By donating a vehicle to the Response Action Based Organisation, the Capricorn Foundation has helped to reduce the occurrence of social ills such as violence, neglect, abuse and suicide attempts in local communities. The organisation responds to various incidents in all areas of Windhoek and assists those involved in obtaining the necessary assistance. The safe…
Former Brave Gladiators coach, Woody Jacobs, has threatened to take the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Normalisation Committee (NC) at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) to the labour court for breach of contract, unpaid salaries and allowances. This follows the termination of his contract in May, which NC chairperson, Bisey Uirab, said was because…
Popular Democratic Movement Member of Parliament Diederik Vries has implored the newly appointed Land Reform Advisory Commission to adhere to the functions of the commission in fulfilling the objectives of the Act. In his contribution to the appointment of the commission in Parliament on Tuesday, Vries called out previous advisory commissions who he said made…
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources has recommended to the National Assembly that the oil and gas exploration project by ReconAfrica in the Kavango East Region, continue in order for the exploration phase to be completed. The chairperson of the standing committee, Tjekero Tweya, said this in the NA on Tuesday when he gave…
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) said it never had internship training for occupational therapy graduates before and that it is implementing this training for the first time this year. Health minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, said this in the National Assembly on Tuesday, responding to questions by Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) member, Nico…
Old Mutual Namibia (OMN) on Tuesday launched the Old Mutual Sustainable Economic and Empowerment Drive (OM SEED) initiative aimed at empowering 180 grassroots businesses across the country. The three-year initiative was launched in collaboration with Launch Namibia, the Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerator Lab, and is set to…
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) on Tuesday commenced with a voluntary SIM card registration campaign for its over two million customers, which will run until 01 January 2023. This comes after the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) launched a national SIM card registration awareness campaign earlier this year to educate the public on the importance…
The Namibian Government through the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has rescued 21 Namibian women who were victims of suspected human trafficking from Muscat, Oman. In March 2022, the government was made aware of suspected trafficking in persons from Namibia to Oman and the Middle East since February 2022. Thirty-one women were recruited as domestic…
Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo has called on Namibians to equip themselves with the expertise required by the oil and exploration industry, amidst the recent major oil discoveries. Speaking at the roundtable discussion on petroleum activities in Namibia under the theme ‘Oil and Gas Exploration – A Namibian Perspective’ here on Monday, Alweendo said…
A 33-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday for alleged possession of 161 mandrax tablets at her residence in the Umulunga township at Grootfontein. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) spokesperson in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha, in an interview with Nampa on Wednesday said Pauluna Haingura was arrested after the police received a tip-off from community…