NWANYI FM MARKS COMMEMORATION DAY

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Staff from the Nwanyi FM station in the Zambezi region commemorated the day with former staff members and members of the public.

Veteran studio producer Martin Mombela, who started with NBC in 1991 when it was still called SWABC, said through the transition, the radio's impact grew in the community.

NBC REAFFIRMS PUBLIC SERVICE MANDATE

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The Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Menesia Muinjo, has reaffirmed the broadcaster's commitment to fulfilling its mandate of informing, educating and entertaining the nation, as it has been doing since 1991. 

KAARONDA QUESTIONS GRANT CANCELLATIONS

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Swanu leader Evilastus Kaaronda raised concerns in the National Assembly regarding the cancellation of some unverified old-age grants.

He questioned the Ministry of Finance whether the implemented digital system could be the cause.

16 THOUSAND PENSIONERS SUSPENDED FROM GRANTS SYSTEM

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Almost 16,000 Old Age Grant beneficiaries have been temporarily suspended from Namibia's social grants system after their names could not be verified in the National Population Registry System.

MISSING TSUMKWE MAN DIED IN 2019

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The Director of Health in the Otjozondjupa Region, Gebhardo Timotheus, has confirmed that a man reported missing from Tsumkwe after he was transferred to the Katutura Hospital in Windhoek died in 2019.

Timotheus said there is no record of what happened to his remains.

SHANAPINDA TO LEAVE TELECOM NAMIBIA

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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telecom Namibia Dr Stanley Shanapinda's reign will come to an end on the 1st of July as he takes over as head of the Communications Regulators' Association of Southern Africa (CRASA).

LEADERS PAY TRIBUTE TO GAOB DAVID ||KHAMUXAB

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Various traditional and political leaders have described the late leader of Hai-||Om San Traditional Authority, Gaob David ||Khamuxab as a leader who cared for his people and who united the Hai-||Om community.

Sacky Kathindi, the Oshikoto Regional Governor, described ||Khamuxab as a visionary leader.

NAMIBIA FALLS SHORT ON CRVS TARGETS

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Namibia has achieved less than half of the targets outlined in its previous Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Strategic Plan.

OTJOMBINDE FARMERS AFFECTED BY PREDATORS AND WATER SHORTAGE

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Roaming predators, a limited underground water supply, and the abundance of a poisonous plant known locally as Gifblaar or Otjikurioma continue to impact commercial farming operations in rural communal areas.