By: Uakutura Kamaekua – Epembe The Swapo party, over the weekend, welcomed over 120 new members, who joined the party, and charged them to work closely with the leadership to ensure success for the transformation of the region and the country. According to Swapo Vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the new members from Epembe joined the […]

By: Ludorf Iyambo Businessman and owner of Mouse Properties Ninety Eight won his appeal in the Supreme Court on Monday. Chief justice Petrus Damaseb ruled in favour of Mouse Properties Ninety Eight by setting aside the order from the Windhoek High Court. Damaseb, in his ruling, indicated that Shapumba, within this month, should (if he […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Institute of Social Development is suggesting the country consolidate all the civic organisations participating in housing with various social corporate responsibilities to address the low-cost housing. The institute project coordinator Lukas Mungolo, who is also an architect, brought the option forward after the housing symposium held at the end of March […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa The mortuary for the Okahandja State Hospital has not been functioning for almost three months now, forcing residents to pay for private facilities. Two councillors, Akser Aupindi and Charl Coetzee, have written in their private capacities to the regional director of health for the Otjozondjupa region, Gebhard Timotheus, pleading for the situation […]

By: Uakutura Kambaekua – Kunene The Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition has stated that the recently launched Social Protection Policy (2021-2030), which was expected to outline comprehensive interventions to eradicate poverty, as President Hage Geingob said when he took office in 2015, is a disappointment. According to the Coalition, the policy has not held water […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa The Walvis Bay municipality’s continued refusal to make public a final PWC audit report into the missing N$24 million mass housing saga has been met with scorn and anger by some councillors. High placed sources have disclosed that N$6 million was spent on the forensic audit, which found no malfeasance. The source […]

By: Justicia Shipena Businessman Laban Kandume says critics of his proposal to construct a motor and railway transport system in the Sossusvlei have nothing to do with the environment. According to him, the talk on environmental damages is by people who don’t want the project to go ahead as they are more interested in raking […]

By: Vetondouua Tjivikua Health minister Kalumbi Shangula says the ministry has recorded 3454 cases of human scabies countrywide from January 2022 to date. This comes after 93 schools in the Ohangwena region reported an outbreak of scabies last week. Shangula announced this on Monday at a press conference in Windhoek. Shangula said the ministry conducted […]

By: Justicia Shipena Professor Mutjinde Katjiua says the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) will not hand over the vehicle allocated to the authority until the court of law finalises the matter. A faction of the Ovaherero community elected Katjiua as the paramount chief, succeeding the late Vekuii Rikoro. Another faction led by the OTA secretary Chief […]

By: Tjizouye Kazombungo PDM leader McHenry Venaani has accused government of selectively celebrating heroes of the country. Venaani said this during the 44th commemoration of chief Clemence Kapuuo Day on Tuesday. According to him, he wrote President Hage Geingob requesting clarity on the finalisation of the promulgation of the day. “In a post-colonial Namibia, public […]