Category: National
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…
SALARIES EAT UP CHUNK OF EDUCATION BUDGET
By: Julia Heita Although the education ministry tops the country’s budget allocation list for the next fiscal year, the biggest chunk goes to salaries. Education executive director Sanet Steenkamp told The Villager that the ministry does not have qualified reports…
“DO AWAY WITH GRADE 11 EXIT POINT”
By: Tjizouye Kazombungo The education ministry has faced stern criticism for the new NSSCO curriculum, which was launched in the previous academic year, is structured. The new curriculum replaced the previous NSSCO, forming a third major stage to educational structural…
NAMCOR DELIGHTED BY TOTALENERGIES FIND
By: Dwight Links National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) managing director Immanuel Mulunga says that the second discovery of light oil and gas by TotalEnergies puts the country firmly among the energy-producing nations. “I believe this find is commercially viable….