Plans are underway to construct a wastewater treatment plant and a biomass industrial park at Otjiwarongo to respond to the town’s growing population. This was revealed by Mayor Kandiwapa Shivute at the council’s year-end meeting held at Otjiwarongo. Shivute says the number of inhabitants at Otjiwarongo has grown to about 45 thousand, hence the need […]

Prominent defense lawyer Kadhila Amoomo has reacted to the appeal judgment by the Supreme Court, the nation’s highest court, which has set aside the decision by the Windhoek High Court that granted bail to Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo. Amoomo says, “The Supreme Court conflated the analysis on bail principles with the merits of the case. […]

SADC Ministers have expressed concern over the delay in the construction of the Trans-Kalahari Railway connecting Namibia and Botswana. Ministers expressed these concerns at the ministerial meeting held in Windhoek. This regional project, expected to provide a direct connection to Walvis Bay for landlocked Botswana, seems to have been stalled. “Trade is hampered, economic growth […]

Namibia has been invited to partner with Zimbabwe and erect a monument at the complex where the Museum of African Liberation is being constructed in Zimbabwe. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s special envoy, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, delivered a letter in this regard to President Hage Geingob at State House. The Museum of African Liberation, a brainchild of the […]

Namibia’s Health and Social Services Minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, says his ministry means to take healthcare services closer to rural communities through tailored resources. In the Ohangwena Region, Dr Kalumbi Shangula opened a comprehensive community-based health-service facility near the Oshikango border. For too long, people at the Oshikango border crossing received healthcare treatment under trees. […]

Although Namibia has made great strides in the fight against HIV and AIDS, the epidemic continues to rob the country of much-needed human capital and compromise socio-economic progress. This is President Hage Geingob’s message, as Namibia joins the commemoration of World AIDS Day. Dr Geingob is equally concerned about the stigmatization of those infected with […]

The Oshivelo Farm has become one of the largest employers at the Oshivelo Settlement. The farm mainly employs the marginalized San community, who are the majority of inhabitants in the area. The operations start with planting and harvesting on the farm and end with packaging and selling at the shop. Erika Auchomas, who has been […]

B2Gold Namibia and the Otavi Town Council recently treated senior citizens and people with disabilities to an early Christmas lunch in the town. The birth of Jesus Christ is usually celebrated by Christians all over the world, with families getting together, feasting, and opening presents. For some, holidays like Christmas pass like any other day, […]

The Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoëbes has called on churches to organize themselves, saying they have a role to play in influencing government policies that deal with fighting social ills and unethical behavior. ||Hoëbes made the call at the Ethical Human Rights Conference, organized by the Christian Coalition of Churches. ||Hoëbes says just as […]

The Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) has come to the aid of some schools in Kavango that have been struggling with furniture. The company donated more than 300 chairs and desks worth about N$150,000 to three schools in the region. The company’s manager of corporate communications, Tana Pasat, noted that Namport has an obligation to support […]