The NORED (Northern Regional Electricity Distributor) Chief Executive Officer, Silvester Wayiti, says the company has to date lost N$4,5 million through copper theft over the years.

The Northern Electricity Distributor (NORED) has recorded 14 cases of copper cable theft in the Ohangwena Region.

The electricity distributor says the illegal activity is not only costly, but it is also depriving communities of a reliable electricity supply.

Chairperson of the Kavango West Regional Council, Filipus Tenga, expressed disappointment in the status of electricity distribution in the region during the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED) induction workshop that was held at Nkurenkuru.

Cabinet has expressed concern over the increasing number of gruesome killings reported across Namibia while also taking note of operational instability at the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED).

A final agreement between NORED and the Mineworkers' Union of Namibia was reached last night at Ondangwa in the Oshana Region, bringing to an end the labour strike that began last Thursday.

Employees of the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED) have embarked on a nationwide strike, demanding a 6% salary increase.

They said the weeklong strike will continue until their demands are met.

Employees of the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED) in Katima, Mulilo, have joined others across the country in expressing dissatisfaction with how labour issues are handled by management.

The Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED) has electrified 50 houses that were recently handed over to the owners through the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia in the Zambezi Region's Bukalo village.

The electrified houses are part of phase one of an ongoing two-phase construction project.

Residents of Rundu have rejected NORED's tariff increase proposal of 3% for the 2025/2026 financial year.

The residents say the proposed percentages are high considering the challenges of unemployment.

Residents of Sikondo village, Kapako constituency in Kavango West Region, will finally have access to electricity after living without it for decades.