Namibia Brand Ambassador and Patron for Miss Namibia Michelle McLean wished the Namibian national rugby team well ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
The Namibian Police, in conjunction with UNESCO, concluded a training of trainers workshop titled ‘Project on Training Security Forces in Promoting Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Journalists’. Over 54 participants were trained at the Israel Patrick Iyambo Police College in the capital. Among the training’s main aims were to improve the working relationship […]
The Erongo Regional Council has received N$1.2 million from the central government to support development in rural areas. Its Chairperson, Benitha Imbamba, says this is an addition to another N$1.2 million the Council budgeted for the current financial year. Imbamba revealed that about N$961,000 is budgeted for the rural sanitation programme from the council’s own […]
420 trainees graduated at the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre (WVTC) in Windhoek today (Friday). Of the graduates, 36% are female and 64% are male. The Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology, and Innovation, Raimo Naanda, appreciated the positive increase in the number of females taking up technical and vocational education and […]
Youth in Tsumkwe maintain their protest over the census candidate list and demand answers. In Tsumkwe, the youth community continued their demonstration this morning, expressing their dissatisfaction with the supplementary list of candidates for this year’s National Population and Housing Census. The group’s chairperson, Simson Kapembe, revealed that the list was meant to undergo verification […]
Some residents who reside in the Windhoek Rural Constituency have threatened to unleash dogs on Census enumerators who do not speak the indigenous languages of the people in those areas. Windhoek Rural Constituency Councillor, Piet Adams, called a press conference today where he, together with those who did not make the cut, decried the selection […]
Training for the enumerators for the 2023 Population and Housing Census started today across the country. The Census Regional Coordinator for ||Kharas Region, Jonas Nghipangwa, says the training of enumerators got off to a smooth start despite some of the shortlisted candidates failing to show up for training. A total of 451 candidates were shortlisted […]
The Chairperson of the Global Central Bank Forum says climate change is negatively affecting the role of central banks, and there is a need for the banks to include that risk in their models. Dr. Sabine Mauderer believes this will ensure price and financial stability, which are crucial in delivering economic growth and prosperity for […]
Swakopmund Municipal Council has extended Chief Executive Officer Archie Benjamin’s contract for another five years. Mayor Dina Namubes says Benjamin has played a major role in driving positive change and progress in the municipality. According to the Swakopmund Municipal Council, the Chief Executive Officer’s leadership, dedication, and profound commitment to the community were among […]
The Municipality of Walvis Bay is looking at several strategies to decongest the suburb of Kuisebmund and reduce the risk of shack fires. This includes the introduction of rates and taxes for each shack on allocated plots. Backyard shacks have become a source of income for the residents who rent them out, but they are […]
