There is a need to manage and improve the availability, quality, and accessibility of data and statistics pertaining to agriculture and rural populations. It’s against this background that the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the Namibia Statistic Agency are hosting a one-day Assessment Findings Workshop on the Development of the Strategic Plan for Agriculture and […]
Three of the four victims, who died from an explosion of a hand grenade almost two weeks ago at Liselo in the Zambezi Region, were laid to rest today. The deceased are 14-year-old Yamuno Mulatehi, nine-year-old Lydia Mulatehi, and four-year-old Mulatehi Mulatehi, all siblings. The three children were in the presence of their father, Kashako […]
Pharmaceutical company Cospharm donated disposable medical gloves worth N$2.6 million to the Ministry of Health and Social Services. Handing over the donation, Cospharm’s General Manager, Elina Veijo, said they are playing their part in improving and contributing to the country’s health system. “Today we are here as Cospharm to hold hands with the Ministry of […]
With money laundering, business fraud, and illicit dealings detected in the business environment, the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) and the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to curb and educate those in the business world about these emerging crimes. The collaboration between the two is to build a foundation […]
Located about 200 km north of Otjiwarongo,Coblenz settlement residents blame the police’s slow reaction time to crime for the increase in stock theft in the area. Just this week, residents found the internal organs and skins of about 20 goats and sheep under a bridge five kilometres from Coblenz. To their dismay, after calling the […]
About 29 reed houses have been destroyed in a fire at Aussenkehr settlement in ||Kharas Region this week. The acting Police Regional Crime Coordinator for ||Kharas, Detective Chief Inspector Jochobetha Angukku, confirmed the fire incident that broke out on Tuesday morning. She said the cause of the fire is not yet known. But, according to […]
Three Swapo Party ||Kharas Regional Council office bearers are challenging the council’s decision to relieve them of their duties without remuneration. They are Lazarus Nangolo, Suzan Ndjaleka, and Taimi Amakali. Their council membership was terminated for various reasons, including absconding from council meetings and refusing to accept nominations to serve on the council management committee. […]
Namibian Police Station Commanders for B-Class Police Stations from 13 regions of the country, with the exception of the Oshana Region, have been urged to continuously learn and develop as they lead their subordinates to ensure effective and knowledgeable management. The 39 station commanders are currently undergoing a programme that seeks to equip them with […]
The end of a school day often brings chaos to roads close to schools and difficulty for drivers navigating them. With children crossing roads in undesignated areas and a lack of road safety education among young people, the risk of accidents increases. The nbc News team embarked on a journey to explore road safety from […]
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), in collaboration with Statistics Norway, engaged media houses to enhance the dissemination of relevant statistics and statistical literacy within the framework of the two organisations’ efforts. Some of the issues deliberated on during the discussion were better ways to collect data and get accurate statistics. In addition, the discussion was […]
