Ohangwena residents warned against consuming floodwater fish

The Ohangwena Regional Council has cautioned community members around the Oshana Shanalumono floodplains against consumption of fish from floodwaters, citing a possible disease caused by fungal infections. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) through samples taken from the scene confirmed this and are monitoring the situation further. In an interview with Nampa on…

We need points and not good games: Isaacs

Black Africa (BA) coach Brian Isaacs says playing a good game is not as crucial as collecting points from games at this stage of the season where his team continues fighting the relegation axe. BA has won the Namibia Premiership title on 10 occasions, with four of those titles by Isaacs. They currently find themselves…

Cenored appoints acting CEO

The Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored) on Monday announced the appointment of its Executive for Electricity Network Operations, Gawie Awaseb as its acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for a period of three months. Cenores board chairperson Moses Matyayi at a media conference at Otjiwarongo said the vacancy follows the resignation of the company’s CEO,…

MME urges sale of correct fuel to consumers

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has requested the oil industry to ensure fuel consumers are sold the right products under the correct branding at all retail service stations. A media statement by MME on Monday said the selling of ultra-low sulphur diesel 10ppm under the branding of diesel 50ppm needs to be corrected.…

Petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged

The Ministry of Mines and Energy on Monday announced that petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged for the month of April. The ministry in a media statement said petrol prices in Walvis Bay will remain at N.dollars 19.78 per litre and the prices of both diesel products will remain N.dollars 20.65 per litre. The effective…

Four suicides recorded Saturday

Four suicides which allegedly took place on Saturday were reported in the Namibian Police Force’s (NamPol) crime report issued on Sunday. According to the report, a 26-year-old male allegedly hung himself in a tree at Plot Brakwater in Katutura. NamPol said the deceased, whose name is withheld as his next of kin have not yet…