Category: National
Suicide Rates Rise By Over 100 as 679 Take Their Lives
By: Hilma Tuukondjele Namibia’s suicide rates have increased by 100 since last year, indicating that the country continues to grapple with the mental health crisis that has seen 679 people take their lives between January 2021 and May 2022. In…
Make ICT In Lower Grades Compulsory – Swapo’s Hofni Iipinge
By: Hilma Tuukondjele Swapo party youth league (SPYL)’s secretary for education, Hofni Iipinge, has proposed making Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) studies a compulsory subject in lower grades curriculum. Iipinge told The Villager that according to his research, there is…
Tourists Trickle Back to Namibia
By: Hilma Tuukondjele Environment and tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta says there was a 40.9 per cent increase in foreign arrivals, from 192,026 arrivals in 2020 to 270,644 arrivals in 2021. He further said tourist arrivals had a substantial growth of…
Reserve Entry Level Jobs for Locals – Kunene Youth
By: Uakutura Kambaekua – Outjo Chairperson of the Kunene region Youth Forum Tuakoveni Mocks Kenaumue says that entry-level jobs should be reserved for the locals, arguing that these don’t require qualifications and, in turn, might help in curbing the high…
River Floods Threaten Kongola Residents’ Livelihood
By: Pricilla Mukokobi Kongola constituency residents say their livelihood is under threat from flood waters that have flooded their fields as the Kwando river water levels rise. Many residents in the area depend on vegetables for both household consumption and…
Residents Owe Kamanjab Village Council N$ 12 Million
By: Uakutura Kambaekua – Kamanjab Residents owe Kamanjab Village Council over N$ 12 million in services such as electricity, water, refuse removal, sanitation, rates and taxes, including decentralised Build Together loans. The loans date back as far as 18 years…
Over 100 Cattle Die Due To NIDA Alleged Mismanagement
By: Annakleta Haikera Over 100 cattle are estimated to have died at the Mangetti cattle farm in the Kavango West. This was established after a visitation programme at the ranch in the Tondoro Constituency by Kavango West Regional Councillor Joseph…
NDF Requirements Lead to Forged Vaccination Cards
By: Hilma Tuukondjele The recruitment requirements by the Namibia defence force have escalated the issue of Covid-19 vaccination card forgery, leading to the suspect being caught red-handed. Two weeks ago, the defence and veteran affairs ministry issued a vacancy for…
NSI Opens New ‘Cutting Edge’ Testing Centre At Walvis
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Trade and industrialisation minister Lucis Iipumbu says the newly opened Namibia Standards Institution (NSI) facility in Walvis Bay provides for adequate space to conduct frozen and chilled fish inspections, as it is equipped with both a sensory…
WINDHOEK MAYOR POSTING JOURNALIST’S NUMBER DEEMED LIFE-THREATENING
By: Hilma Tuukondjele The Namibia Media Professions Union (NAMPU) claims that Windhoek Mayor Sade Gawanas has endangered a journalist’s life by releasing the journalist’s personal information. According to a statement put out by the union earlier today, Gawanas, this week,…