FAMILY OF SEVEN LEFT HOMELESS AFTER FIRE

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A family of seven in Hakahana, Windhoek, has been left homeless after their house caught fire on Monday morning.
   
The house owner, Rachel Mwanyekele, recalled leaving the house to buy food and other necessities with plans to travel to the north the following day.
 

RESIDENTS DIG POND AMID WATER SCARCITY

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The Okawambi residents in the Omuthiya constituency of Oshikoto Region have taken the initiative of digging a pond to harvest rainwater amid water scarcity.

For the past two weeks, Okawambi residents have been working together to dig the pond.

TWO WOMEN DIE IN OHANGWENA FIRES

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Tragedy has struck the Ohangwena Region after two separate fire incidents claimed the lives of two women.

In the most recent incident at Onhuno, a thirty-two-year-old woman died after allegedly locking herself inside a burning corrugated-iron room on Monday morning.

OKAHANDJA RESIDENTS RAISE ALARM OVER DRUG ABUSE

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Okahandja residents are jointly amplifying their voices to address the growing problem of drug abuse and crime among young people in the town.

Residents say drug use is destroying the lives of young people while contributing to rising levels of crime and violence in the community. 

ANGOLAN CHILDREN FACE BARRIERS IN NAMIBIA

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Angolan children living in Namibia are facing barriers to education, healthcare and birth registration, according to a new report by Amnesty International.

WOMAN DIES IN ONHUNO FIRE

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A 32‑year‑old woman has died after a fire broke out in the room where she was staying at Onhuno in the Ohangwena Region on Monday morning.

PARLIAMENT ASSESSES HAVANA VENDOR RELOCATION

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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development is assessing the progress on the relocation of vendors around Windhoek's Havana 4-Way relocation, as the City of Windhoek moves ahead with plans to upgrade the Eneas Peter Nanyemba Road and transform the busy area.

||KHARAS GOVERNOR CALLS FOR STAFF RETENTION

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||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze has proposed that staff retention in the region be looked into, as it affects service delivery.
 
He made the call while addressing Bethanie residents on his final regional tour stop over the weekend.
 

||KHARAS GOVERNOR URGES UNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT

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||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze has called for unity among political parties and the wider community, saying collective action is needed to confront the region's developmental challenges.