The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, has officially inaugurated the National Road Safety Council Board.
The Board is tasked with coordinating interventions aimed at reducing road crashes, injuries and fatalities in Namibia.
Reigning Miss Namibia Johanna Swartbooi, First Runner-up Uatjiri Mbaisa, and Second Runner-up Tuilika Andreas have each received fixed-term investment accounts from Namibia Post Limited (NAMPOST). The initiative forms part of NamPost’s ongoing support for the Miss Namibia Organisation.
Tributes continue to pour in for the late Swapo Party liberation stalwart Erkki Nghimtina as many reminisce on his life pre- and post-independence.
Nghimtina died on Sunday, aged 77.
Johannes Tjitumba (35), a visually impaired student pursuing a degree in public management at the University of Namibia, hopes to use his lived experiences to advocate for systemic reforms that improve access to education and employment for visually impaired individuals.
To improve livelihoods in the Fransfontein area of the Kunene Region, the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) of Namibia and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform built a mini desalination plant at the Petrusfontein farm, about 30 kilometres from the settlement in the mountains.
Hundreds of Swakopmund residents who rent houses and shacks have called for urgent action on Namibia's slow provision of affordable land and housing.
The residents have expressed frustration as they gathered to strategise on how their demand for affordable land and housing can be heard.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the death of former Cabinet Minister Erkkie Nghimtina has robbed the nation of a committed freedom fighter and dedicated national leader.
Nghimtina died on Sunday at the age of 78.
Prosecutor-General Martha Imalwa delivered an emotional tribute to the family of the late Ondangwa-based prosecutor, Justine Shiweda.
She described Shiweda as an outstanding and committed prosecutor who was simply doing her job. Imalwa added that her death will not be in vain.
Swapo Party liberation stalwart Erkki Nghimtina died this afternoon at his homestead in Edundja village in the Ohangwena Region.
His death was confirmed by the Ohangwena Police Regional Commander, Commissioner Ottilie Kashuupulwa.
The Amarok Club, with support from various corporate organisations, has made a donation of various items, including stationery, printing paper and school shoes, to the Baumgartsbrunn Primary School.
