The candidate for the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) for the Otjiwarongo Constituency by-election, Sebeteus !Guteb promised to establish, people-oriented governance, which will put the community’s needs ahead of himself. !Guteb says, there is a need for constant community engagement and be accountable to the electorate. He was speaking at the LPM media conference at the […]
The Katima Mulilo Abattoir, which was closed for more than five years, is about to be in operation again. The abattoir recently held its first trial slaughter.
A youth activist has urged political parties to introduce a youth quota system for positions in the National Assembly. Pius Iikwambi says, there are few young people in positions of power where decisions, which can potentially add value or affect them, are taken. Likwambi forms part of a civil society organisation known as Young Achievers.
NamPower has restored power to the Swakopmund, Opuwo, Etunda and Ruacana by this afternoon. The community of Swakopmund had been without power since 22h00 last night, while the Opuwo, Etunda and Ruacana areas started to experience power outages at about 19h00 last night as well.
Government workers are demanding that essential services employees be allowed to join trade unions. The civil servants also want the government to provide them with salary increments and life-long learning opportunities. These are among the demands made by the Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) at its congress underway in Windhoek.
Von Bach Dam became the first to have its sluices opened this morning after the dam level reached 100% capacity. Most parts of Namibia received above-normal rainfall over the past couple of days. However, while this is a welcome drop too many, after a prolonged drought, the rain has caused damage to homes and infrastructure […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) online hub, a platform which allows ordinary citizens to access and share information on the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The hub is the first of its kind.
The central business district of Keetmanshoop in the //Kharas Region came to a standstill after fire gutted an SME building, which accommodates a medical facility and other businesses.
Women have been encouraged to go the extra mile and not operate within the boundaries of the limits that keep them from achieving success in their businesses. These were the sentiments shared by women who attended the first Future Females event for the year, held in Windhoek.
More and more visually impaired people are becoming independent as they learn how to do things for themselves. The NBC News Team visited the Namibian Federation of the Visually Impaired and compiled this report.
