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Home affairs spells out services

3 days ago - 30 March 2020 | Government

The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration (MHAI) offices in Erongo and Khomas are closed for general operations until 16 April 2020, in response to curb the further spread of the coronavirus.The MHAI said these...

Time of change at BoN

1 week ago - 24 March 2020 | Government

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is undergoing transitional arrangements after the appointment of the bank’s former governor, Ipumbu Shiimi (pictured), as minister of finance by President Hage Geingob on Sunday.In a media statement, BoN’s deputy...

New cabinet announced

1 week ago - 23 March 2020 | Government

President Hage Geingob on Sunday appointed an opposition party leader to serve as a deputy minister in his new Cabinet.According to the statement released by State House, Geingob appointed Esther Muinjangue (NUDO president) as the...

Looking back on 30 years of development

1 week ago - 20 March 2020 | Government

The Namibian Government has spent at least N$90 billion on development since independence, according to economic planning minister Obeth Kandjoze.He made the statement during the launch the Namibia’s 30 years developmental journey report, ahead of...

Okahandja municipality books in the red

3 weeks ago - 12 March 2020 | Government

The Auditor General has issued an adverse audit opinion for the Okahandja municipality for the 2016/17 financial year, as its financial statements do not fairly reflect the municipality’s financial position.These findings are revealed in the...

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Omaheke launches land plan

4 weeks ago - 05 March 2020 | Government

Omaheke’s 2017/2027 Integrated Regional Land Use Plan (IRLUP) was officially launched by the land reform minister Utoni Nujoma in Gobabis on Wednesday.IRLUP is a sector-overlapping...

Amnesty for Reho defaulters

4 weeks ago - 05 March 2020 | Government

The Rehoboth Town Council (RTC) has introduced an amnesty programme to assist residents who struggle to settle their municipal bills.The programme targets residents whose electricity...

New junior council for Gobabis municipality

4 weeks ago - 05 March 2020 | Government

Jimmy Visser, a grade 12 learner from the Wennie du Plessis High School, was sworn in as the second junior mayor of Gobabis on Tuesday.The...

CoW on cost-cutting drive

1 month - 28 February 2020 | Government

The mayor of Windhoek Fransina Kahungu said the municipality will be forced to introduce cost-cutting measures to save money to implement its 2020 Mayoral Action...

Gobabis municipality drowns in debt

1 month - 04 February 2020 | Government

Gobabis residents owe their municipality about N$50 million in unpaid municipal bills, its chief executive Ignatius Thudinyane said.The town has about 25 000 inhabitants, of...

Tebele sworn in

2 months ago - 27 January 2020 | Government

The newly elected Regional Councillor for Gobabis Constituency, Augustinus Tebele was sworn in as a member of the Omaheke Regional Council on Friday, 24 January.Tebele...

Mayor makes a move

2 months ago - 22 January 2020 | Government

Council members of the City of Windhoek (CoW) have undertaken to be more visible in the electorate.This according to new mayor Fransina Kahungu who was...

CoW budget approved

6 months ago - 06 September 2019 | Government

Windhoek • Yolanda NelA N$4.65 billion operational budget of the City of Windhoek was approved by the line ministry, with expected expenses budgeted at N$4.52...

Have your say about the...

6 months ago - 05 September 2019 | Government

As from Saturday (7 September), the city of Windhoek is hosting a series of informative and consultative meetings in the capital to explains its programmes...

Save water – or else,...

8 months ago - 07 July 2019 | Government

An increase of 5% on the majority of water tariffs along with a drought tariff structure came into effect on 1 July after approval by...

Reho soek inwoners aan stuur

11 months ago - 14 April 2019 | Government

Rehoboth • Yolanda NelDie soektog duur voort vir 'n geskikte kandidaat om die pos van uitvoerende hoof van die Rehoboth dorpsraad te vul. Intussen is...

Gobabis spog met junior dorpsraad

1 year - 17 March 2019 | Government

Gobabis • Yolanda Nel Die Gobabis dorspraad spog vir die eerste keer met ’n junior dorpsraad wat uit 12 leerlinge van drie plaaslike skole bestaan.Volgens...

CoW backtracks on water bills

1 year - 10 March 2019 | Government

After many residents queried their high water bills, the City of Windhoek has undertaken to rectify the backdated charges of single household consumers.“A water scarcity...