The Rehoboth Town Council (RTC) has introduced an amnesty programme to assist residents who struggle to settle their municipal bills. The programme will target residents whose electricity has been blocked due to high amounts of outstanding water debt. The decision to introduce the programme was taken at the first ordinary council meeting of the town […]
Some members of the Okahandja community want the suspended Okahandja chief executive officer (CEO), Martha Mutilifa arrested. Mutilifa allegedly stole the municipality’s official seal (stamp), which she is now using at home to allegedly write inaccurate letters to block the swearing-in of the office bearers as well as conducting alleged malicious deals on the side-lines. […]
The implementation of the Africa Integrated High-Speed Railway Network (AIHSRN) must be expedited and it is incumbent upon every African head of state to make it their agenda to see it through. This was the general consensus reached by various transport and freight experts in Windhoek during the opening of the Agenda 2063: Africa Integrated […]
The Ministry Mines and Energy signed a broadcasting agreement of about N$4 million for a period of three years with the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) in Windhoek, today. The Ministry’s executive director said there is a growing call from the public for ministries and government agencies to be transparent in disseminating information regarding them. Further […]
An American evangelical preacher, Dr Bill Winston underscored the importance for Namibia to look at other aspects that could create financial freedom as well as employment and for Christians to get involved. Winston expressed this sentiment at a one-day business and leadership seminar, organised by Greater Love Ministries in Namibia.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) is confident of retaining the Opuwo Rural Constituency in next Monday’s by-election. PDM secretary-general, Manuel Ngaringombe says the party has done a lot in terms of developing the constituency despite financial constraints. The party held its campaign rally at Ongongo village.
A handful of residents are demonstrating at the Okahandja Magistrate’s Court. Some came to demonstrate against the magistrate’s decision to swear in the Okahandja town council office-bearers after he allegedly got two conflicting letters. One letter was apparently from the acting chief executive officer of the town, confirming the swearing-in of the councillors while another […]
A mother of a newborn baby stands accused of killing her son directly after birth. She made her first court appearance in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court today.
The Oshana Governor Elia Irimari, says his region is well equipped to ensure that those affected by the floods are assisted. Irimari made these remarks during his visit to Ehenye Extension 16, where residents of most informal settlements whose homes were flooded, have been relocated to.
A Namibian economist believes Namibia’s import of goods from China, the world’s second-largest economy, has dropped considerably due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. China is Namibia’s largest importer of cheap consumables and industrial goods.
