Members of the Maltahohe Community Development Forum handed over a petition to the Village Council, in protest over the lack of development. Some of the issues residents raised in the petition include the failure of the council to hold community meetings during the past 3 years, and nepotism which they say is becoming a daily […]
The ||Kharas Regional Council has allocated N$ 150 000 to rehabilitate the entrance of Keetmanshoop State Hospital. This was revealed by the Keetmanshoop Rural Constituency Councillor, Gertjie Witbooi during a demonstration at Keetmanshoop where community members demanded the opening of the southern entrance for vehicles. Currently, patients and visitors to the state hospital are making use of […]
Kitchen staff at the Divundu Combined School in the Kavango East Region are using firewood to prepare food for the learners since September last year. Chief Matron Emma Kangura says the hostel staff is finding it difficult to prepare food with only two pots for about four hundred hostel dwellers as the electric stoves have […]
The Business and Intellectual Property Authority has expressed concern over a low turnout of business registrations. The authority says it has observed a 7.3 percent decline in the registrations of businesses. BIPA recorded more than 12 000 registrations on its business register for the period January to December last year, compared to 2021 when the Authority […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni has given the Municipal Council of Windhoek until March to sort out their differences and complete the process of electing members of the Management Committee. Uutoni held a meeting with the Councillors on Thursday, after which they agreed to convene on the 9th of February. But, […]
President Hage Geingob has conferred a state funeral on the late liberation struggle stalwart, Hilde Kapitaholo Amunyela. Amunyela died on the 25th of January, aged 89. President Geingob in his message of condolence said that Amunyela will be remembered for her immense contribution to the liberation struggle of Namibia and her resistance to the apartheid […]
The Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Itah Kandjii-Murangi says Technical and Vocational Education and Training have the potential to lower unemployment and alleviate poverty. The minister says attempts to improve challenges faced by TVET programmes may dwindle should the perception held by youth, parents and community not meaningfully change. Kandjii Murangi’s sentiments […]
Bank of Namibia and the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises have re-launched the SME Economic Recovery Loan Scheme. This scheme was created with the aim of rescuing the SME sector, which was hit hard by economic headwinds, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic, depressed profits, and financial losses due to COVID-19 and […]
Some trade unions in Namibia mention quality education, outdated statistics and a lack of social protection as some of the issues hampering progress, in terms of jobs and social protection in Namibia. This comes after a high-level mission from the International Labour Organisation, (ILO) met with various trade unions in Windhoek. The mission came to […]
Residents of Evale in the Eengodi Constituency are disappointed, with what they term the government’s inaction in mitigating the current water crisis in the village and surrounding areas. More than 30 years after independence, clean drinking water remains elusive to many residents in the Eengodi Constituency of the Oshikoto Region. It has become an eyesore as […]
