Red Cross and PM meet
A Namibian Red Cross Society delegation met Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Friday to lay the groundwork for a closer partnership in addressing Namibia’s humanitarian issues. Bience...
View ArticleGovt responds to water crisis in villages
In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry last week said a water expert team had responded to media reports and official complaints during the past month from the Olukupa Combined...
View ArticleEx-TransNamib boss gets payout
A negotiated settlement between TransNamib and its suspended chief executive officer Sara Naanda has been sealed following an endorsement of the package by Minister of Works and Transport, Alpheus...
View ArticleKEEPING UP WITH OMAKE
BUSY DAY: The Oshakati Town Council and other stakeholders yesterday de-bushed some areas in Oshakati West under Operation Omake. The operation was launched by President Hage Geingob and Safety and...
View ArticleNamibian making waves in Europe
An Edinburgh University student is working to bring dignity to all women around the world – at all times of the month. Liita-Iyaloo Cairney, a global health PhD student at Edinburgh University, is...
View ArticleRehoboth land grab goes ahead
Rehoboth residents are ready to grab land on Monday after the town council failed to give feedback on their demands. A town council meeting had been scheduled for today where the land grab was to be...
View ArticleSemba tears into uninvolved parents
Problems such as teenage pregnancy and ill-discipline can be resolved through parental involvement in children’s lives, the director of education in the Omaheke Regional Council Peka Semba says....
View ArticleRDP slams Swapo, government over Kora millions
The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has come out of hibernation, slamming the ruling Swapo party and government over millions invested in the cancelled Kora All-Africa Music Awards. RDP warned...
View ArticleTop Unam student from the north
The University of Namibia (Unam) achieved another milestone after 559 students from four northern campuses graduated yesterday. The ceremony, which was held at the Ongwediva trade fair centre in Oshana...
View ArticleEpangelo olya ndopa okugandja omeya ga yogoka koshigwanaa
Ompumbwe yomeya ga yogoka nuukalinawa unene momalukanda ogendji mOvenduka otashi yi pondje uuthemba woomuntu, naangoka omaiyuvo gwomunaveta gwehangano lyoLegal Assistance Centre. Kakele koshilongo...
View ArticleKape na iimaliwa yaza kIigwana yaHangana - Mbumba
Uule woomvula ngashiingeyi okuza nkene oshilongo sha manguluka, opwa kala omapopyo kutya ope na iimaliwa ya gwandjwa kIigwana yaHangana. Iimaliwa mbyoka aniwa oya pewa Swapo na oya pungulwa...
View ArticleRehoboth ignites
Chaos erupted in Rehoboth yesterday morning when a planned land occupation in the town’s Kuvukiland settlement went awry. According to early reports from AR representatives, the Namibian police and its...
View ArticleGenocide gains ground
There is a growing readiness by the German public and its parliament to deal with its historic past. These were the sentiments of the German Ambassador to Namibia, Christian Schlaga when he briefed the...
View ArticleCapital's run-dry date looms
Windhoek has been achieving 20% water savings but is still below the 30% savings required to extend the dwindling water supply from the three storage dams. In addition, a water expert has said that...
View ArticleDTA's Smit accuses minister of negligence
Minister of Finance Calle Schlettwein has taken offence after DTA MP Nico Smit accused him of deliberately delaying the tabling of the Export Levy Bill and requesting that it be passed before the House...
View ArticleAccess remains limited
Twenty-five years after the Windhoek declaration, Namibia’s much-praised media freedom continues to be undercut by the reluctance of government to part with information. For many media experts, this...
View ArticleNaanda’s exit mired in controversy
The board of TransNamib last Thursday (28 April) in a statement said the relationship between the parastatal and former chief executive officer Sara Naanda was “amicably terminated.” It stated that...
View ArticleOoluhupe taya talelepo oCassinga oshikando shotango
AaNamibia ya thika po-300 oya pakele oondjato dhawo niiyenditho yawo oya pyakudhukwa sho ya tamekitha olweendo lwawo okupitila poongamba dhaShikango, okuya meni lyaAngola. Mboka otaya yi molweendo sigo...
View ArticleCassinga pain relived
President Hage Geingob has paid tribute to the Cassinga Massacre victims, saying the commemoration of their sacrifice is a day to reflect on the country painful liberation journey. The Cassinga...
View Article!Oë#Gân protestors barred from festival
!Oë#Gân Traditional Authority community members have been barred from entering a recent cultural festival in Okombahe, where they had hoped to express their dissatisfaction with Chief Immanuel /Gáseb...
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