OTJIWARONGO - In the quest to ease the housing backlog, the Otjiwarongo municipality has developed an Accelerated Land Delivery Process Plan (ALDP), which is aimed at fast-tracking land delivery at the local authority.
11 Oshikoto pupils contract Covid
ONGWEDIVA – About 11 learners from the Nehale Secondary School have tested positive for Covid-19, education director Vilho Shipuata has confirmed
Fish factory deal haunts Fishcor… as firm considers rebranding to restore tarnished image
WALVIS BAY - The interim board of the state-owned National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) is assessing the implications of the N$150 million fish factory it bought at Walvis Bay from Etale Properties in 2016.
Havana reels after rape, murder
Residents in Havana informal settlement are reeling after yet another brutal rape and gruesome murder shocked the community at the weekend.
N$160m needed to implement witness protection programme
The Ministry of Justice has rubbished claims that it is purposefully delaying the implementation of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 and the Witness Protection Act of 2017.
Murder suspect surrenders to police
The suspect in a gruesome murder in Windhoek has turned himself to the police last week Thursday, after having been on the run for more than five days.
Vatuva laid to rest at Omungwelume
ONGWEDIVA – The first commissioner of the northern region and first governor of Oshana, region Silvanus Vatuva, was hailed as a dedicated teacher, freedom fighter, businessman, farmer, family man, philanthropist and a friend to all.
Construction workers go unpaid for months
OMUTHIYA – About 30 workers, employed to do work on a government project at Oshivelo in the Oshikoto region, claimed they have not been receiving due salaries for three months now.
Over 80% Khomas schools resumed contact learning
Khomas acting regional education director Paulus Lewin said over 80% of learners in the Khomas region have returned to school except for some few schools, which could not resume due to various reasons.
Mine employee dies after collapsing at work
WALVIS BAY - An employee of Husab Mine collapsed and died shortly afterwards while on site on Friday evening. This was confirmed over the weekend by the chief operating officer of the mine Angula Kalili.