The Ondangwa Town Council has commenced the construction of houses at Extension 26. There are around 300 erven and most of them are already occupied. Houses at extension 26 cost between N$300 000 and N$600 000. Ondangwa Town Council Chief Executive Officer, Ismael Namgongo says the council has appointed enough developers to fast-track the processes to […]
President Hage Geingob has urged the new foreign Heads of Mission to improve trade and industry development between Namibia and their respective countries. Dr. Geingob received letters of credence from ten new diplomatic Heads of Mission accredited to Namibia at State House today (Thursday). As diplomatic tradition dictates, after the presentation of letters of credence, […]
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) has allocated free broadcasting airtime to political parties participating in the Keetmashoop Rural Constituency by-election slated for May 15. This was revealed by the nbc’s Special Projects Manager during a consultation meeting with the political parties in Windhoek today (Thursday). Kalilo Kalilo revealed that the broadcaster allocated 45 minutes of […]
The Welwitschias will face the Goshawks from Zimbabwe this coming weekend and will treat the encounter as a test match. The Welwitschias will be playing their second away game in the Currie Cup’s first division this weekend in Zimbabwe. The men in blue have lost all three of their opening games but continue to be […]
False beliefs and misinformation around the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination are hampering progress in conquering cervical cancer. These were some of the concerns raised by various speakers at a workshop on sexually transmitted infections (STI), hosted by Roche and the Cancer Association of Namibia in Windhoek. Cervical cancer, also known as the “silent killer,” remains […]
The Swapo Party in the ||Kharas Region has rubbished speculations that some of its leadership backs independent candidate Gerrit Witbooi rather than the party’s candidate Elias !Kharuxab in the upcoming by-election. The by-election in the Keetmanshoop Rural Constituency, which is necessitated by the recent withdrawal of Witbooi by the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) as Regional […]
Since its inception in 2020, the Namibia Deposit Guarantee Authority (NDGA) has grown in value to the point where it can cover payments to 1,3 million small depositors, for a total amount of N$25,000 each, in the case of a financial institution going bankrupt. Using that formula, the NDGA says it is satisfied that it […]
Former Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Bernhardt Esau informed Judge David Munsu that his health condition has worsened after his incarceration at the Windhoek Correctional Facility. Esau, who is applying for bail, informed Munsu that the facility does not have the capacity to provide proper care to those who suffer from chronic illnesses. He has […]
The Okalongo Health Center in the Omusati Region is facing a shortage of medical staff. The health center serves more than 56,980 people, and this number excludes Angolan nationals, who make use of the facility as well. This was said by Senior Registered Nurse Amupala Eliakim during the handing over of building materials donated by […]
The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, has added his voice to a motion in the National Assembly for the establishment of a Genocide Memorial Museum to honor victims of the 1904-08 Herero-Nama genocide. He however pleaded with his fellow MPs to have unity in mind when they debate this important […]
