By: Samuel Fillipus   The City of Windhoek (CoW) has secured an N$80 million loan to acquire prepaid water metres aimed at enhancing water consumption management among residents. This announcement was made by the City’s acting strategic executive for finance and customer services, Samuel Mutonga, last Sunday during a public meeting in the Katutura East […]

By: Staff Writer   Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Tjekero Tweya, emphasised that it is the duty of lawmakers to hold the executive arm of government accountable regarding laws surrounding natural resources. “The executive must submit reports for parliament to scrutinise. Lawmakers are accounting through parliament to the nation,” said Tweya. […]

By: Juliana Iikela   Members of the Wisdom Youth Organisation are frustrated over their dismissal from a farm they claim was granted to them by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform in 2015. The farm, situated near Otavi, was intended to provide employment opportunities for the youth under the supervision of Freddy Haixwa, […]

By: Nghiinomenw-vali Erastus   Central Oil Namibia will officially commission one of its aviation fuel storage facilities at Eros Airport on 5 August 2024. This inauguration follows the company’s investment of over N$40 million in two aviation storage projects at Eros and Ondangwa airports, marking a new era in Namibia’s aviation fuel sector. Central Oil […]

By: Mathias Hangala   A group calling itself Omitara Concerned Group has accused the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform of deliberately excluding the local community from the resettlement programme when it allocated portions to certain people on three units of Farm Gross Osombahe No. 1042. The concerned farm which was acquired by the […]

  By: Nghiinomenw-vali Erastus and Justicia Shipena   A compilation by the Namibia Statistics Agency shows that out of the country’s 3.02 million population, around 1.67 million Namibian citizens are eligible voters for the upcoming elections. The data also reveals that most eligible voters are female, totaling 878,003. However, registration is a prerequisite to participate […]

  By: Justicia Shipena   As hunger intensifies in Namibia, calls for urgent intervention are growing louder. Human rights activist Linda Baumann emphasised that while numerous initiatives are underway to address hunger, they are insufficient to feed the nation. Baumann advocates for empowering small farmers to feed their own communities and believes Namibia must prioritise […]

By: Loise Shiimi   Residents of Extension 5 in Oshikuku, Omusati region, have been without potable water, toilets, and sewage disposal for nearly 16 years due to disputes over compensation arrangements for relocation. A family in Oshikuku is at odds with the town council over the compensation offered for their communal land, which is earmarked […]