It was good news to the ears of the residents of Katutura in Windhoek when the Ministry of Health and Social Services announced the extension of the Katutura Health Centre’s operating hours to 24 hours a day. Residents had high expectations, and while service seemed to have improved, weekends remained a challenge as unattended patients […]
Pediatric Cardiologist Dr. Fenny Shidhika and partners have launched the Namibia National Children’s Hearts Trust. This is a breakthrough for the country, as many children and adults with heart diseases have often been referred to Cape Town for attention and treatment. The Trust will provide affordable health care, create awareness about the disease, and will […]
Uis community members have alleged that a Chinese Mining company, Xinfeng, and several others are mining Lithium while their licenses were approved to mine semi-precious stones in the Daures Constituency of the Erongo Region. The Community Spokesperson Jimmy ||Araseb has requested the Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo to revoke the mining licenses of all […]
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) Leader Bernadus Swaartbooi has appealed to the Mines and Energy Minister to consider criminal prosecution against Xinfeng Investment and the Environmental Commissioner over the alleged illegal mining operations near Uis. Swaartbooi says if Minister Tom Alweendo’s investigation into the allegations reveals that there has been falsification of documents or a breach […]
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has tabled the ministry’s vote of over N$932.7 million in the National Assembly for consideration. In her motivation speech, Nandi-Ndaitwah said the budget is guided by Vision 2030, NDP5, Harambee Prosperity Plan and the Swapo Party Manifesto. In line with her ministry’s mandate of international diplomacy, Nandi-Ndaitwah expressed condolences to […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia will conduct surveys to determine factors that contribute to voter apathy and low voter turnout in electoral processes. This was highlighted during the motivation of the budgetary allocation of the Electoral Commission of Namibia. In his motivation, the National Assembly Speaker Professor Peter Katjavivi said voter apathy and low voter […]
Police in the Omusati Region are investigating a case of culpable homicide, reckless and negligent driving, driving without a license, and driving an unroadworthy vehicle following a car accident at Oshuungu village in the wee hours of the morning. It’s alleged that a truck driver traveling from Oshikuku to Oshakati collided head-on with a black […]
The National Broadcasting Corporation has fully taken over Miss Namibia. This was announced at a reveal event in Windhoek. Miss Namibia National Director Conny Maritz handed over the management of Miss Namibia to Umbi Karuaihe-Upi as the new Chief Executive Officer. Maritz says one of her greatest joys of being the National Director for 23 […]
Another group of landless residents at Walvis Bay have expressed frustration to the council over the slow pace of delivering serviced plots to them. The group called “Tulipamwe” marched to the municipality and handed over a petition demanding council to give residents plots at Farm 37, an area about 10 kilometers from the town. Members […]
The police at Rundu is investigating a case in which a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped by four boys at Ndama on Thursday. Acting Namibian Police Regional Commander, Deputy Commissioner Eino Nambahu, told Nampa that the incident reportedly took place at around nine o’clock in the evening next to the fish shop at Ndama. Deputy […]
