By: Valeria Handobe The Kino Namibia project will be held in the Otjozondjupa region this year. The project is a 48-hour film festival designed for emerging filmmakers to collaborate and produce films within 48 hours. Watch on oneafrica.tv, DStv or GOtv at 19h00 on Mondays to Fridays. #newsonone #communitynews #oneafrica
By: Adolf Kaure The government has the prerogative to replace non-performing contractors and reassign the projects to public entities, like August 26. Ministry of Health and Social Services executive director Ben Nangombe said this after delays in the completion of Swakopmund District Hospital’s neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The initial contractor was awarded the construction job […]
By: Ketemba Tjipepa Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) leader Mike Kavekotora labelled expelled party member Kandy Nehova’s conduct as disruptive. Last week, Nehova said he had lodged fraud charges against Kavekotora and RDP Vice President Kennedy Shekupakela with the police’s crime investigations unit. Kavekotora said Nehova has no right to speak about party matters. […]
By:Josia Shigwedha Minister of Education, Arts and Culture Executive Director Sanet Steenkamp described the late Katrina Hanse-Himarwa as a vibrant and intelligent educator of note. Steenkamp, who worked with Hanse-Himarwa from 2015 to 2019, shared the achievements of the late minister, who passed away on Sunday in Windhoek after a long battle with cancer. She […]
By: Terence Mukasa The Chicken Boys say supporting the Brave Warriors COSAFA Cup game against Angola in an almost empty stadium was challenging. The Brave Warriors played against Angola on the 7th of July at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. The Chicken Boys said some South Africans had to join them to […]
By: Valeria Handobe The Urban and Rural Development Ministry launched its second revised National Housing Policy and the Implementation Action Plan. This initiative aims to provide better land and housing access in cities and rural areas by 2030. Namibia faces several challenges, including rapid urbanisation, mushrooming of informal settlements and poverty. Currently, half of the […]
By: Josia Shigwedha The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is confident that Namibians who are eligible to vote will turn up in numbers before registration closes in 20-days’ time. Between the 3rd of June and the 6th of July 2024, the ECN has registered 823,761 voters inside the country and at all Namibian Diplomatic Missions […]
By: Josia Shigwedha Social Activist Michael Amushelelo said his critics will label him a political prostitute after he announced his intention to join the Landless People’s Movement. However, the 34-year-old stated that those who know him understand what he stands for. Amushelelo stated that when one becomes a leader, they will be criticised and […]
By: Selma Taapopi The Parliamentary Standing committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs has shared the findings of oversight visits to capital projects countrywide. They undertook the visits to determine the progress made on capital projects this year. The committee shared the findings with the Ministry of Justice, the Office of the Judiciary, the Prosecutor General, […]
By: Josia Shigwedha The Namibian Police are appealing to the public to identify two bodies of suspected poachers killed in Etosha on Monday. Police Inspector-General Joseph Shikongo said the two were killed during a shootout with law enforcement agents. Shikongo said the bodies are in the Omuthiya police mortuary, and family members must visit the […]