A fishpond community aquaculture project established at Enghandja village in the Ohangwena Constituency, was a point of discussion at the annual State of the Region Address (SORA) on Wednesday at Eenhana. Ohangwena Governor, Walde Ndevashiya, in his 2022 SORA heaped praise on the artificially constructed aquaculture project at the Enghandja village, saying many residents there…
Governor of the Ohangwena Region, Walde Ndevashiya on Wednesday expressed excitement with the five newly drilled boreholes at different villages in the Okongo Constituency. Ndevashiya was speaking on Wednesday at his annual State of the Region Address (SORA) which took place at Eenhana. The governor in his SORA further stated that the new boreholes have…
More than 50 farmers and officials from the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), and National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) are attending a workshop at Otjiwarongo to finalise a national draft document that will guide local bio-economy production activities. Bio-economy production refers to all business activities centred around and derives livelihoods…
The 37-year-old male suspect who was shot and killed on Sunday at Farm Salzbrunnen near Kombat in the Otjozondjupa Region, has been identified by relatives as Simon Seveleni. The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) crime investigations coordinator in the region, Deputy Commissioner Naukalemo Andreas in an interview with Nampa on Wednesday said Seveleni was identified on…
Members of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in Windhoek and Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region have confiscated biscuits allegedly baked with a substance found in cannabis. NamPol on Tuesday issued a media statement where members of the public are cautioned to be vigilant about the biscuits which are said to be addictive and can…
President Hage Geingob is on Wednesday expected to address the second Qatar Economic Forum on inequality and the emergence of Namibia as a new green energy superpower in Africa. The forum, which started in Doha on Monday, brings together more than 500 global business leaders and heads of state to discuss ways toward post-COVID-19 economic…
The Erongo police are investigating the alleged murder of 53-year-old Roland Antonius Wilhelmus, who was reportedly shot in front of his rented house in Ocean View, Swakopmund on Monday. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Erongo Community Policing Commander, Inspector Ileni Shapumba, in a crime report on Tuesday indicated that the incident occurred around 16h00. It is…
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has announced the redeployment of Retired Commissioner Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa as head of the Wildlife Protection Unit to the Etosha National Park with immediate effect. Kashihakumwa’s redeployment is one of the measures by the ministry to ensure that security adjustments and strategies are implemented without fail. Minister of Environment…
Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope has urged the Walvis Bay Municipality to fast-track the process of recruiting a chief executive officer (CEO) who will steer the municipality’s affairs in the right direction. The governor made the remarks at the launch of the municipality’s strategic plan for the period June 2021 to June 2026 at Walvis…
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) leader Mike Kavekotora says the current N.dollars 110 million budgetary allocation to the National Assembly (NA) is insufficient as it mainly caters for operational costs. The NA, he said, needs an additional N.dollars 50 million to execute its oversight function. Anything below that makes the assembly a laughing stock,…