Niël Terblanché Residents of towns in southern Namibia, including Ariamsvlei and Noordoewer, along with farms in the area, have been plunged into darkness due to an ongoing power outage that began at 14:46 on Sunday. The blackout, attributed to an electrical fault on a key transformer at the Harib substation, has left communities without power...
September 20, 2024
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Leonardville CEO lays out town’s development plans
The Leonardville Village Council has based its development strategic plan on various key pillars such as basic services, housing provision, good governance, and infrastructural upgrade aspects, among others. This was shared by the Chief Executive Officer, Ephraim Dawids, in an exclusive interview with nbc News at Leonardville. The Chief Executive Officer at Leonardville Village Council,...
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Otjozondjupa council prioritises socio-economic upliftment by upgrading towns, settlements
Otjozonjupa Regional Council chairperson Marlene Mbakera says the council has committed to redoubling efforts to implement its strategic plan and goals to improve the socio-economic well-being of its residents. Mbakera says top of the council agenda this year is the revival of the Kalkfeld settlement acquiring village council status.Mbakera was speaking at the first meeting...
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Coastal towns grapple with placement
Schools in the coastal towns of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay are overwhelmed with the number of pupils to be admitted, with parents still queuing up for applications. Parents and guardians were observed flocking to schools at Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, hoping to have their children placed in grades from zero to eleven. After a well-deserved...
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Tsumeb to integrate breakfast meeting into town’s economic calendar
Maria David TSUMEB Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Victoria Kapenda said that she wants the breakfast meetings to be integrated into the economic calendar of the Council. Kapenda expressed this desire during a first-ever breakfast meeting held with the hope of raising the needed funds for this year’s copper festival. PICTURED: Victoria Kapenda CEO of Tsumeb...
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Okahandja informal settlers demand petition back from town’s leadership
A group of disgruntled residents from Okahandja’s informal settlements took to the streets on Friday to demand their petition back from the town’s Mayor, in order to submit it to the head of state, following an alleged lack of interest from the town’s leadership in addressing their concerns. Led by their community activist leader, Sethy...
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Exorbitant land and housing prices driving masses to shanty towns: Economist – Windhoek Observer
Martin Endjla Independent Bank Researcher and Economist, Josef Sheehama, has attributed the high number of shacks in urban areas to the ever-increasing land and housing prices in the country. In an interview with Windhoek Observer yesterday, while reacting to the announcement of increased average house prices between 1990 to 2023, which went up by 1.258...