The City of Windhoek Council is expected to elect new political leadership at 14:30 this afternoon. The city is being led by a coalition, with Landless People’s Movement (LPM) councilor Sade Gawa!Nas as mayor, who took over from Affirmative Repositioning Movement councilor Dr Job Amupanda. The coalition had elected Independent Patriots for Change Councillor, Ndeshihafela […]
Epupa Constituency Councilor Kuuoko Tjimutambo has reiterated his position over the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Epupa, saying the marginalized community will be negatively affected. Tjimutambo confronted a stakeholders conference on the Baynes Hydropower Project that took place in Swakopmund, arguing that the construction of an electricity plant is all well and good, but the […]
The Bank of Namibia has again increased the repo rate, this time by 50 basis points, from 5.5 to 6.75 percent. Governor Johannes !Gawaxab says the raise is done in an effort to anchor inflation expectations as well as safeguard the one-on-one peg arrangement with South Africa. !Gawaxab says the decision was taken following a […]
Residents of Warmbad in the ||Kharas Region staged a demonstration in protest over an alleged lack of economic development at the tiny settlement. Disgruntled residents say they demonstrate to vent their rage over alleged failures by various government agencies to bring services to the area. They handed over a petition to the Warmbad Settlement Office. […]
The Mayor of Windhoek is expected to host a Christmas lunch for hundreds of elders as well as hand out gifts to the less privileged, starting this coming Friday at the Zoo Park. The Head of Corporate Communications, Lydia Amutenya, announced the development in an interview with Good Morning Namibia. The Christmas market is a […]
The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture is working hard to ensure that schools have qualified teachers and counselors to provide psychological support to learners. Unpacking the role of the education sector in the fight against GBV, Deputy Executive Director Edda Bohn says the ministry has programs in place that provide meals to primary school […]
A destitute mother of five in Sauyemwa, an informal settlement west of Rundu, is calling on good Samaritans to come to her aid. Siyapa Maria Mayanga, a 37-year-old single mother, moved from Kayeura Village in the Kavango West Region to Rundu in search of a job after both her parents died. Mayanga only relies on […]
The Namibian Police are asking the public for help in identifying a female body stored in the Windhoek Police Mortuary or to contact them if they are aware of a missing person in their area. According to the Head of NamPol’s Public Relations Division, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, an unknown female was bumped by a […]
Non-governmental organizations will continue to help the Namibian government end hunger by the year 2030. In this context, the World Food Programme and the Namibia Agronomic Board signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to improve food access and affordability. “Namibia gives us an opportunity to work with partners to give us space for systems and ground […]
SADC has reiterated its commitment to fighting political instability and the social and economic threats faced by some member states. This was said by the Chairperson of the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, at the meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security Cooperation. Nandi-Ndaitwah cited […]
