Month: December 2023

Helena Stefanus’ dream of moving her family out of a shack they called home for more than 35 years became a reality yesterday when she officially received her brick house from the National Housing Enterprise (NHE).

Newly-appointed Ohangwena regional governor Sebastian Ndeitunga said over 48 000 homesteads are currently registered on a drought relief programme in the region, but only 16 000 benefited so far.

Chinese, French, Indian and Egyptian companies have joined the race for the construction of the mega Trans-Kalahari railway project, which will see the eventual successful bidder undertaking the project on a design, build, finance, operate, maintain and transfer contract basis. 

President Hage Geingob yesterday received the Green Infrastructure Investment Statesman of the Year award. 

Politician and former justice minister Sakeus Shanghala has indicated his intention to fight against acting High Court Judge Moses Chinhengo’s refusal for additional time for him and two of his Fishrot co-accused to secure funding for legal representation.

Thirteen boreholes are currently being drilled in the Oshikoto region to address the water crisis.

Senior hydrologist in the ministry of agriculture Leonard Hango confirmed that efundja has reached the Omusati region.

Health minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula said the ministry is committed to attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for Namibia and progress has been made thus far.

The Tsumeb Municipality, Road Fund Administration (RFA) and Roads Authority (RA) on Tuesday signed a three-year agreement to maintain and rehabilitate key roads in the town that have become dilapidated.