A Cameroonian journalist and founder of Afrikultures, Tessa Banks, has urged leaders in Africa to have faith in the continent and to recognise its potential. Banks called on Africans to wake up and broaden their shoulders in terms of economic development and trade. He says Africans have suffered for too long from the aftermath […]
The Chairperson of the Kavango East Regional Youth Forum, Moses Sikerete, has called on the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture to give the leadership enough time to come up with a solution to the dispute around the construction of a new school in Rundu’s Ndama Informal Settlement. This comes after the ministry requested that […]
The independence of the Electoral Commission of Namibia, the increasing regional presence, and responsive ICT management in the electoral processes are among the priorities of the four shortlisted candidates for the position of Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer. The shortlisted candidates, drawn from Namibia’s legal and academic fields, all underwent psychometric testing before the public […]
With the influx of people to Oranjemund in the ||Kharas Region since its proclamation as a local authority, the former mining town faces an acute housing shortage. Against this backdrop, the town council began housing projects to address the housing squeeze. A N$27 million bulk services construction project for low-cost housing was recently completed at […]
Academic Dr. Michael Tjivikua has been disqualified from the race for the position of Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer of the Electoral Commission of Namibia. This was after it was found that Dr. Tjivikua was a member of the Swapo Party Think Tank, information he failed to disclose. The ECN conducted public interviews and presentations […]
||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick has reminded the regional political leadership to uphold the country’s constitution. She made the call during the Regional Development Update address. Governor Frederick says she could not deliver the State of the Region Address for the third consecutive year; it is being replaced by the Regional Development Update Address. She […]
The |Khomanin Traditional Authority claims that assistance provided by the National Statistics Agency (NSA) in response to the outcry of disadvantaged communities without internet access to apply for jobs in the upcoming national census has been all but helpful. Applicants arrived as early as nine o’clock to seize the opportunity to apply for the Census […]
Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide and will claim ten million lives in 2020. The Chief Executive Officer of the Cancer Association of Namibia, Rolf Hansen, emphasised early detection and prevention as key methods to fight the disease. Hansen addressed the opening of the Cancer Association of Namibia’s Community Health Care Clinic and […]
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) held a stakeholder engagement at Outapi, Omusati Region, to create awareness and provide services to the public. The engagement focused on inquiries such as admission, housing, the claim of benefits, the printing of benefit statements, medical aid, complaint handling, and issues related to taxes. Institutions such as NamFISA, NamRA, […]
A Swapo stalwart and freedom fighter, Peter Nakapolo, was buried at Eenhana Memorial Shrine in the Ohangwena Region. The late Nakapolo, 76 at the time of his death, was conferred an official funeral by the Head of State. Nakapolo was involved in mobilising young Namibians to join the Swapo movement and persuading them to go […]
