corrupt practices benefiting them individually over community development. The remark formed part of her message when she addressed the council and management of the Okahandja Municipality and other key stakeholders.
Political parties in South Africa have gone all out to lure voters ahead of Wednesday’s local government elections. The ruling party held its final rally on Sunday and says it is confident it will come out on top when South Africans go to the polls.
The City of Windhoek is urging residents to change their water consumption habits by all means, or the city will run out of water in August. The Windhoek Municipality continues to engage the public as part of the drought response plan on managing the city’s available water resources during the ongoing water crisis affecting the […]
The Environment and Tourism Minister has taken a decision to drill boreholes to ensure that the stranded hippos remain in their territories in the Sibbinda Constituency of the Zambezi Region. Pohamba Shifeta along with officials from his ministry visited the constituency on Saturday to assess the situation.
Defence Minister Penda Ya Ndakolo officially commissioned a School of Artillery at the Peter Nanyemba Military base at Oluno in the Oshana region on Friday. The school will produce soldiers who will be responsible for the main fire power of Namibia’s defence force through a professional and scientific approach.
Southern African Regional Inter-Agency Standing Committee wants to seek 1.2 billion US dollars to fight drought and relieve the food crisis in southern Africa triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon. El Nino has devastated several southern African countries and crop failures have led to chronic malnutrition. More than 640,000 drought-related livestock deaths have been […]
The 21,8 kilometer long Izimwe/Nakabolelwa road in the floodplains of the Kabbe South Constituency of the Zambezi Region has been completed. Some of the villages which will now be easily accessible were previously difficult to reach and during the flood season, totally inaccessible by road.
