President Hage Geingob has arrived back home after participating at the Global Gateway Forum and the first-ever European Union-Namibia Business Forum in Belgium. President Geingob and his delegation concluded their participation in the Global Gateway Forum and the first-ever European Union-Namibia Business Forum. The Namibian leader was among the more than 40 high-level representatives, financial […]
The Windhoek City Council is currently executing a five-year plan to provide adequate ablution and sanitation facilities in the city’s informal settlements. Under the plan, a total of 1,620 pit latrines are set to be completed. This will help to decrease the ratio of households sharing a single toilet to a maximum of 20 households. […]
The Swakopmund Municipality has started to install security CCTV cameras at 15 identified crime hotspots. This comes after the community raised concerns about the increasing crime in the coastal town. At a recent meeting, Swakopmund residents fed up with crime asked the municipality to intervene. Residents are particularly concerned about their safety and security, especially […]
The police in the Omaheke Region have called on the public to refrain from spreading misleading information about the alleged harvesting of human organs. NAMPOL say nothing of this nature has been reported in the region to date. Speaking at a media conference in Gobabis, Regional Unit Commander and Community Affairs Officer, Inspector Fina Sakayengenga, […]
In a landmark ruling, Windhoek High Court Judge Christi Liebenberg handed down prison sentences of up to 30 years to two American citizens, Marcus Thomas and Kevan Townsend, for their involvement in the murder of André Heckmair. The murder, which occurred on January 7, 2011, had remained the subject of investigations for several years, culminating […]
The Global Gateway Forum has made several key announcements about investing in clean energy transitions in various African countries. These include the €146 million for the construction of the Kakono hydropower plant in Tanzania and the €20.4 million for the Green and Blue Pact in Comoros to boost that country’s environmental and food resilience. On […]
Local skills development, with a particular emphasis on vocational training, will be a critical feature of the partnership between Namibia and the European Union. President Hage Geingob and the President of the EU Commission, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, agreed on this approach, which was reiterated during the inaugural Global Gateway Forum underway in the […]
Keetmanshoop Town Council is embarking on an aggressive campaign to recover outstanding municipal water debt, running into millions of dollars. Residents, government institutions, and businesses owe the town council a combined total of N$212 million in unpaid water bills. Keetmanshoop acting CEO Lee Mwembe revealed that residents have racked up water bills of N$127 million, […]
Kavango West Governor Sirkka Ausiku has applauded farmers for keeping to the vision for the region to become agriculturally active and self-sufficient. Ausiku addressed the Kavango West Farmers Union’s second ordinary congress at Nkurenkuru. Ausiku says that as the youngest region, the leadership saw it fit to strengthen its agricultural status. In 2017, the Farmers […]
Life skills teacher Pedro Kapirika says society has been so focused on uplifting the girl child that the boy child is left feeling neglected. The teacher from Jacob Marengo visited Rundu in an effort to uplift some boys. There was a time when the focus was solely on men. This led to women and girl […]
