Tension gripped a meeting where the Minister of Rural and Urban Development (MURD), Erastus Uutoni, announced the suspension of the entire Karasburg Council, appointing an administrator in their place.
President Nangolo Mbumba engaged traditional leaders of the eight northern traditional authorities at Oshakati this morning.
The aim was to familiarise himself with traditional leaders, inform them officially that he had taken office as Head of State, and seek their blessings.
The Okondjatu Combined School received equipment worth N$150,000 from Kaijata Kangueehi, who is a former learner of the school from the late 1970s.
The completed low-volume seal road infrastructure at Impalila Island, Zambezi Region, is likely to be inaugurated in April.
The construction of the N$60 million, 25-kilometre project as well as the upgrading of a loading port, which started in 2022, will be completed by the end of March.
1.6 million SIM cards have been registered across the country as of last month.
Individuals who have not yet registered their cards are given a 15-day window to do so.
Residents of the Suncity location at Rundu have been without running water for months.
They have now resorted to collecting water from the supply lines found above the ground.
Namibia's population has surpassed the three million mark.
This was announced by the Statistician General, Alex Shimuafeni, during the launch of the preliminary census report.
The persistent drought in the Kunene Region is affecting water provision for residents.
Kunene Regional Council Acting Director for Planning and Development, Charles Uarije, made these remarks during the Regional and Local Government Administrative Leadership Session at Opuwo.
Financial instability, compounded by low economic growth, is the biggest challenge facing municipalities in southern Africa.
The South African Local Governance Association President, Stofile Bheke, said this while addressing attendees at the Local Economic Development Indaba held at Luderitz.
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, in response to concerns raised by residents of Impalila Island, noted that the Ministry is aware of the poor nbc reception on the island and other areas across the country.
