The newly elected Ombara Otjitambi Dr. Hoze Riruako of chief Kapuuo’s faction says the Ovaherero people will overcome the ongoing challenges. Hoze Riruako was elected a few months after another faction of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority installed Professor Mutjinde Katjiua as Ombara Otjitambi. The OTA now has two men with the same title. Hoze Riruako’s […]

The trial of accused murder siblings, Azaan Madisia and Steven Mulundu will commence at the Windhoek High Court tomorrow  At the harbor town of Walvis Bay, about, two years back,  the disappearance of 20-year-old Shannon Wasserfall grew traction. The young mother went missing in April 2020, and the discovery of her body, in a shallow […]

Some residents of Keetmanshoop marched to the State Hospital, demanding the reinstatement of well-known medical Doctor, Refanus Kooper.  Dr. Kooper left public service to go open up a private practice in the Hardap Region. They also called for the immediate removal of the Director of Health in the ||Kharas Region.  Residents marched through the streets of […]

The offices of the Directorate of Veterinary Services at Rundu are flooded with the sewage water. Administrative Officer Ericah Geingos says the situation is posing a hazard and needs urgent intervention. Geingos says the situation has been going on since July last year, but the Rundu Town Council has allegedly failed to address it. They […]

The provision of potable water and electricity remains a challenge in Maltahohe and Aranos. Residents in those areas live in corrugated shelters and share one public- tap. The residents claimed that one water tap is no more enough as the population has increased in those areas and they have to queue for hours to fetch […]

Erongo Regional Council has reiterated its commitment to service delivery. Its Chairperson Benitha Imbamba said they have rated the best regional council in terms of customer service charter development and implementation by the office of the Prime Minister. Imbamba said this during the region’s annual opening meeting at Swakopmund. Erongo scooped first place among the […]

A researcher with the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), Frederico Links claims, there is no transparency in the biometric data collection, MTC is currently carrying out. In an interview with nbc News Links says, when registering their sim cards subscribers are taken through a process that includes capturing a picture and fingerprints. This has […]

The leader of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority Faction Group, Professor Mutjinde Katjiua has called on the Ovaherero community to rally behind him as he fights for their rights.  While addressing a faction of the OTA members in Okahandja, Professor Katjiua says, his people continue to live in poverty, due to a lack of opportunities and […]

The death toll from drowning incidents due to the floods has increased to four.  The latest incident happened at Onawa in the Oshana Region after a man attempted to make his way home and allegedly drowned in the deep end of a man-made hole that was dug by the town council as an embankment to […]

MeatCo says it has introduced a number of reforms and restructuring to remain afloat, despite natural calamities which affected the livestock sector. Its Chief Executive Officer Mwilima Mushokobanji was responding to a recent remark by Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Carl Schleittwein who described the state-owned meat processing and marketing entity as being in an ICU. Schlettwein […]