Despite a strong negative perception from the public and lawmakers to toll roads as a revenue-generating option to maintain the national road network, the Road Fund Administration remains adamant that tolling is the answer. The alternative, the RFA cautions, would be a rapid deterioration of the national road infrastructure. “The country’s infrastructure is ageing, and...
OTJIWARONGO – The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has announced an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in the Otjituuo and Okamatapati villages of the Okakarara Constituency, with some restriction measures imposed on the movement of cattle. The ministry’s acting chief veterinary officer in the Department of Veterinary Services, Dr Johannes Shoopala, in a...
OMBAMBIHAKA – Five northern regions received 20 boreholes from the Ministry of Environment through the Namibia Integrated Landscape Approach for Enhancing Livelihood and Environmental Governance (NILALEG). The boreholes, drilled at an amount of over N$14.4 million, were handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry at Ombambihaka village in the Omusati region on...
SWAKOPMUND – The president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has said Namibia and Botswana want to ensure that citizens living along the borders and the security forces guarding the border get along. He was responding to questions from journalists during his two-day working visit to Namibia when he and President Nangolo Mbumba reaffirmed their commitment to...
Iuze Mukube Recent violent incidents involving joggers have raised concern over safety in the capital city. Namibia Wildlife Resorts’ (NWR) managing director Matthias Ngwangwama was recently robbed of his car and cellphone while exercising in the Auasblick area of Windhoek. Ngwangwama, was attacked at a hiking spot, and sustained stab wounds and other minor injuries....
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) registered 676 390 eligible voters since the commencement of the general registration of voters on 3 June to 29 June. Preliminary statistics of the GRV made available by ECN chief electoral and referenda officer Petrus Shaama on Thursday show that the latest figures represent an average of 23 515...
Lahja Nashuuta Mekelaye Kamati is a Chief Legal Officer at the justice ministry within the Directorate of Legislative Drafting. With more than nine years of experience as a legislative drafter, her duties entail translating policy into law, drafting new laws, amending existing laws, and drafting and scrutinising subsidiary legislation. She also serves as a legislative...
Hamwoongo v Government of the Republic of Namibia [2022] NAHCMD 24 (30 January 2023) Background The plaintiff sued the defendants in her capacity as the biological grandmother and legal guardian of her minor grandson who was born on 15 September 2005. The third to eighth defendants are members of the Namibian Police Force who were...
Limba Mupetami Life on the outskirts of Windhoek, particularly in informal settlements such as Havana, Kilimanjaro, Okuryangava, Ombili, and Babylon, is marked by resilience and resourcefulness. Many residents face daily challenges yet find ways to keep themselves busy and maintain their households. Some enjoy laundry and cooking, others keep themselves busy with informal work despite...
Aletta Shikololo Otniel Hembapu The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has created a platform where party presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will engage with young people, instead of participating in “foreign” presidential debates with her opponents. The platform, dubbed ‘Youth in Conversation with Netumbo’, is slated to start in Rundu this month, and will be held...