Brukaros residents await basic services despite promises
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Residents who were recently allocated plots of land at the Brukaros informal settlement in Keetmanshoop are still lacking basic services, despite promises made nearly two years ago.
Residents who were recently allocated plots of land at the Brukaros informal settlement in Keetmanshoop are still lacking basic services, despite promises made nearly two years ago.
The Electricity Control Board (ECB) has declared that it is against the law for local authorities to block pre-paid meters due to arrears.
This statement follows complaints received by the Board regarding the blocking of pre-paid meters by local authorities for unpaid municipal accounts.
Local businesses are urged to employ aggressive advertising strategies for their products and services in order to reach a wider market.
President Nangolo Mbumba emphasised this following visits to popular locations in Katutura.
The Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe, has advised the public to be cautious following reports of monkeypox cases in South Africa.
The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) has denied claims circulating on social media and in local newspapers that it planned to spend N$60,000 on carnival costumes for politicians at Kangonde Salt Pan in the Oshikoto Region.
Communities affected by the 1904–1908 Genocide hope to have the long-overdue negotiations finalised by the end of this year.
The four affected communities, the Ovahero, Nama, San, and Damara communities, said this at a media conference about the outcome of the Chiefs Meeting Forum held today.
In response to LPM's Utaara Mootu's inquiry about bed shortages at the Katutura Intermediate Hospital, Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula attributed the issue to the high numbers of lodger mothers accompanying admitted babies, causing overcrowding.
If all goes according to plan, fresh desalinated water will be available from the desalination plant in the Erongo Region by 2027.
This announcement was made by Carl Schlettwein, the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, during his address at a Land Development Conference in Henties Bay.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has responded to claims regarding the deregistration of political parties.
Another legal battle has emerged at the High Court, tied to the infamous Fishrot scandal, as Nigel Van Wyk faces staunch opposition from the Prosecutor General in his attempt to seek review and overturn some charges against him.