The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture is centralising school payments to expedite fund disbursement for academic activities. Some schools have voiced concerns about the slow release of funds. nbc Reporter Johanna !Uri≠khos interviewed the Ministry’s Executive Director, Sanet Steenkamp, for clarification. During the interview, Steenkamp mentioned that 550 schools have already received funding for […]
The Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Ministry will soon refer to Cabinet a proposal to construct a second desalination plant at the coast. Agriculture Minister Carl Schlettwein says NamWater will collaborate with Swakop Uranium Mine in setting up the coastal plant. Schlettwein revealed that the feasibility studies for the second seawater desalination plant have been […]
Poor rainfall received this year has seen individuals and farmers experience water shortages, leaving livestock and crop farmers worried. Namibia Connect’s Ndishishii Hamufungu earlier engaged Oshana Governor Elia Irimari, who spoke from Oshakati, to elaborate on the current situation.
The Nkurenkuru and Ruacana Town Councils have stepped up cooperation between the two local authorities by renewing an existing memorandum of agreement. The agreement, which was signed in Nkurenkuru, the regional capital of the Kavango West Region, aims to increase cooperation between the two local authorities to propel development and service delivery. The agreement will […]
The Miss Namibia and Miss Teen beauty pageants have now entered the final stage with the announcement of the ten finalists for both competitions. The Miss Namibia Organisation announced the finalists at a glitzy two-day preliminary event held in Windhoek over the weekend. The ten selected include women from diverse backgrounds. Entries for the beauty […]
Iran is looking at expanding its bilateral relations with Namibia across various sectors. The country wants to enter Namibia’s oil market and says it can help the country attain self-sufficiency. Iran’s ambassador to Namibia, Dr. Seyed Sharifi, on Monday introduced his country’s private sector mines’ to Namibia’s Emerging Mining Association and other small emerging miners. […]
Schools from all 14 regions competed in the 2-day athletics championship in different sport codes such as track, javelin, discus throwing, long jump, and high jump, with a spot in the national schools team at stake. The event, under the auspices of the Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU), showcased young athletes from across all 14 […]
Concerns are being raised about the unhygienic state of the Opuwo State Hospital. Community members say the hospital has become a haven for stray cats and rats, to the point where they invade patients’ rooms to prey on their food. Concerned community member Tjitopi Tjiurua says uncollected garbage, besides causing a health hazard, attracts stray […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, urged local authorities to refrain from collecting debt from their clients via third-party enforcers and rather educate residents on their services and their responsibilities to ensure such services remain available. He said this during the handover of houses in Nkurenkuru’s Kakuro location in Kavango West Region.
At least 24 low-income earners at Nkurenkuru’s Kakuro location in Kavango West Region received houses built under the Shack Dwellers Federation (SDFN). The project began on December 1, 2021. About 50 plots were allocated to the Shack Dwellers Federation in December 2021 by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni. The houses are […]
