A 76-year-old man identified as Matheus Shongola Shou reportedly drowned at Olukulo village in the Tsandi Constituency, the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) has reported.
According to NamPol’s Omusati Regional Commander, Commissioner Ismael Basson, the incident occurred around 07h30 on Wednesday.
The Otjiwarongo Municipality unanimously approved the 2025/26 capital and expenditure budget of more than N$226 million at its special council meeting held here on Friday.
The council in 2024 tabled a budget of about N$144 million.
No cattle were lost at the Kavango Cattle Ranch over the past 12 months due to illness, Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) CEO Richwell Lukonga has said.
A 27-year-old Namibian man is expected to make his first appearance in the Katima Mulilo District Court on Monday on a charge of attempted rape of a 12-year-old girl.
Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba has paid tribute to the late Ovambanderu Traditional Authority senior councillor, Gerson Kunomundu Katjirua, remembering him as a selfless leader who served his community tirelessly.
Two members of the Taradi !Hana Xabadi organisation conducted a workshop on Wednesday at Mariental, equipping 29 unemployed women from their community with the skills to produce ‘Namaseep’, a handmade soap.
The Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) has recorded a surplus of N$11 million in the past financial year, its highest to date under a five-year strategic plan launched in 2022.
Local transmission remains the primary cause of malaria infections in Namibia, accounting for 81 percent of the country's total cases, as revealed by Minister of Health and Social Services Esperance Luvindao.
Vice-President Lucia Witbooi is expected to engage traditional leaders of various communities on Genocide Remembrance Day slated for the 28th of May.
Former President Nangolo Mbumba last year declared 28 May as Genocide Remembrance Day with effect from 28 May 2025.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services says as of January this year to 14 April , Rundu in the Kavango East Region has reported 10 deaths out of 2,092 malaria confirmed cases.
