The police at Mukwe in the Kavango East Region arrested a man for the attempted murder and assault of an 18-year-old boy on Tuesday. Namibian Police Force crime investigations coordinator in the region, Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu told Nampa on Wednesday the victim, identified as Albertha Malanda, came to Rundu from Angola with the suspect…
The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) is unable to identify and register eligible employer companies qualified for the vocational education and training VET levy introduced in 2014, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) revealed. The 2022 UNESCO global review on training funds in Namibia report said NTA estimates that only 15 per cent…
Reconnaissance Energy Namibia (ReconNamibia), a subsidiary of ReconAfrica, on Monday donated medical equipment to the Ministry of Health and Social Services as part of its support to the ministry’s COVID-19 relief programme. The equipment valued at N.dollars 6.7 million includes vital signs monitors, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines, ventilators, and oxygen concentrators which will…
The Otjikoto B2Gold Mine situated outside Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region on Tuesday confirmed the suspension of its more than 160 workers, who allegedly took part in illegal work stoppage at the mine. In a media statement issued Tuesday afternoon to Nampa, Otjikoto B2Gold Mine stated that the dispute is about the validity of the…
Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Erongo Regional Commander, Commissioner Nikolaus Kupembona, on Wednesday confirmed the recent discovery of human body parts discovered at a sewerage dam in Karibib, as those of the six-year-old Adrian Oswyn, who was reported missing on Friday at the town. In an interview with the media on Wednesday, Kupembona said that some…
President Hage Geingob has emphasised that industrial development should be at the core of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region development, as it holds the key to the diversification of the region’s economy. Geingob, speaking at the official opening of the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) here Wednesday, said that industrialisation would enable the…
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) announced on Wednesday that it will begin network capacity upgrade activities on Thursday, which will continue until early November 2022. MTC Executive Tim Ekandjo told Nampa the public will, as a result, experience possible intermittent network outages in Windhoek’s Central Business District and north-western suburbs, specifically Rocky Crest, Otjomuise, Khomasdal, Wanaheda,…
Capricorn Group employees, in their capacity as ‘changemakers’, donated over 16 500 sanitary pads to more than 50 vulnerable young girls from orphanages and other vulnerable communities in Windhoek on Tuesday. The donation was made in order to raise awareness of the challenges that many girls face around the world and to commemorate International Day…
The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) has released a list of 48 national team players to play in three 2023 Rugby World Cup preparatory matches in November. The national team will play three matches in November, starting with the Griquas at the Hage Geingob Cup in Windhoek on the 5th, before flying off to Madrid, Spain,…
The Khomas Basketball Association (KBA) will host the final activities of the year when they award the 2022 top performers of the season on Sunday 16 October at the University of Namibia (Unam) Gymnasium. The event will also see male and female All-Star exhibition matches taking place before the awards which are scheduled for 18h00.…