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Ohorongo Caption Story
FOR THE COMMUNITY PLOUGHING BACK: Otjozondjupa Regional Governor Otto Ipinge (right) and chairperson of the Ohorongo Otavi Community Trust Fund Markus Damaseb during the launch of the construction of a...
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Power to cost more
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced an increase in the Electricity Levy from 1.08 cents per kilowatt per hour (kWh) to 1.12 cents per kWh, effective 1 July this year. Obeth Kandjoze made the...
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Oshakati tower still closed
The observation tower in the centre of the new Open Market, where operations in Oshakati commenced earlier this year, is still not in use. This, according to the town’s CEO Werner Iita, is because the...
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Dog blamed for family rift
Nekundi Simon was ordered to leave his home that he had built in his mother’s mahangu field because one of his family members hit his mother’s dog with a stone.“We pass by the entrance of my mother’s...
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Chicco lands Omatala
A company owned by businessman Erastus ‘Chicco’ Shapumba has emerged as the eventual developer of the contentious old Oshakati Open Market, which measures two hectares. The town’s mayor, Katrina...
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Informal carwashes on police radar
The Windhoek City Police are intensifying their campaign to bring the roughly 500 illegal carwash operations in Windhoek on board with water regulations, as many continue to operate outside the...
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Ongwediva municipality leases land for N$100
The Frans Indongo Group is paying a mere N$100 monthly rent to the Ongwediva municipality for the land it is using as parking space for Ongwediva Spar. Ongwediva Spar is part of the Frans Indongo Group...
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Oshakati CEO contract extended
Oshakati Mayor Katrina Shimbulu announced last week that her council had resolved to extend the service contract of the town’s chief executive officer Werner Iita by another five years. Iita joined the...
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Walvis Bay budgets for land development
The chairperson of the Walvis Bay municipality’s management committee, Tobias Nambala, presented the town’s 2016/2017 capital and operational budgets and tariffs structure to the mayor last week. The...
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Eudaneko court becomes a reality
After months of sourcing funds from community members and business people to construct a traditional court, the Eudaneko traditional district in Ohangwena Region now has its community court...
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Promoting patriotism, national pride
The launch of the Nationhood and National Pride (NNP) forums in the Oshana, Oshikoto, Omusati and Kunene regions is aimed at promoting patriotism, national pride and unity among Namibians. Speaking...
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GT raises over N$215 000 in pledges
Gabriel Taapopi Secondary School in Ongwediva raised more than N$200 000 at a gala dinner held at the weekend to raise funds to buy a school bus and stock up the computer lab. Guest of honour and a...
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Onkalo yevi
Okabinete okwa tegelelwa ka ka kundathane olopota ndjoka ya landula omagwedhelepo 89 ngoka ga ningwa kokomitiye yowina ndjoka ya totwapo kelelo lyopombanda moSwapo, okutala kombinga yetopolo lyevi...
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Towns must tackle housing crisis
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Sophia Shaningwa, yesterday implored local authority leaders to urgently look at tackling the housing backlog in the country, adding that she has signed a...
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Muesee, the humble mayor of Windhoek
Just the other week, he was attending a wedding at the school. The closest he has to a protector, is his driver, Stanley, a constable for City Police. You might not believe it, but Windhoek Mayor...
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//Karas pensioners treated
The //Karas Regional Council staff on Tuesday served hundreds of pensioners with a bowl of hot soup on a chilly morning in front of the NamPost offices in Keetmanshoop. The elderly had gathered at the...
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Etungo lyoskola inali pwa molwa iipeleki
Iilonga yetungo lyoongulu ndatu dhoskola nondunda yokupungula moskola yOshapwa Primary School mOngwediva oya thikama manga uule womvula yimwe, sho ehangano lyokutunga lya mana po iipeleki. Oskola...
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NMH hosts second Media Camp
The second Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) Media Camp for the year took place at the Midgard Country Estate last weekend. NMH is partnering with the Ohlthaver & List Group to host three media camps...
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Nudo says no to food bank
Nudo has called on government to reconsider taking the food bank initiative to all 14 regions of the country suggesting it rather introduces the Basic Income Grant (BIG). The party’s secretary-general...
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Abenab aquifer our lifeline
The CEO of NamWater Vaino Shivute is urging government to consider the Abenab aquifer as a short-term measure in addressing the current water crisis. The dolomite aquifer is situated near the Abenab...
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