The Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored) on Monday attributed the power failure at Okahandja to a faulty major transformer at the town. Cenored Public Relations Officer, Charlie Matengu, in an interview with Nampa said the power failure affected the entire town, all households, businesses, schools, farmers and tourism accommodation facilities. Matengu explained that the…
The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) and World Bank Group have concluded the Chelete Cage pitch event aimed at addressing the challenge of access to finance faced by startups and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Namibia. In a statement issued by NIPDB on Monday, Senior Marketing, Branding and Communications Manager Catherine…
Chenoult Lionel Coetzee, the new national record holder in long jump, says he will continue working hard to realise his dream of representing Namibia at a higher level. The 25-year-old Erongo-based athlete made history at the just-ended Athletics Namibia National Championships when he broke the national long jump record with an impressive jump of 8.27m…
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has warned the public to be wary of scammers soliciting personal financial information from its members in order to access their money. In a press release issued on Monday, GIPF stated that the goal is to obtain members’ personal information in order to access their money. “Scammers take many…
Over 800 residents of the DRC informal settlement in Swakopmund were on Sunday awarded land ownership certificates to enable them to construct permanent concrete structures. This also means the beneficiaries are now eligible to apply for municipal and ErongoRED accounts for water and electricity connections. Erongo Governor, Neville Andre Itope, at the event emphasised the…
Two men were arrested over the weekend in Karibib over the alleged murder of 44-year-old Werner Tjipanga during the early hours of Saturday. It is alleged that a fight that resulted in the death of Tjipanga broke out between him and the suspects at the residence of one of the suspects. It was however not…
The suspect in the double murder at Farm Josephine in the Khomas Region’s Dordabis district allegedly shot and killed himself on Wednesday morning in the Oshana Region. According to Namibian Police Force spokesperson, Kauna Shikwambi, police officers visited the suspect, identified as 30-year-old Michael Martin, on Wednesday morning at Oshikweyo village at Eheke in the…
The police in the Khomas Region on Tuesday discovered two bodies with gunshot wounds on their heads on Farm Josephine in the Dordabis district of the Khomas region. The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in its crime report on the same day said the bodies of 22-year-old Visser Bock and 30-year-old Albertus Bock were discovered by…
A 38-year-old woman who reportedly shot herself at the Engen Service Station in Pioneers Park succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday. The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in a crime report on the same day said the deceased identified as Jonel Van Schalkwyk, was transported to the Lady Pohamba Private Hospital in critical condition where she…
Residents of the single quarters at Otjiwarongo on Tuesday held a meeting with their local authority councillors to discuss a decongesting plan of their 30 houses in the Orwetoveni residential area. Otjiwarongo Mayor, Gottlieb Shivute, chaired the meeting alongside his deputy, Julienda Kampungu, at the Orwetoveni Community Hall. Councillors from the Landless People’s Movement (LPM),…