Maria David A TOTAL of 26 new townships have been proclaimed during the financial year 2023/24. This was according to President Nangolo Mbumba during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered in Parliament on Thursday. According to Mbumba, a total of 3,103 new plots were fully serviced in various parts of the country, bringing...
WITHOUT WATER: Mauritius Goseb, the control administrative officer at the Daures constituency office, at the Erongo regional council has said that the small settlement of Okombahe has been without water for the past two days and that this has been caused by a pipe burst on the side of NamWater. He however added that water...
Staff Reporter THE Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, has urged the public to continue to fight corruption in the petroleum sector, but to do so with integrity and honesty, and not in a manner that is tantamount to character assassination. He made these remarks while delivering a ministerial statement in Parliament, where he...
Chris Jacobie — Flipside NAMIBIANS are standing tall, and the country is as united as it possibly can be, forged from 34 years of mutual, and even blind, trust. At the same time, the erosion of trust and confidence due to bad and unresponsive governance and service delivery is the biggest threat to stability and...
Placido Hilukilwa THE Northern subsistence farmers’ dream of a bumper harvest this year is turning into a nightmare. The effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon have become clear: prolonged dry spells in some parts; sporadic and insufficient rainfalls, as well as raging storms in other areas. Mahangu plants have mostly dried up due to...
Maria David OTJIWARONGO has huge potential that needs to be unleashed to contribute to the economic development of the town and the country at large. Uutoni made these remarks during the launch of the 2024–2029 Strategic Plan of the Otjiwarongo Municipality. The plan will serve as an action plan guiding the implementation of set plans...
Staff reporter THE Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) on Monday announced that both petrol and diesel prices will remain unchanged. MME in a statement said this is despite the substantial under-recovery of 153c/l for petrol, as well as 114c/l for diesel 50ppm and 106c/l for diesel 10ppm. The National Energy Fund (NEF) will absorb...
Staff Reporter Uranium prices experienced a surge, reaching $90 per pound (lb) by the end of 2023 and subsequently surpassing the $100/lb mark in early January 2024. This was announced by Lauren Davidson, an Economist at the Chamber of Mines of Namibia, who explained that the uranium price currently stands at $106/lb as of January...
Maria David THE Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, officially launched the 4th Sustainable Development Awards on Monday. The 4th edition, slated for June 2024, emerges at a crucial juncture, urging us to confront the urgency of climate challenges with collective action. Speaking at the launch, Shifeta said that the Sustainable Development Awards,...
DEPARTING FOR OFFICIAL VISIT: President Nangolo Mbumba departed the country today for a one-day official visit to the Republic of Angola. The Namibian Presidency has disclosed that the official visit comes in response to an invitation from President João Lourenço of Angola. Photos: Namibian Presidency. Source link