Taps have run dry in Omaheke’s regional capital Gobabis, pushing the municipality into dusk-to-dawn water rationing to balance demands. The dwindling water levels at the Otjivero Dam has left Gobabis in a precarious situation. Operated by the country’s water utility NamWater, this dam is the main water source for the town and the settlement of...
By Freeman Ya Ngulu. On Wednesday 06 March 2024, the 2nd National Space Science Council was appointed by the Chairperson of the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Prof Jacob Nyambe, at a ceremony in Windhoek. The Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Hon Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi extended her congratulations to the council...
Former South West Africa National Union (Swanu) parliamentarian Usutuaije Maamberua says Germany’s refusal to recognise ongoing atrocities committed by Israel in Palestine is an attempt to run away from the genocide it committed in Namibia between 1904 and 1908. Germany massacred more than 70 000 Herero and Nama people at the time, which historians consider...
In a remarkable feat of determination, Riana Scholtz of Uis in the Erongo region became the first Namibian woman to successfully complete the gruelling Desert Ultra, a 250km race spanning five days, in November last year. This race is part of the Beyond the Ultimate series, known for its demanding nature and harsh conditions. Scholtz’s...
Will he, or won’t he? That has long been the question asked of Moïse Katumbi (58). He is one of the most powerful people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – a man whose presidential ambitions were never in doubt. Yet numerous obstacles had blocked him in the past, including a jail sentence, death...
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), hosted an information-sharing and best practices workshop for the Support to Industrialisation and Productive Sectors (SIPS) Programme grants on 03 September in Durban, South Africa. The workshop drew delegates from the SADC Secretariat, the GIZ, SA’s Department of...
“You cannot find condoms anywhere at the hospitals, or even at the clinic here at Eenhana.” These are the words of Sondy Kamanya, a resident of Eenhana in Ohangwena region. He says community members have to travel to health facilities for free condoms, only to be told the clinics have run out. This has become...
The empty shelves of many grocers in the Western Cape are a result of the ongoing taxi strike. It is effectively limiting the mobility of staff, including those working at distribution centres. News24 reports that the strike, which started last week, stems from a disagreement on the legislation governing impounding of vehicles. It has also...