Keetmanshoop hosts Fifth Nama Cultural Festival

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The Nama community from across the country gathered at Keetmanshoop to celebrate their rich cultural heritage during the four-day annual Nama Cultural Festival. 

Now in its fifth year, the festival creates a platform for the Nama community to showcase various aspects of their culture. 

Dolam residents dismayed over short lived debt relief programme

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Residents of Dolam are disappointed with the City of Windhoek's debt relief programme, which concluded yesterday. 

The initiative, which aimed to write off debts amounting to N$524 million, has left community members feeling abandoned and without recourse.

Hardap pensioner still cares for her offsprings

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With the worsening living conditions of the less fortunate, who live in corrugated iron shelters in Namibia, the face of poverty regularly produces resilient individuals who, on a daily basis, struggle to feed their families.

Okahandja residents unhappy with frequent power blackouts

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Businesses and residents of Okahandja are unhappy about the frequent power blackouts, saying the constant electricity interruptions hurt their businesses and livelihoods.

The residents say interruptions sometimes last between eight hours and two full days.

Okakarara residents demand answers from Town Council

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The Okakarara Residents Association Fighting for Development is calling on the Okakarara Town Council to explain the Auditor General's adverse audit opinion due to missing financial documents, a dormant inventory system, and an unexplained bank transaction.

Six Peace Corps volunteers sworn in

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Six new United States Peace Corps volunteers were sworn in in Windhoek at the US ambassador's residence. 
The volunteers will serve in different sectors, including health, education, and economic development, for one year. 
 

Farmers urged to embrace value addition

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The Vice President and Patron of the annual Omaludi Agricultural Festival, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has called on farmers to add value to their produce and create jobs.

Nandi-Ndaitwah officially opened the 4th Omaludi Agricultural Festival at Okongo.