Residents of Okapale in Windhoek’s Goreangab informal settlement have been pleading for a taxi and bus rank for more than ten years now. The residents say they are forced to walk a long distance to the nearest bus and taxi rank to get to school or work, this situation could easily expose them to potential […]
Residents in Mukwe and Ndiyona constituencies of the Kavango East Region are the latest to join the call for a revision of compensation paid to victims of human-wildlife conflict, as they engaged with members of the parliamentary standing committee on natural resources. During the meeting, community members emphasised that they do not comprehend how the […]
The Judiciary’s office will conduct a High Court circuit session in the Zambezi Region. Four cases are expected to be tried during the two-week period commencing Thursday until the 31st of August in Katima Mulilo. During the two-week period starting on Thursday and concluding on the 31st of August, four cases are anticipated to be […]
In a heartwarming development, Windhoek Gymnasium has recently granted a scholarship opportunity to 13-year-old Keila De Oliveira, a talented para-athletic swimmer. This response came after Keila reached out for assistance through a letter she shared on social media in July. Keila De Oliveira is an enthusiastic young athlete with aspirations of becoming a neurologist or […]
The repo rate will remain unchanged at 7.75% for the upcoming two months. This announcement was made by Bank of Namibia (BoN) Governor Johannes !Gawaxab during the monetary policy declaration at Oshakati. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee held its bi-monthly meeting on the 14th and 15th of August this year and decided on the appropriate […]
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Dudu Murorua, has called on local authorities and public institutions to scrutinise their record-keeping for the purpose of effective service delivery. Murorua said this in an interview with nbc News at Oshakati during their week-long public hearing on the utilisation of public funds by local […]
Over the past two years, Namibians have been hit by a new craze. Two words have taken over all major discussions in the country, and everybody wants to understand them and be part of them. That’s green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is also known as renewable hydrogen or clean energy. It is produced by using renewable […]
There is a need to ensure that education is inclusive for all, including people with physical and intellectual disabilities or belonging to minority groups. These were the sentiments shared by the Deputy Minister of Disability Affairs, Alexia Manombe-Ncube, at the Dagbreek sensitization panel discussion themed “Inclusivity Means Access to Equitable Education for All” in Windhoek […]
Residents of !Gochas Village in Hardap Region have called for the government’s intervention for business activity to resume at the !Gochas Business Park. The Ministry of Industrialization and Trade constructed the million-dollar park in 2015 to enable villagers to tap into the tourism market in the region. A few years down the line, the Business […]
The Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Tylvas Shilongo, says loss of revenue does not only deprives the state of revenue but also derails the development of the country. Shilongo highlighted this during the handover of the NamRa Domestic Taxes Western Region Report at Walvis Bay. Shilongo says revenue collected through taxes assists in […]
