Even though the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology announced that there would be no government-planned events to commemorate Cassinga Day, various local businesses took to social media to pay homage to the hundreds of men, women, and children massacred on this day in 1978. MTC kept it simple with a silhouette of a saluting […]
Westair Aviation has announced the names of its three employees who died on the spot when an F 406 plane belonging to WestAir Aviation crashed in Windhoek’s Pioneerspark late yesterday. The three were identified as Rozanne De Beer-Olivier (33), Ruan van Schalkwyk (24), and André-Armand Lubbe (25). De Beer-Olivier and van Schalkwyk were both pilots […]
Obed Chabani (48), who is facing charges of possession and dealing in cannabis worth over N$300,000, has been remanded in custody following his appearance in the Outjo Magistrates’ Court. Chabani was nabbed on April 30, according to Kunene Crime Investigations Coordinator Deputy Commissioner Paavo Iyambo, while loading two big boxes in a vehicle. Each box, […]
With illegal sand mining activities happening in most parts of the country, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism is training environmental officers in all regions. They are from the Department of Parks and Forestry. Although more is expected from the environmental officers, the current pressing matter is that of illegal sand mining, which the […]
To make sure that no one is left behind in terms of accessing information, the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) donated 120 braille booklets to the Namibian Federation of the Visually Impaired (NFVI). The donation consists of a customs procedure with traveller’s guide information and the taxation of individuals. The Commissioner at NamRA, Sam Shivute, says […]
Muyako residents in the Katima Mulilo Rural Constituency are saddened by the delay in the construction of the Bukalo-Muyako-Ibbu and Ngoma roads. The residents say development promises made to them were never honoured. The community members raised their concerns during a meeting on Thursday. They reiterated that the constituency is the second most populated after […]
The Grootfontein Municipality says they have on numerous occasions pleaded with residents, businesses, and institutions to engage their finance department and make debt-settling arrangements; calls, the council says, appear to have fallen on deaf ears. It is against this background that the municipality says it decided to involve an independent debt collector, Redforce Debt Management. […]
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has commended the NovaNam fishing company at Luderitz for adding value to local produce. She made the observation after a tour of the fish factory as part of her working visit to ||Kharas Region. The Vice President was accompanied by the Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab, the Deputy Minister of Finance […]
The Namibian Port Authority (Namport), Cleanergy Solutions Namibia, and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the first-ever hydrogen-powered vessel to operate in Namibian waters. Additionally, Namport and the port of Antwerp-Bruges signed an agreement focusing on the development of the north port of Walvis Bay. Namibia is set up to […]
President Nangolo Mbumba says Namibia stands in solidarity with all those around the world still fighting for freedom, justice, and dignity, stressing that, as the country commemorates its own massacre at Cassinga on May 4, 1978, citizens remember the power of unity expressed in the face of oppression. The president noted the support of the […]
