More than 500 young people from the Kavango West Region have been recruited as casual workers to clear a 20-hectare plot belonging to the Ministry of Sport, Youth, and National Services (MSYNS) at Nkurenkuru. Kavango West remains the only region without proper sports facilities. That is about to change as the Ministry will soon start […]
The slogan “no Namibian must feel left out” will remain meaningless until something is done to assist people living in abject poverty. A lecturer at the University of Namibia’s School of Humanities, Society, and Development, Dr. Basilius Kasera, said this during the commemoration of International Day of Families in Windhoek. The day is aimed at […]
The Head of Mission from Switzerland, Dr. Nicholas Bruhl, bid farewell to President Hage Geingob at State House following the end of his diplomatic tour of duty. He was based in Pretoria, South Africa, and concurrently accredited to Namibia.
Namibia and Rwanda will soon sign a formal agreement to establish a Joint Commission of Cooperation, expected to guide bilateral trade between the two countries, among other things. This was said by Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Namibia, Eugene Segore Kayihura after he bid farewell to President Hage Geingob at State House.
The Chief Executive Officer of Miss Namibia, Umbi Karuaihe-Upi, says the country is ready to compete in international beauty pageants. The top ten Miss Namibia finalists are currently on tour in the ||Kharas Region, discovering the breathtaking landscapes of the southern region. The ten finalists in this year’s Miss Namibia Beauty pageant were taken on […]
Residents, calling themselves members of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM), have reiterated their demand for the removal of Keetmanshoop Urban Constituency Councillor Joseph Isaack. They accused the regional councillor of failing to bring much-needed socio-economic development. Recently expelled LPM member Vernon Coleman handed over a petition to Isaack in which the protestors complained about the […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has introduced the Pelebox Smart Lockers to provide access to pre-packed chronic medication for HIV, diabetes, epilepsy, and TB patients in the Katutura State Hospital. The Centre for Disease Control in Namibia provided technical and financial support. Health Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula said the introduction of Pelebox […]
Judge Christi Liebenberg has delayed the sentencing of the siblings, Azaan Madisia and Steven Mulundu. The two were acquitted on murder charges related to the tragic death of 21-year-old Shanon Wasserfall in April 2020. Judge Liebenberg only found Madisia and Mulundu guilty of impeding or obstructing the course of justice by attempting to conceal Wasserfall’s […]
About 1,3 million people are killed every year on the road, while up to 50 million are injured worldwide in road traffic-related incidences. These were some of the statistics shared at the launch of the 7th UN Global Road Safety Week currently underway in Windhoek. Road traffic crashes are becoming the world’s greatest hazard to the lives […]
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources is expected to hold public consultations on the motion regarding the devastating effect of the growing seal population on the sustainability of fish stocks. It is estimated there are roughly one million seals all along the Namibian coastline. The abundance of fish stock lures many seal colonies to […]
