… Walvis family gives hope to parents of children with Down syndrome A Journey raising a child with Down syndrome has inspired a Narraville family at Walvis Bay to finally realise their dream of starting a pre-primary school for children living with the same condition. The Antoncich family founded the Yahweh Down Syndrome Foundation in...
Businessman Desmond Amunyela, who was very close to the late president Hage Geingob, says after Geingob lost the prime minister position under then head of state Sam Nujoma in 2002, it was never obvious he would become Namibia’s third president. Reliving his early memories of Geingob, Amunyela says after the former president left for the...
Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture executive director Sanet Steenkamp on Monday managed to avert a possible demonstration of unemployed teacher graduates scheduled for today. Steenkamp held a five-hour meeting with the representatives of hundreds of unemployed teachers, where it was agreed that a task force be set up to further iron out issues. “In...
“After 34 years of independence, Namibia still struggles with poverty, inequality, corruption, and government maladministration,” says Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani. Venaani said this in a statement last week in light of Namibia’s 34th Independence Day celebrations. “The fact that many Namibians continue to live in abject poverty while a select few enjoy...
Scores of people have once again been spotted at MTC stores at Oshikango and Eenhana in the Ohangwena region as the deadline for nationwide SIM card registration is this Sunday. The queues are stretching into surrounding roads, with many people subjected to extreme heat. Samuel Benjamin of Onakalunga on Monday said he joined the queue...
By: Se-Anne Rall Former Steinhoff chief executive Markus Jooste has died. While details around Jooste’s death remain the subject of a police investigation, it has been reported that he shot himself on Thursday. Jooste’s death comes following a penalty of R475 million imposed by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) after it found that...
The Karasburg Town Council on Tuesday issued a water rationing warning following an ongoing water shortage at the town. The water rationing introduced on Tuesday is necessary due to the critically low levels of the water reservoirs and underground water sources, said Karasburg acting chief executive Lorraine Jossop. “There is no rain in this place,...
A man (37) died due to injuries he sustained after he was attacked by a bushbuck at his homestead in the Kongola area of the Zambezi region early on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Lusepani Castro Lutambo. His next of kin were informed of his death, police regional spokesperson Kisco Sitali told The...
Two suspects arrested for the alleged murder of Benedict Swartbooi (28) in the Maltahohe district on Tuesday have been remanded in custody after appearing in the Maltahohe Magistrate’s Court. Henry Vermeullen (51) and Hein Franco van der Wath (25) allegedly assaulted Swartbooi with a stone on his head. The suspects appeared before magistrate Evelyn Stephanus...
Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani has called on all fishermen who are unemployed and who have been working as general workers to go back to sea. Venaani made this call while engaging over 1 300 fishermen at Walvis Bay yesterday. He is on a familiarisation visit to the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) and its...