The 33rd Heroes’ Day commemorations will take place at Omuthiya in Oshikoto region under the theme ‘Honouring our Martyrs (Heroes and Heroines)’.
Month: July 2023
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Father seeks assistance for cancer patient
The unemployed single father of a 14-year-old girl who is battling cancer at Oshakati intermediate hospital has narrated how painful it is for him to properly care for her without adequate resources.
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Nandi-Ndaitwah urges SADC protocols’ implementation
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation and chairperson of the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, has called on member states to fast-track the ratification of vital regional protocols.
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Boulter trial deferred
The criminal trial of British farmer and businessman Harvey Boulter was deferred yesterday until 16 November by Windhoek High Court judge Christi Liebenberg.
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Maltahöhe drowning in alcohol
Residents of Maltahöhe have expressed serious concern about the level of alcohol and drug abuse among the village’s young population, habits that threaten their well-being.
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STIs on the rise
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says the country continues to record an increase of sexually transmitted infections, stating that in the past five years, on average 96 000 cases were reported at healthcare facilities countrywide.
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Fishing tax evasion stench irks Shivute…as 480 workers face the chop
Namibia Revenue Agency commissioner Sam Shivute expressed his disappointment with how little the fishing sector is contributing to the country’s total revenue.
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Uproar over August 26 ‘favouritism’… N$117m earmarked for Erongo school tenders
Walvis Bay Rural constituency councillor Florian Tegako Donatus has taken issue with government’s decision to handpick August 26 Construction as the preferred bidder to construct schools in Erongo.
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Geingob breaks silence on same-sex marriage
President Hage Geingob says marriage in Namibia is between a man and a woman.
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TransNamib workers in medical aid dilemma
Retired employees of the rail and road services operator, TransNamib, face a difficult choice to either pay their own medical contributions or cancel their membership of the fund, starting next year.