Swapo Party Vice President and Presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah, has congratulated the Otjozondjupa Regional Leadership for restoring peace and unity among its members. Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking at the Otjiwarongo Rally held at the DRC Informal Settlement. “I was happy to hear from Comrade Imms when he emphasised the point that unity is what governs […]
Namibia’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, observed a minute of silence in solidarity with the people of Palestine, calling on the international community to act. “The Palestinian people are facing untold brutal and inhumane suffering as Israel deployed their war machinery by depriving and blocking all basic necessities to their livelihood, like […]
President Hage Geingob leaves for Brussels, Belgium, tomorrow for the European Union Inaugural Global Gateway Forum and the first EU-Namibia Green Hydrogen and Critical Raw Materials Business Forum. Dr. Geingob will attend at the invitation of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. In recognition of Namibia’s leadership in the transition to […]
Learning was disrupted at Eros Primary School in the capital on Friday, following a disturbing and seemingly demonic incident linked to a game allegedly played by a Grade 5 learner the previous day. What was meant to be a day of education took a terrifying turn, resembling scenes from a horror movie. Reportedly, the “Charlie […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism and stakeholders handed over N$37 million in project funding, grants, and equipment to various conservancies in the Zambezi Region. Of the N$37 million, N$20 million is intended for poverty-oriented support for community conservation, while N$17 million is directed towards community livelihood development and wildlife conflict management. Two projects […]
A tense community meeting unfolded at Arandis this week as residents continued to demand land and housing. The gathering got off to a shaky start as residents initially refused to enter the community hall where discussions were scheduled to take place. Residents of Arandis streamed to the Arandis community hall to attend a meeting called […]
Namibia is due to receive special recognition in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, later this evening at an award ceremony of the International Festival for Freedom of Expression and the Press (FILEP). The award is in recognition of consistently maintaining the number one ranking in media freedom by Reporters Without Borders. The 10th edition of the FILEP […]
Swakopmund Senior Secondary School held a memorial service for the late 15-year-old Benjamin Sheelongo, who collapsed and died while in class on Tuesday. Teachers and schoolmates remembered Benjamin Sheelongo as a brother, a friend, and someone who could brighten the dullest day with his humour. His sunny disposition, when reminisced, left no dry eye in […]
The N$34.6 million police post at Singalamwe in the Kongola Constituency of the Zambezi Region has officially been inaugurated. The facility, which was completed last month, consists of a charge office, a record room, a radio room, a kitchenette, a 2-bedroom house, two 20-room barracks for male and female officers, a kitchen, and a staff […]
A drug and alcohol awareness campaign was held at J.A. Nel Secondary School at Keetmanshoop in efforts to tackle the scourge of drug abuse, especially among young people. The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare hosted the ‘Say No to Drugs” campaign. The campaign targets youth between the ages of 13 and […]
