By Adolf Kaure. The Swakopmund Municipality has approved the Swakopmund Neighbourhood Watch’s proposal to install a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) camera for traffic monitoring at their own cost, during its recent monthly meeting. The CCTV camera at the Swakop entrance of the old road to Walvis Bay is a 4-month pilot project of the neighbourhood...
Niël Terblanché As the festive season gets into full swing, law enforcement agencies in Namibia are poised to uphold their duty to protect and serve the public, striving to make the roads safer and promote a secure environment for all residents and visitors alike. As a result, these agencies in Namibia are gearing up and...
Niël Terblanché The governments of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa have reaffirmed their commitment to the Trans Kalahari Corridor (TKC), a crucial trade route connecting these nations, through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement, signed in Walvis Bay on November 3, 2003, is aimed at enhancing trade relationships and ensuring the...
Swanu of Namibia’s Party President Dr. Tangeni Iijambo tabled a motion to discuss the enforcement of the drought relief programme by training specialists whose activities are related to the environment. Dr. Iijambo stressed that laws and policies need to be put in place to mitigate drought effects on people’s livelihoods. “Namibia is among the top...
Stefanus Nashama The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has partnered with the Namibian Police Force and the Windhoek City Police to guarantee the safety and security of enumerators during the 2023 Population and Housing Census fieldwork. During a joint press conference held in Windhoek with the Namibian Police Force, Statistician-General, Alex Shimuafeni stated that the collaboration...
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) said it would deepen collaboration with the Nigerian police to fortify the nation’s lottery sector. The Director-General of the Commission, Mr Lanre Gbajabiamila, was quoted as saying this in a statement issued on Sunday by Mr Magnus Ekechukwu, Deputy Director/Head Public Affairs, NLRC, when he visited the Acting Inspector-General...
The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) says it will leave no stone unturned in implementing its Tax Law Enforcement Strategy to ensure that what is owed to the state is paid. Soon after its establishment, NamRA continued its drive to optimise Namibia’s tax revenue collection. This has led to some reforms at NamRA offices countrywide to...
The country’s anti-poaching and crime prevention initiatives managed to arrest 75 suspects in 106 cases related to rhino poaching in Namibia in 2022, a report released last week noted. The year 2022 saw the most rhinos poached in the country since 2015 when the first major poaching wave in independent Namibia peaked, the National Report...