The All People’s Party (APP) has elected Augustinus Shindimba Djami as the Regional Chairperson for the Kavango East Region for the next three years.

APP acting Secretary General, Venitus Goraseb, said in a statement on Wednesday that the party held its regional conference on Saturday, where it elected Djami as the Regional Chairperson.

The conference also elected Johannes Mpande to deputise Djami, while Mariane Simon was elected as the Regional Secretary.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Anna Shiweda, said the Namibian government has officially declared a state of drought in Namibia.

She said measures are being put into motion to initiate a comprehensive drought relief programme aimed at assisting the vulnerable and affected communities residing in all 14 regions of the country.

The Oshakati Town Council will offer 100% interest relief on customer municipal services accounts with outstanding account payments.

Town spokesperson Katarina Kamari said this follows a resolution passed by the Council on August 30, 2023, to waive all interest accumulated on all Oshakati customer municipal service accounts.

According to Kamari, the council’s debts currently stand at N$80,224,301.99.

"The debts are increasing every month due to non-payment," she said.

Otjiwarongo Mayor Gottlieb Shivute on Wednesday promised to launch an in-depth investigation into allegations levelled against his council officials for reportedly conducting job interviews for cleaner positions Tuesday night.

Shivute, upon inquiry on Wednesday, told Nampa that he received complaints that 41 candidates were interviewed for 17 vacant cleaner positions at the municipality.

"I am now out of town, but once I return, I will definitely look into that allegation and establish for myself whether the matter is real or whether it is a mere rumour," he said.

The highly anticipated Fishrot trial will no longer commence on October 2, 2023, as planned, as a number of accused persons involved in the matter are fighting to have access to their frozen assets and applying for lawyers through the Directorate of Legal Aid.

Namibian athletes living with disabilities have lauded their inclusion in the 2023 Nedbank Citi Dash Run, with some calling it a dream come true and a step in the right direction by the event's organisers.
 

The third edition of the Nedbank Citi Dash Run, a sporting event that saw elite long-distance runners as well as amateurs competing in the five and ten kilometre runs, was held at Zoo Park in Windhoek's Independence Avenue on Sunday.
 

Health authorities are investigating the cause of flu-like symptoms among learners at Mweshipandeka Secondary School in the Oshana Region.

Johanna Haimene, the Health Director in the region, told Nampa on Sunday that all the affected learners had infections of the upper respiratory tract.

However, all 69 affected learners tested showed negative results for COVID-19.

She said COVID tests were done and no positive result was detected.

Windhoek Medical University (WMU) Board Chairperson Erastus Nekuta has extended an apology to the public for the premature advertisements of their unregistered courses on social media.

In an interview with Nampa on Tuesday, Nekuta said the advertisements were wrongly placed on social media, and they take full accountability.

Windhoek Rural Councilor, Piet Adams, has assured Mix informal settlement residents that a primary school will be opened in the area over the next three months.

Adams' assurance came after community members pleaded with the government to open up a school, stressing that their children are denied an education due to the lack of school facilities in the area. 

The school, which was constructed in 2017, could not be opened due to a lack of water and electricity.

The partially built school has a block of three classrooms, an office, and toilet facilities.

The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Otjozondjupa Region cautioned the public on Friday about the ongoing fraud activities that are targeting farmers, businesspeople, and pensioners in the region.

NamPol's Community Affairs Officer in the Otjozondjupa Region, Warrant Officer Olivia Haihambo, said in an interview with Nampa that about 20 people have been defrauded of money so far at Okahandja, Otjiwarongo, Grootfontein, and Tsumkwe.