Staff Writer PDM member of parliament Yvette Araes says Angolan nationals continue to cross the Namibian border illegally, gathering in Oshikango and other northern towns in Namibia to conduct informal trade.  Araes further says the number of underage Angolan street vendors, some as young as 14, is increasing.  “Many young people herding cattle in the […]

Zoe Sottile and Tara Subramaniam After going extinct in India over 70 years ago, cheetahs are finally returning to the country with a new reintroduction program. According to a tweet from the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), eight cheetahs from Namibia arrived in India on Saturday.  The big cats were released into India’s Kuno National Park […]

By: Annakleta Haikera Rob Youth Foundation and Namibian Institute of Mining Technology (Nimt) have started the much-anticipated renovations at Katutura Intermediate Hospital maternity ward.  The project will see the construction of a storeroom for equipment and medication, filing shelves, installation of 15 hand soaps and sanitizer dispensers, and refurbishing of staff workstations and kitchen area. […]

By: Justicia Shipena  The Chief Executive Officer of NamWater, Abraham Nehemiah, says writing off water debt does not make sense.  This comes as LPM member of parliament in the National Assembly on Wednesday called for the write-off of water debts to local authorities and regional councils. According to Nehemiah, local authorities owe NamWater close to […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo  Osona village introduces ‘Osona Express’, a daily commuter bus between Windhoek and Osona Village, at a price comparable to public transport in Windhoek. Osona Village is situated next to the B1 road, about 10km to Okahandja and 58km to Windhoek. Osona`s marketing consultant for preferred land development holdings Sebastian Kamungu, says most […]

By: Justicia Shipena  Chief inspector Cathrine Walaula says gender-based violence (GBV) in the country is driven by men who have an ego and are not honest with themselves. Walaula was speaking at the first ever Sanlam Men’s Conference, held over the weekend at the A. Shipena Secondary School in Windhoek.  The conference sought to address […]

By: Dolly Menas LPM parliamentarian Henny Seibeb has asked the national assembly to consider writing off electricity debt for all local authorities in the country. His motion comes as he also asked parliament to consider writing off all water debt, a request that Namwater CEO Abraham Nehemia termed unrealistic. “For us, electricity is both a […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo The mines and energy ministry says the issue of fuel smuggled from neighbouring Angola has now become a big issue. The ministry’s deputy director of petroleum affairs Carlo Mcleod said the government needs to budget funds for infrastructure, equipment, and recruitment of young police border guards. McLeod said this during Thursday’s mines […]

By: Dolly Menas Agriculture, water and land reform minister Calle Schlettwein says Property Valuers Profession Amendment Bill will include increased fines and penalties for improper conduct by property valuers. He said this while tabling the property valuers’ profession amendment bill 2022 in Parliament on Tuesday. “The Act seeks to improve certain definitions to make them […]

By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Environment Investment Fund of Namibia is again officially recognised as having the globally recognised standards, competence, and governance systems to access the financial resources of the Global Climate Fund. Last week, a statement released by the Environment Investment Fund (EIF) indicated that the Fund has been re-accredited to the Green Climate […]