The Extraordinary SADC Organ Troika Summit, plus the country contributing troops to the SADC peace mission in Mozambique, have considered the security situation in eastern DRC as well as in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado. President Hage Geingob, also serving as the chairperson of the SADC Troika, reiterated that the regional bloc has the […]

Residents of Maalo Village in the Zambezi Region are appealing for the construction of a borehole and latrines promised to them over two years ago. Maalo Village is located about five kilometres from Muyako. The village has about 15 households. The majority of the residents here were left behind in 1989 when others moved to […]

The Directorate of Forestry in the Omaheke Region, in conjunction with the Epukiro Community Forest Committee, is conducting a joint operation and awareness campaign on forest preservation. The campaign aims to educate the community on the importance of forest conservation and how one can acquire a permit for harvesting. A Senior Forester Officer in the […]

Members of Parliament deliberated on the proposed Banking Institutions Bill 15 of 2023, a significant document aiming at updating the existing Banking Institutions Act of 1998. Swapo MP Kosmas Katura led the charge for these changes in the National Council, recognising the need to meet international standards and address pressing concerns. The Banking Institutions Act […]

The Chairperson of the Omaheke Regional Council, Ignatius Kariseb, has called on the residents, particularly farmers, to desist from evicting employees because of disagreements. Kariseb said this when he visited the family of Joseph Jacobs, who has been offloaded along the corridors of the Kalahari Constituency, allegedly by the employer at Farm Somekoms. Kariseb, who […]

Earning too low an income can present a variety of problems for families, with access to health care being the most complex and prevalent. 38-year-old Olga Ngola worked as a domestic worker until an interstitial lung disease robbed her family of an income and subjected her to an oxygen machine. Ngola was diagnosed with interstitial […]

Four men accused in the stabbing and killing of 22-year-old Peter Bocky Amwaalwa made their first appearance in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court. Amwaalwa was found dead in a pool of blood by members of the police on patrol in Mondesa more than a week ago. Suspects Ellen Goa-Eiseb (17), Linden Duwe (27), Sidney Jooste (24), […]

The high influx of people in the coastal towns of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay has put pressure on schools there despite the construction of additional classrooms and projects. In his State of the Region Address, the Governor of the Erongo Region, Neville Andre, said during the period under review, the Directorate of Education, Art, and […]

Some young men from Rundu had the opportunity to talk about issues surrounding healthy masculinity. According to Care Unit, a private social worker’s office in Rundu, there is an increase in harmful behaviour amongst local men, such as risky sexual behaviour, suicide, low productivity in school and workplaces, and risky driving practises. Experts say there […]

Kalahari Constituency Councillor, Ignatius Kariseb has called on the crop farming communities to come up with sustainable agricultural methods in order to unlock the full potential of the sector. Kariseb made this remark during the 7th Omaheke Crop Farmers Day held at Blouberg Settlement in the Kalahari Constituency. Kariseb emphasised that food security in the […]