Street Cricket is the brainchild of Cricket Namibia under its FNB-sponsored Kwata brand. The idea behind it is to bring cricket to young players in settlement areas. The programme uses the game to promote social cohesion and create opportunities in diverse communities affected by anti-social behavior and youth crime. It is against this background that […]
The National Council Parliamentarians are calling on the Fisheries and Marine Resources Ministry to scale up the construction of fish farms in the regions, especially in underprivileged communities, to help lift them out of poverty.
The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will make available about N$1 billion during its 2018 country operational plan towards the fight against HIV/AIDS. The funding will go towards different programmes in the fight against HIV/AIDS such as mother to child transmission, male circumcision and providing support to orphans and vulnerable children. Other programmes […]
Governor of the Oshana region Clemens Kashuupulwa is dismayed about the persistent offences of Gender Based Violence and rape in his region. Kashuupulwa revealed that 598 cases of domestic violence and 101 rape cases were reported to the police during the last financial year.
Namwater says the discolouring of tap water which Rehoboth residents experienced has nothing to do with its supply system, but could be as a result of maintenance or pipe burst. Residents of Rehoboth have been complaining about frequent discoloration of the tap water and upon hearing the complaints on NBC News, a team from Namwater […]
War veterans in the Berseba Constituency want the Government to order the contractors who built their houses to fix all sub-standard work. While expressing their appreciation towards the government for providing them with shelter they say their homes are in poor condition.
MP’s in the National Council have called on the Ministry of Land Reform to review the laws that have govern the resettlement programme, which they claim have certain restrictions. Swapo MP Nico Mungenga says one such change is government’s refusal to allow those resettled to bury their relatives on the farms.
The 17th edition of the Old Mutual Victory Race – which is the biggest road running competition in the country – was officially launched at the Independence stadium in Windhoek this morning. The actual event, however, is scheduled to kick off at Oshakati on the 10th of June, with the Keetmanshoop leg happening on the […]
A Special Envoy of the South African President and the country’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivered a letter to President Hage Geingob at State House on Thursday. But Nkoana-Mashabane would not disclose the content of the letter
The Swakopmund Genocide Committee has reiterated its call for the removal Marine Denkmal on the grounds of State House at the town. The appeal was made during a public hearing on a motion to declare Genocide Remembrance Day in honour of Namibians killed during the 1904-1908 German colonial war .
