The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation will allocate equal free airtime to all registered political parties and independent candidates contesting in the upcoming Regional Council bi-election for the Moses Garoeb Constituency. NBC management revealed this during a meeting with participants. The bi-election slated for the 6th of January 2023 comes after the death of the constituency councillor, […]
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has handed over two classrooms to the Maunga Junior Primary School in Linyanti Constituency. The classrooms were constructed at a cost of N$500 000. The Head of Marketing & Corporate Affairs at the Development Bank of Namibia, Jerome Mutumba said rural development is central to the government, and government […]
The Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development Natalia |Goagoses has called on village councils to upgrade themselves to town council standards. Goagoses made this call during the induction of local authority councillors and management officials held at Swakopmund.
Farming communities at Omipanda village in the Otjombinde Constituency have received a helping hand from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform for the water woes. The ministry has provided them with water tanks and pipes and further intends to drill another borehole to remedy the situation. At present, the community has been sourcing […]
Otjiwarongo Municipality and the City of Losheim am See in Germany, have agreed to cooperate in areas such as climate protection, biomass utilization, and the production of biochar. The two municipalities signed an agreement for sustainable development and environmental protection. The signing of this agreement comes amidst plans by Otjiwarongo Municipality to set up a […]
Rossing Uranium is repairing old, rusted, and faulty police vehicles at Swakopmund at a cost of N$350 000. A total of 11 vehicles are being repaired as part of the company’s social responsibility. With the wet weather conditions in coastal towns, cars are prone to rust, and the bodies of the vehicles are damaged easily […]
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is lobbying President Hage Geingob to advocate for investments in the education sector in Namibia and for Africa to adopt 2023 as the Year for Education. UNICEF Representative, Rachel Odede and the delegation paid a courtesy call at the State House. During the Transforming Education Summit of the UN Secretary-General […]
The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) is currently constructing 65 houses at Gobabis, 50 at Omuthiya, 70 at Okahao, 33 at Tsandi, and 24 at Ondangwa. The houses will be constructed predominantly through phase 2 of the NHE’s turnkey construction model (RFP) and are expected to cost N$75 million. Through this model, NHE contracts with private […]
The |Khomanin Traditional Authority is calling for improved service delivery from both the central government and the City of Windhoek. A delegation led by senior traditional councilors visited the nbc News to air their concerns. They alleged that the two institutions are treating them like second-class citizens. Among the complaints, the traditional leadership wants the […]
The Affirmative Repositioning Movement in the Zambezi Region says people should not see the organisation’s silence over the past years as a weakness. The AR’s Regional spokesperson Lilungwe Mutafela was responding to criticism that the organisation was silent when houses were demolished at Lwanyanda Informal Settlement. Mutafela said AR is aware of those complaints and […]
