In a first for southern Africa, GWM has launched a full Petrol Electric Hybrid bakkie. The all-new P-Series P500 Double-Cab bakkie is the first bakkie to have a 325-volt electric motor in the southern African region, and the second-most powerful double-cab bakkie in the segment. First revealed in southern Africa in May this year, the...
KHORIXAS – Namibia has so far recorded 28 malaria deaths this year. In relation to the statistics, four deaths were recorded in Katima Mulio, three at Onandjokwe State Hospital, two in Oshakati, one in Gobabis, two in Okongo and three from Engela. More deaths were recorded in Andara, where three people died: one from Windhoek,...
Eveline de Klerk Victoria Immanuel SWAKOPMUND – Despite global challenges impacting travel, current trends indicate a promising recovery in tourism arrivals in Namibia. The country was hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, and saw the collapse of several tourism-focused businesses and significant job losses. The country recorded an 87.4% overall increase of863 872 in...
OKAKARARA – Ageing sewage infrastructure and a growing population are some of the contributing factors to Okakarara’s continuing sewer problems, which have now become an eyesore to residents. Planned and installed about 50 years ago, the town’s sewage system was initially designed to cater for 500 houses only. However, with the growing population and the...
Many Namibian consumers were yesterday given a reason to cheer after years of suffering from the financial stress of a high-interest rate environment. This is because the central bank reduced the repo rate to 7.50% from 7.75% for the first time since June 2022. Due to the decision made by the Bank of Namibia’s monetary...
Mariental – Hardap governor Salomon April said they have put measures in place for his region to mitigate the effects of the drought the country is experiencing. “The country is facing its worst drought in a century, and the situation is alarming in that it has resulted in poor crop performance and rangeland conditions,” he...
OLUNO – A male correctional officer at Oluno Correctional Facility is under investigation for allegedly stealing a pig from the facility on Monday. The Commissioner General of the Namibian Correctional Service, Raphael Hamunyela confirmed the incident. The stolen pig was allegedly intended to be slaughtered for the inmates, or sold to the public togenerate income...
ONGWEDIVA – To address the shortage of classrooms, education minister Anna Nghipondoka on Friday announced that Oshakati South is amongst the areas where a new school is earmarked for this financial year. “Already yesterday, I sent another letter to the minister of finance to say that for this financial year, we still have other projects...
MARIENTAL – Deputy education minister Faustina Caley engaged principals and regional councillors at Mariental in the Hardap region. The engagement aimed to discuss the performance of schools and challenges across all three education circuits – Nauklift, Auob and #Oan//ob. Accompanied by Hardap governor Salomon April and member of Parliament Harald Kambrude, her visit covered a...
Windhoek High Court acting judge Collins Parker yesterday ruled that the social media posts Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda made in 2021 about deputy finance minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, are defamatory. Parker found that a post Amupanda placed on his social media account of an unknown woman clothed in jeans and a white t-shirt, accompanied by...