OTJIWARONGO - Drought, crime and safety, and gender based violence were among the concerns highlighted in Otjozondjupa governor Otto Ipinge’s 2019 State of the Region [Sora] address last week.
Drought: //Kharas farmers forced to move livestock
KARASBURG - “We do not know if it will work,” remarked Benedictus Ortman with uncertainty on whether moving his animals to other areas will be a solution to the devastating effects of the current severe drought.
Walvis Bay kidnappers fined N$13 000 each
SWAKOPMUND – Convicted Walvis Bay kidnappers Logan Pretorius (26), his fiancé Sandra Riobo (22),
Ausiku breathes fire in SORA over unbudgeted priorities
NKURENKURU - Kavango West Regional Governor Sirkka Ausiku in her fifth state of the region address (Sora) last week said the region is disappointed to note that most government agencies and ministries still did
Middle-income tag a far cry from Namibia’s realities
ONGWEDIVA – Although Namibia is classified as a middle-income country and has made remarkable strides in reducing poverty and income disparity levels, there is still a wide gap in income development levels between urban and rural areas.
Fisheries account for 8.4% of total cereal production in Sadc
WINDHOEK - Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernhard Esau says even though food security is mainly measured from a cereal and other staple foods point of view, total fisheries and aquaculture
Namport could reconsider mass dismissals
WINDHOEK - Following a public outcry over its recent dismissal of 86 employees, the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) is willing to reverse this decision, Erongo governor Cleophas Mutjavikua said in his state of the region address.
Boys, aged 11, arrested for dealing in mandrax
WINDHOEK – Two 11-year-old boys from a primary school in Katutura were arrested recently for selling mandrax tablets to fellow learners on the school grounds.
Kalenga spoils Shuumbwa’s party with urgent interdict threat
ONGWEDIVA – Ink had barely dried on a ministerial letter yesterday confirming Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo as the designate Omukwaniilwa of Ondonga, when his uncle Konis Kalenga, who is also a
NWR records 1% drop in revenue
WINDHOEK - State-owned tourism and hospitality service company Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) reported revenues of N$359 million from 2018, a decline of one percent from one year ago,