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Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) vice president Jennifer van der Heever challenged energy minister Tom Alweendo to stop the Electricity Control Board’s (ECB) decision to increase the electricity tariff by 8%. Van der Heever questioned Alweendo on measures taken by the ECB to ensure public consultation and stakeholder engagement before deciding on the tariff increase. She […]
A former gangster and bank robber who turned into a nightclub owner and opposition politician, Gayton McKenzie has now risen to become South Africa’s minister of sports, arts and culture. President Cyril Rampahosa appointed Mr McKenzie – the leader of the Patriotic Alliance (PA) – to the portfolio in the multi-party government that he announced […]
Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party will use social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Twitter (X) and YouTube, as part of its campaign to reach voters and move with the times. The party will also use its website, radio programmes on Radio Energy and Namibia Today. Nandi-Ndaitwah said this when she launched […]
For nearly fifteen months, Evan Gershkovich has been locked away in a Moscow jail. Today the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter went on trial a thousand miles from the Russian capital in Yekaterinburg: the city where he was arrested on espionage charges while on a reporting trip for the Wall Street Journal. We were among […]
/KHOMANIN TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY gets farms IN KHOMAS The Ministry Of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has allocated two farms worth N$33,8 million to the Khomanin community as their communal land. The government aims to ensure that residents of the Khomas region who do not have land are provided with land for settlement and grazing purposes. […]
Hans Gariseb of the Khoen Community Development project says creative outlets are crucial to young people’s development. Speaking to Desert Radio last week, Gariseb said creative projects were designed to help young people who struggle to secure jobs due to a lack of experience. The Khoen Community Development project recently hosted a music workshop at […]
… pulls out on sponsorship deal Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), now owned by Heineken, has pulled the plug on its sponsorship of the Brave Warriors. Namibia Football Association president Robert Shimooshili confirmed the development to Desert Radio recently. He said the former sponsor cited the failure of the national team playing matches on home turf […]
Political parties and analysts have raised concern over the slow pace at which the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is conducting the voter registration exercise that started on 1 June and will end on 1 August. ECN chief electoral officer Peter Shaama yesterday said the commission has so far registered 366 036 voters. He said […]
An attack that reportedly killed over 100 soldiers on an army base in Burkina Faso has snowballed into speculation about unrest in the security forces, in a country where the military has been in power since 2022. The leader of the military junta has since appeared on state TV in an attempt to debunk the […]
Almost half of Namibia’s people will be faced with food insecurity between July and September this year, while the country has reported almost 2 000 cases of malnutrition. This is according to the Office of the Prime Minister in its most recent drought situation report. The report says 1,4 million Namibians will be food insecure […]