As government’s almost N$1 billion emergency relief fund kicks into gear with a comprehensive plan to aid both farmers and food-insecure families, the debilitating drought is also throwing spanners into the works of the Electoral Commission of Namibia in Kunene.
Government indicated it is reluctant to make a decision on uranium mining in the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System (STAS) because of gaps in the scientific data available.
Lawmaker Utaara Mootu has pressed youth minister Agnes Tjongarero to release a forensic report into the state of affairs of the National Youth Council.
At least 119 residents of Swakopmund became first-time homeowners on Monday after the National Housing Enterprise handed over houses that were completed by New Era Investment.
The /Khomanin Traditional Authority has rejected a proposal for Khomas region constituency boundaries to be redrawn.
Politicians and residents have agreed that Krönlein suburb in Keetmanshoop be incorporated into the Keetmanshoop Urban constituency.
The Khwe people of Bwabwata have asked why they are without a recognised traditional authority or area of jurisdiction they can call home, 34 years after Namibia’s political independence.
A Namibian who allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme and is accused of defrauding 79 persons to the tune of N$4.3 million, is disputing the validity of financial records, including bank statements the State wants to use against him.
A 46-year-old man was trampled to death by an elephant in the Omusati region on Monday.
The Oshikoto police reported a case of murder against a 30-year-old farmowner and 26-year-old farmworker after the pair allegedly shot and killed a 33-year-old man at their farm.