GOBABIS – The Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) last week opened its N$7.3 million centre at Gobabis in the Omaheke region.
Govt acquires farmland for cooperatives
AROAB – Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein has reiterated agriculture holds the best potential to induce economic growth in the country’s ailing economy.
School goes four months without water
OKAOKO-OTAVI – The Okaoko-Otavi Combined School has been without running water since May despite government allocating money towards the construction and renovation of ablution facilities to intensify the fight against Covid-19.
IPC candidate prioritises food security
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) candidate for Omuthiya constituency David Uusiku says once elected into office, he will work hard in ensuring food security and water provision for the local people.
LPM sets up base at Eiseb block
The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has become the first political party to set up a political office at Eiseb block 10, a remote settlement close to the Namibia-Botswana border in the Otjombinde constituency of the Omaheke region.
Shannon burial set for next week
WALVIS BAY - The young woman Shannon Ndatega Wasserfall, whose remains were found in a shallow grave more than five months after she went missing at Walvis Bay, will be laid to rest on 14 November at the harbour town.
Estate agent slapped with 8 years for theft
Windhoek High Court Judge Eileen Rakow last week sentenced former coastal estate agent Erwin Sprangers (62) to an effective prison term of eight years.
Alleged wife killer still at large
The police are hot on the trail of an Okahandja Park man who fled the house immediately after allegedly murdering his wife on Saturday evening.
Remaining treason accused seek discharge
The remaining seven treason accused in the longest running trial in the history of Namibia are now asking the court to acquit them on all charges in a section 174 application for discharge.
City proposes debt swap… deal with Govt could realise up to 20 000 erven
The City of Windhoek has approached the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development with a proposal to have its debt - due to central government - written off in exchange for large tracts of land in the capital’s informal settlements.