Children from different children’s homes in Windhoek gathered at SOS Children’s Village to commemorate African Child Day today. The commemoration of the main event took place in the Ohangwena Region. However, children from Orlindi Place of Safely, Dolam Children Home, Namibia Children Home, Hope Village, and SOS Children’s Village gathered to commemorate the day with […]
The Walvis Bay Management Committee has been accused of boycotting a special council meeting that was aimed at discussing the Red Force Debt Management contract. The municipality lawyer was supposed to present the findings of an investigation into the Red Force contract at the meeting. There have been allegations that the Red Force Debt Management […]
The Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, stated that there is a surge in hydrocarbon exploration interest locally. This, he said, underscores the need for heightened discernment in managing the licensing process within the ministry. Alweendo was responding to a question posed by former MP Henny Seibeb in a letter purportedly written by an […]
The University of Namibia’s (UNAM) Vice-Chancellor has given assurance of plans that could help resuscitate the Kalimbeza Rice Project, saying it should not fail while the university, with all its experience, is there. Kalimbeza Rice Project, under the Agriculture Ministry, has, for some years now, experienced difficulties in producing the desired yields owing to poor […]
President Nangolo Mbumba says collaboration among the African universities is important, especially action research that translates to tangible development for Namibia and Africa at large. Dr. Mbumba, in his capacity as the Chancellor of the University of Namibia, undertook a tour of the Neudamm Campus on the outskirts of Windhoek on Thursday. UNAM’s Neudamm Campus […]
A detailed plan targeting communities living along the common border of Namibia and Botswana was launched at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region on Thursday. The launch of the civil-military cooperation plan marks the beginning of a campaign to sensitise and inform people living along the border of the two countries on how mutual cooperation […]
Minister of Sport, Youth, and National Services, Agnes Tjongarero, says she is investigating reported financial mismanagement within the ministry. Tjongarero was responding to a question by Landless People’s Movement’s (LPM) Utaara Mootu regarding the Executive Director’s employment status without a contract. Tjongarero said the results of the investigation will be made known once the established […]
The !Oë-‡Gân Traditional Authority recommended that the Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission rename the Erongo Region to its historic name. The Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission visited Omaruru to cater for the Daures, and Karibib constituencies after Swakopmund. However, the Zeraeua Traditional Authority does not agree with the region’s name change. The Commission expressed that […]
|Khomas residents have expressed dissatisfaction with the way consultations regarding the proposed demarcation of the |Khomas Region boundaries were conducted. Some of the residents who attended a meeting of the Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission said they were not given an opportunity to provide input. |Khomas Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua stated that the region will remain […]
Residents of Maputa Village in the Kavango East Region are unhappy with the registration process conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs. They claim that they are being asked to provide supporting documents that they do not possess. The registration process was initiated after an appeal by Sophia Shaningwa, the Secretary General of the Swapo […]
