The annual sports games of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture officially kicked off on Monday morning at the Paresis Sports Stadium in Otjiwrongo. Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Faustina Caley, officiated the launch, saying the games are aimed at creating a platform for the non-teaching staff members of the ministry to…
An adult male, suspected to be a poacher, was shot and killed on Sunday afternoon at Farm Salzbrunnen near Kombat in the Otjozondjupa Region, allegedly during an exchange of gunfire with two farmworkers patrolling the farm. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) spokesperson in the region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha, on Monday confirmed the shooting, saying the incident…
Director of Tertiary Health and Clinical Support Services, Johannes Gaeseb says Namibia is currently experiencing an increase in demand for pre-hospital care as a result of increased trauma incidents from motor vehicle crashes, violence and a variety of other medical conditions. Gaeseb stated this on Monday during the commemoration of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Day…
Namibia currently has a total of 8 118 asylum seekers and refugees, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration and Safety, Daniel Kashikola has revealed. Kashikola said this figure includes inactive cases from 17 countries: Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda,…
Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, has commended the Shackdwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) for being consistent in constructing and availing houses across the country. Uutoni noted that the federation ranks number one countrywide in availing houses and has to date enabled the construction of thousands of houses to low-to-middle income earners. He…
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has strongly warned charcoal producers contravening the regulation on charcoal production during the fire season, which commenced on 01 May 2022. He said perpetrators will be liable for prosecution under the Forest Act 12 of 2001. A directive issued recently by the Director of Forestry in the…
The newly built and recently inaugurated Swapo Party office in the Kavango East Region has been broken into, according to the Namibian Police. The Namibian Police Force’s Crime Investigations Coordinator for the region, Bonifatius Kanyetu told Nampa on Friday the incident occurred around 05h00 on Wednesday. Kanyetu said the office does not have a 24-hour…
Africa has the highest rate of child marriage in the world where one in four girls in sub-Saharan Africa is married before the age of 18 years. Celeste Feris of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said this during the International Day of the African Child celebration at the Rundu Stadium on Thursday.…
The appointment of a Special Water Envoy to the United Nations (UN) is an important step towards enhancing dialogue and outreach, as well as reinforcing the voice of under-represented and vulnerable regions like Africa. This was stated by Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, during a high level virtual dialogue session with…
Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service Agnes Tjongarero has announced the appointment of an interim board for the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) for the next six months. Addressing a media conference in the capital on Thursday, Tjongarero said the term of the previous body ended on 31 May and currently, the NSC does not…