Keetmanshoop Mayor Urges Pensioners to Register for Social Electricity Tariff

Keetmanshoop Mayor Urges Pensioners to Register for Social Electricity Tariff

Keetmanshoop, Mayor McDonald Hanse has called on pensioners in the town to register for a special social electricity tariff. This initiative allows pensioners to purchase the first 50 electricity units at N$1.71, significantly lower than the standard N$2.18 rate. After the initial 50 units, pensioners will pay N$2.65 per unit, compared to the regular N$2.70 rate. The municipality aims to register at least 2,000 pensioners, with 150 already enrolled. The […]

July 25, 2024 18

Namibia

Education Ministry condemns Minna Sachs protest

The parents of learners at Minna Sachs Primary School on Monday took action by blocking the school gates today. They are protesting what they claim to be the unfair and procedural appointment of the new school principal. The Executive Director of the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has condemned the development, describing it as unacceptable. "It is with utter dismay and a deep sense of disappointment that […]

July 22, 2024 51

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Oshiwambo

Omukwashiwana wa Tanzania atulwa mo ipandeko ahangwa no ingangamwifi

Omulumenhu wo mido dili 26 eli omukwashiwana wa Tanzania, okwa tee lelika akale aholoka komesho yo mangu ya Magistrate mo Keetmanshoop nena konima eshi ahangwa no shi nga ngamwifi sho cannabis sho ngushu yo shimaliwa shi dulife pee N.dollars 800 000. Oo eli omukonaakoni wo imbuluma elilepo oshitopolwa sha ||Kharas omo mwa kwa telwa omufeekelwa Deputy Commissioner Nikodemus Mbango, mo lopota inasha noimbuluma oyo ya pitifilwa oikundaneki onghela okwati, omufeekelwa […]

June 17, 2024 12 2

Local

Illegal lay-bys by truck drivers on the national road network

The Roads Authority (RA) is urgently directing all truck drivers to immediately cease setting up illegal lay-bys on the national road network, especially those transporting manganese on the Trans Orange Corridor (Nakop Border Post via Grunau and Keetmanshoop to the port of Luderitz). Trucks that are parked in unauthorised areas on the sides of highways and major roads create hazardous conditions, obstruct visibility, and increase the […]

June 12, 2024 12

Namibia

Annual Nama Cultural Festival Highlights Unity and Development

Dawid #Eigub, chairperson of the Nama Cultural Festival organizing committee, emphasized the role of culture in unifying the Nama people, reshaping society, and transferring indigenous knowledge to the youth. At the festival's opening, he stressed the theme of unity and called for discussions to reconnect the Nama with their heritage. #Eigub encouraged new habits for regional development and advocated for Nama ownership of local resources like green hydrogen, oil, and […]

June 3, 2024 35

Oshiwambo

Muni gwa Kaiti a mono omukuli goodola oomilion 12.5 okuza kombaanga yo Development bank of Namibia

Muni gwa Kaiti okwati okwa mona omukuli goodola oomilion 12.5 okuza kombaanga yomayambulepo goshilongo DBN-okupingenapo omakwatathano golusheno ngoka ga kulupa. Shika osha hololwa komukuluntu gomakwatathano nomayakulo gopautekinika Samuel Nashima ohela,pethimbo lyoshigongi shoshigwana shomomudhingoloko gwa Westdene. Nashima ta holola wo o budget ya Muni yili poomilion 308 yomumvo shimaliwa go 2024-2025,ndjoka ya pumbwa natango okuziminwa kuuministeli wehumitho komeho lyoondolopa nomikandi. Omanga koopopoleka dha thanekwa momumvo shimaliwa ngoka,Nashima a holola kutya omwa […]

May 16, 2024 28

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Oshiwambo

Omulumenhu atulwa moipandeko, eshi akwata keenghono omukulukadi waye eli meteelelo.

Omulumenhu womido dili 37 oo tatamanekelwa oku kwata keenghono omukulukadi waye elihumbata, okwa anyenwa omito yoku lifutilamo pefimbo aholoka komesho yomangu yamagistrate wa Keetmanshoop onghela. Omutamanekwa okwa holoka komesho yomupanguli, Uchen Konjore, oo aundulila oshibofa ko 11 March 2024, opo shipitike omito ye liwanapo yomakonaakono opolifi. Omutamanekwa pefimbo aholoka komesho yomangu, okwa ulika kutya oteke lipopila mwene momangu, nokwa ulika ena ondjo momatamaneko aeshe opa 3 enasha nekwato keenghono oo […]

March 8, 2024 101 70 78

Namibia

Isaacks advocates for local language proficiency for regional job opportunities

||Kharas Regional Council chairperson, Joseph Isaacks has directed council officials to include local language proficiency as a mandatory condition for all vacancies in the regional government. Isaacks made the statement during a staff meeting here on Tuesday. He said other regional councils have language proficiency conditions in advertisements for vacancies and it is time for ||Kharas to follow suit, adding that the region’s inhabitants are identified by the languages […]

January 24, 2024 28

Namibia

Over 10 000 apply for legal aid in 2023

Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab has revealed that her ministry, through its Directorate of Legal Aid, received over 10 000 applications from people seeking legal representation during the course of this year. “With access to justice being an important pillar of our democracy, the ministry reports that we have received approximately 10 200 legal aid applications this year, with 7 500 granted and 2 700 denied,” Dausab said during the Cabinet […]

December 4, 2023 6