Otjiwarongo single quarter residents and municipality engage on decongestion

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),…

NovaNam attains first FISH standard for crew certification

NovaNam fishing company has been bestowed the first FISH Standard for Crew International Certification of Labour by Bureau Veritas for its labour standards onboard deep-sea fishing trawlers operating in the country. FISH stands for fairness, integrity, safety and health for crew. NovaNam spokesperson, Anne-Marie Molatudi, in a media statement availed on Wednesday said the certification…

Junior athletes reach CAA Junior Athletics Championships

Four junior athletes representing three different athletic clubs reached the qualifying standard for the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) championships scheduled to take place in Lusaka, Zambia later this month. The African Junior Athletics Championships is a biennial continental athletics event for junior athletes from African nations. The championships are organised by CAA and see…

EIF warns public against scammers

The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) has warned Namibians to be wary of a firm allegedly operating under the guise of ‘Namibian Mining News’. This comes after the EIF was alerted by members of the public who were approached over the Easter weekend, which led the EIF to discover that there are individuals operating…

US Embassy lauds Namibia over HIV medicine for children

The United States Embassy in Namibia commended the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) for over 11,700 rapid health improvements following the introduction of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) medicine for young children. The MoHSS introduced the medicine in July 2021 which contains a product called dolutegravir (DTG) which studies show is more effective…

Collaboration is needed to fight conflict: Moruti

SADC Acting Director of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Affairs, Kealeboga Moruti has noted that conflict prevention and peacebuilding dynamics require a multi-sectoral approach to effectively address and develop sustainable solutions. According to Moruti, one of the critical partners to support durable peacebuilding efforts is the correctional/prison/penitentiary service while governments, civil society actors,…

SAN warns against fraudulent use of its certificate

The Security Association of Namibia (SAN) has distanced itself from fraudulent activities allegedly being carried out by non-members, who allegedly use its certificates to acquire tenders and contracts by misrepresenting themselves as SAN members. SAN, in a media statement availed to Nampa on Tuesday, clarified that they have received numerous complaints regarding the fraudulent use…

Kavango West team receives hero’s welcome

The Kavango West Region Under-20 football and netball teams received a hero’s welcome when they arrived in their home town of Nkurenkuru on Tuesday. The football team, was for the first time ever crowned champions of this year’s The Namibian Newspaper Cup after defeating Otjozondjupa Region 2-0 on Monday. The netball team took the fourth…