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05 Jun

Omusati appreciative of food assistance

info_e12wt4csNational NewsErginus Endjala, Omusati appreciative of food assistance

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Omusati Regional Governor, Erginus Endjala, has expressed his gratitude for the food assistance from the government, after his plea that the people of the region have become vulnerable because of the drought. Endjala made these remarks after the recently completed a two-week-long training workshop on Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC / IFSPC)) in Swakopmund. “The rainfall in Omusati was not favourable and it affected all humans and animals. As a result, people are in dire need of food and animals in need of fodders for animals. When we try to intervene, we need to consider both…

02 Jun

Oshikoto Man(31) rapes pensioner

info_e12wt4csNational NewsOshikoto Man(31) rapes pensioner, Teopoline Kalompo-Nashikaku

Hertta-Maria Amutenja A 31-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly raped a 79 year-old pensioner at Oshivelo in Oshikoto region. Oshikoto Regional Commander Commissioner Teopoline Kalompo-Nashikaku said in a report that the suspect entered the victim’s bedroom last Wednesday and sexually assaulted her. “It’s alleged that the victim was in the house sleeping in her bedroom when she saw the suspect opening the door of her room that was not locked and came inside the room. The victim then woke up asking who the person was, but the suspect started threatening her telling her to keep quiet otherwise he would…

02 Jun

GIPF vows to invest more in the development of the country

info_e12wt4csNational NewsGIPF vows to invest more in the development of the country, Nillian Mulemi

Martin Endjala The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has reiterated its commitment to invest more in the country’s developmental sectors in an effort to uplift the livelihoods of people in all of Namibia’s regions by bringing services closer to them. The Fund’s Board of Trustees Chairperson, Nillian Mulemi revealed the plan during the official opening of a GIPF satellite office in Mariental in the Hardap Region on Wednesday. Mulemi said the opening of the satellite office was necessitated by a call from its members in the region who had to travel long distances to and from Keetmanshop or Windhoek to…

02 Jun

Natural ambassadors are key to development of their home countries

info_e12wt4csNational NewsInternational Organisation for Migration (IOM), Natural ambassadors are key to development of their home countries

Niël Terblanché The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), with the support of the Southern Africa Migration Management (SAMM) project, organized a regional capacity development workshop on the engagement of people living in the diaspora as natural ambassadors for their countries. The capacity development event contributed to building the technical and institutional mechanisms at the national levels on diaspora engagement and ensuring that the member states have the requisite capacity to engage their community in the diaspora, effectively. In order to support the creation of common approaches towards diaspora mapping and engagement, the IOM Diaspora Mapping Toolkit provides users with practical…

02 Jun

NAC emergency drill successful

info_e12wt4csNational NewsNAC emergency drill successful

Niël Terblanché The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has successfully completed a tabletop emergency drill at Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Airport in Ondangwa. According to the NAC’s Marketing Officer, Dan Kamati said that the test was done to ensure that all the necessary participants in the Aerodrome Emergency Management System (AEMS) are trained up to standard and effective. Kamati said that the Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Airport has an approved AEMS and added that it was developed in line with the requirements of Namibia Civil Aviation Regulations (NAMCARs). “The AEMS contains the requirements related to the training of the participants of…

02 Jun

There is a need to create more jobs

info_e12wt4csNational NewsThere is a need to create more jobs

Martin Endjala The Kavango East Regional Governor, Bonifatius Wakudumo believes that there is a dire need to evaluate industries which can create sustainable employment. He is of the opinion that with the proper implementation and establishment of Green Schemes, agriculture can be a huge enabler for addressing unemployment. The Governor said this while attending a public hearing on Youth Unemployment by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Community Development on Wednesday. “Irrespective of the issues we have as political parties, the real issue here is youth unemployment,” said Wakudumo. The Governor pointed out that the region has the…

01 Jun

Dams supplying water to Windhoek running dry

info_e12wt4csNational NewsDams supplying water to Windhoek running dry

Niël Terblanché The Namibian Water Corporation (NamWater) has taken steps to ensure that water from alternative water sources may be utilized by consumers in case the dams from where Windhoek and other settlements in the central part of Namibia rely on run dry. The Chief Executive Officer of NamWater, Abraham Nehemia, confirmed that the central areas will have a secure water supply until July 2024. Water levels of the three dams in the central areas of Namibia have dropped by 20 percent and currently stand at a combined 36.1 percent of their capacity. This is more than 20 percent lower…

01 Jun

The race for the CoW CEO position is over

info_e12wt4csNational NewsMoses Matjayi, The race for the CoW CEO position is over

Niël Terblanché Moses Matjayi who serves as the current Chief Executive Officer of the Otjiwarongo Municipality, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the City of Windhoek. Matjayi became the top candidate for the position after Conrad Lutombi, the current CEO of the Roads Authority, declined an offer to fill the position. The appointment of Matjayi was announced on the social media pages of the City of Windhoek yesterday. In April this year, the top candidates were shortlisted for the CEO position, including the Deputy Executive Director at the Ministry of Works and Transport, Joyce Mukubi, Chief…

01 Jun

Poisoned porridge wipes out almost an entire family.. as death toll reaches 13

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Niël Terblanché Samples of the porridge that, so far, has killed 13 people from a single household at the Kayova Village in the Nyanga District of the Kavango East Region have been sent to a laboratory to determine what led to the tragedy.Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, confirmed yesterday that four more members of the family have succumbed to the effects of the poisoned porridge since Tuesday.“We are awaiting the results from the toxicology tests from the laboratory. To suggest anything else about what could have possibly caused the tragedy, without the…

01 Jun

Youth encouraged to join forces with those in tourism sector

info_e12wt4csNational NewsPohamba Shifeta, Youth encouraged to join forces with those in tourism sector

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta has urged the youth of Africa and all tourism industry players to collaborate and form partnerships to place the “Africa Brands or Destinations” at the center stage of the Global dialogue. Shifeta said this yesterday at the fifth Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Challenge and Summit in Swakopmund under the theme “Developing Youth and innovative entrepreneurship solution for inclusive tourism recovery in Africa.” “I urge the youth of Africa and all industry players to collaborate and form partnerships to place the “Africa Brands or Destinations” at the center stage…