KATJINAKATJI FAMILIES BECOME HOMEOWNERS

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Twenty-one low-income residents of Katjinakatji in the Kavango West Region are now homeowners after benefiting from the Shack Dwellers Federation scheme.

BUTTERFLY RESIDENTS DEMAND SEWAGE FIX

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Residents of the Butterfly Location in Katima Mulilo are calling for urgent intervention to address years of sewage-contaminated floodwater around their homes.

They say repeated appeals to the Katima Mulilo Town Council have yielded no permanent solution.

CITY POLICE ACCUSED OF RELOCATING HOMELESS

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A group of homeless people who have started occupying land illegally behind the Katutura Youth Centre in Windhoek are accusing the City Police officers of moving them to the area.

NAMIBIA LAUNCHES FIRST CHILD PROTECTION STATISTICS REPORT

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The Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema-Gaomas, launched the first-ever Child Care and Protection Statistics Report 2014–2023, an important milestone in strengthening the protection and well-being of children in Namibia.

KAHUNGU URGES YOUTH TO VALUE EDUCATION

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City of Windhoek Councillor Fransina Kahungu says education remains one of the most effective ways to overcome poverty, urging young people not to let their circumstances define their future.

GAMBLING ADDICTION LEAVES MAN DESPERATE

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Gambling is light entertainment for some, but for 48-year-old City resident Jason Kauhondamwa, a three-decade addiction has left him so broken he is now pleading to be legally banned from entering any casino.

ELAGO REMEMBERED AS HUMBLE SERVANT

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The family and friends of former employee of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), Ananias Elago, who died on Sunday, remember him as a humble man whose life and words touched many people.

Elago died at the age of 74 after battling cancer. 

OMUKWANIILWA STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY TIES

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The Omukwaniilwa of the Ondonga Traditional Authority, Fillemon Shuumbwa, visited Onalusheshete village in the Omageti area as part of his visits to communities under his jurisdiction.

COMMITTEE PROBES TOBACCO USE IN SCHOOLS

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The National Council Standing Committee on Health, Social Welfare and Labour Affairs has commenced an investigative visit to selected schools in the Otjozondjupa Region.

The purpose is to assess the use of hubbly bubbly and other tobacco-related products among learners and their impact on their health.

BABOON CITY RESIDENTS PLEAD FOR WATER

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Despite several visits and promises by political party representatives over the years, residents of Baboon City on the outskirts of Windhoek say they are only pleading for one basic necessity, water.