Category: National
SACU TO IMPLEMENT REFOCUSED WORK PROGRAMME
By: Julia Heita Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has announced that it is currently working on a refocused work programme that prioritises industrialisation as its overarching objective. SACU’s executive secretary Paulina Elago said this during a visit by Vice…
PIONIERSPARK PRIMARY WANTS TO VACCINATE 9-12-YEAR-OLDS
By: Ludorf Iyambo Pionierspark Primary School in Windhoek is asking consent from parents and guardians of children at the school to get vaccinated for Covid-19. On Thursday, 24 February 2022, the school has issued a letter to parents and guardians…
HEPATITIS E EXITS, TYPHOID ENTERS
By: Tjizouye Kazombungo Just when Namibia was getting rid of Hepatitis E, now it has to deal with cases of deadly typhoid. Health minister Kalumbi Shangula on Wednesday announced the detection of typhoid fever cases in Namibia. Shangula said…
MORE THAN 200 GOATS DROWNED, FAMILIES UPROOTED
By: Uakutura Kambaekua – OKANGWATI More than 200 goats died, leaving numerous families in limbo, while some were left homeless last week after floods swept through the Epupa constituency and some parts of Opuwo urban constituency in the Kunene region….
BUDGET N$267 538 OR MORE FOR BUILDING MATERIAL
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus If you cut down trees to build your house traditionally, it will have long-term environmental damage. If you opt for a conventional brick and mortar house, be prepared to dig deep in your pocket. All things constant,…
‘STOP THE FOODBANK, GUVE THE PEOPLE SKILLS’
By: Frans Sinengela. Jesaja Shipingana (41) from Windhoek’s Goreangab informal settlement says horticulture is the answer to hunger in informal settlements and the country as a whole. Shipingana says he started his horticulture project in the Otjomuise area. “I planted…
TEACHERS WALK DISTANCES DESPITE TWO EMPTY HOUSES AT SCHOOL
By: Priscilla Mukokobi A teacher at Omulunga Primary School told the Villager that teachers commute long distances to the school despite having two houses completed in 2016 yet remaining unused. He said they had been experiencing accommodation issues ever since…
SHOCK FUEL PRICE INCREASE FOR MARCH
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus There hasn’t been a more-than-a-dollar fuel price increase for the past three years; however, that would change as come 2 March, petrol and diesel will go up by N$1,20 and N$1,30, respectively. The executive director in…
NSFAF ACCUSED OF ONLY HELPING ITS BENEFICIARIES IN UKRAINE
By: Annakleta Haikera The National African Students Association has called on the ministries of international relations and education to help students in Ukraine with all the necessities, not only those who benefit from NASFAF but all the 92 students studying…
KALUMBI URGES FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE SERVICES
By: Julia Heita Health minister Kalumbi Shangula has called on health service providers, programme managers, policy-makers, health consumers, and partners in the public and private sectors to use and support the implementation of the Quality Policy and Strategy. He said…