KATIMA MULILO – While hippos are on the brink of death in Zambezi’s blistering heat as drought ravages, the Salambala Conservancy wants the government to increase their annual quota allocation for hippos and crocodiles. Conservancy manager Fabian Libanda revealed that the hippopotamus population in their jurisdiction is estimated at between 3 000 and 4 000...
Rudolf Gaiseb Over the past few years, divorce rates in Namibia have been skyrocketing. In 2018, it was reported that nearly 1 297 divorces were finalised in Windhoek. About 1 422 cases were filed the following year, of which approximately 862 were finalised. It is mental health activist Ngajozikue Kavikairiua’s fervent position that the alarming divorce rates...
The Erongo regional council has refuted allegations that expired tins of fish intended for distribution to the underprivileged were thrown away.The regional council was responding to a video circulating on social media, showing tins of fish for the drought-relief programme in Karibib being discarded.Senior public relations officer Susan ||Hoebes in a statement on Wednesday said...
Maria David ONELAGO – When Onelago village resident Andreas Nduutapo left his home to watch a soccer match at a nearby bar, he did not know how his night would turn out. The 29-year-old was on his way home around 23h00 when he decided to take a shortcut through a cemetery, and heard the piercing...
Erstwhile forex trader-turned-politician Michael Amushelelo, who recently dumped the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters following their deregistration for non-compliance, has joined the Landless People’s Movement. A flamboyant young man who once promised his followers in the forex trading business huge returns on their investments, Amushelelo or Stokkie, as he is affectionately known, has now become a...
Today, Namibians have exactly 20 days left to take part in the ongoing general registration of voters (GRV) process. This step will allow them to ultimately vote in the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for 27 November. While acknowledging slight improvement in the voter registration turnout during the week of 1-6 July 2024 compared...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OTJOMBUNDIRO – The marginalised San people in various parts of the Omaheke region’s Epukiro constituency are not happy with their quarterly food distribution programme. The quarterly food parcel is composed of 20kg of flour, four tins of fish, two 750ml bottles of cooking, a small bag of salt, beans and soup. However, they...
VON BACH – Bridging the digital divide, prudent use of resources, aligning visions, creating opportunities and executing government’s development should be the yardstick of the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector. These were the key takeaways from information minister Emma Theofelus’ remarks during yesterday’s senior leadership retreat at the Von Bach Dam Resort on...
Rudolf Gaiseb The annual government budget provision for land servicing and housing will increase from N$750 million last year to N$6.5 billion over the next five years. This is according to Big-Don Kondunda, the director of habitat and housing development. He was speaking at the launch of the 2023 Revised National Housing Policy and Implementation...
Charles Ndeumane OSHAANDJA – He is Namibian-born, married to a Namibian, and even though all his children are registered in his surname and are Namibian, an 83-year-old man has allegedly been denied national documents for nearly two decades. Oshaandja villager Fillemon Johannes’ efforts to obtain Namibian citizenship and other national documents for more than 20...