More than 500 employees at Nam Dock Walvis Bay went on strike in an effort to compel management and the board of directors to address their grievances. The workers are discontented with alleged salary discrepancies and racism at the company, among other issues. As early as seven in the morning on Wednesday, more than 500 […]
The Councillor of Musese Constituency in Kavango West Region, Kosmos Katura, has urged the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security to enhance civil registration outreach programmes within his constituency. Katura’s call follows a significant turnout of undocumented Namibians seeking registration at Olavi Sivute Combined School. Katura says a considerable number of individuals, particularly […]
The Office of the Governor in Otjozondjupa Region is hosting a two-day training workshop for all church leaders in the region. The purpose of the workshop, titled ‘Role of Church in Community Development’, is to equip church leaders with the necessary knowledge and skills for them to assist the government in carrying out its mandate […]
Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, has highlighted that the division between the commercial, disease-free livestock sector south of the red line and the communal farming sector in the northern part of the country, where diseases still prevail, is a lingering consequence of the colonial divide and rule strategy. Schlettwein made this remark […]
Two women who stand accused of repeatedly raping a 21-year-old mentally challenged man at Omeege Village have been remanded in custody this morning, and their case was postponed to September 28 this year. Reporter Ndapanda Shuuya with cameraman Simon Naeman Oshakati shed more detail on this case.
Small-scale fishermen contribute to about 60% of Africa’s fishing production. They directly support the livelihoods of more than 10 million Africans. This is according to data from the National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries. Fishing activities play a vital role in numerous coastal communities. In Namibia, particularly, they serve as a significant source of […]
Two women died after consuming a concoction that would allegedly rid them of evil spirits and remove bad luck. The Namibian police report that 27-year-old Shiremo Josefine Namutenya and 30-year-old Linyando Shikonga died after drinking traditional medicine in the Ndiyona Constituency, in the Kavango East Region. The two deceased developed stomach aches and collapsed; one […]
nbc News Anchor Blanche Goreses spoke to Obeth Kandjoze, Chairperson of the Namibia Green Hydrogen Council, to get his reaction to concerns raised by Landless People’s Movement MP Henny Seibeb about what he describes as the slow progress of the country’s Green Hydrogen programme.
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) Member of Parliament Henny Seibeb has expressed concern about what he describes as the slow progress of the country’s Green Hydrogen programme. Seibeb questioned whether this project would serve as a padlock for poverty or a key to prosperity. In his motion on this new initiative in the National Assembly on […]
Swapo Party veteran parliamentarian Jerry Ekandjo has rejected the recent Supreme Court ruling on the issue of same-sex marriage, stating that it is unconstitutional in Namibia. Motivating his motion rejecting this ruling in the National Assembly, Ekandjo argued that the Constitution, as drafted by its founding fathers at the Constituent Assembly, explicitly states that marriage […]
