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Rent prices stagger

3 days ago - 31 July 2020 | Infrastructure

The spike in the number of new Covid-19 cases in the last three months, signals that the worst economic effects of the pandemic are yet to come, according to FNB’s market researcher manager, Frans Uusiku.“The...

Groot Aub still facing water challenges

6 days ago - 28 July 2020 | Infrastructure

The City of Windhoek (CoW) said that have been working on a way to find lasting solutions to the water supply interruptions at Groot Aub.In a media statement, the City said it has come to...

Residents warned against annexing boreholes

1 week ago - 27 July 2020 | Infrastructure

Residents of the Aminuis constituency in the Omaheke region have been warned not to build structures around the drilled boreholes in the villages of the area.The boreholes are a result of construction work on the...

The cost of Covid: Windhoek residents struggling

1 week ago - 27 July 2020 | Infrastructure

As part of steps to fight the spread of the Coronavirus, the City of Windhoek (CoW) opened water taps for residents with unsettled municipal bills to enable them to have proper sanitation, costing the city...

Construction in full swing at new US embassy

1 week ago - 23 July 2020 | Infrastructure

American ambassador to Namibia, Lisa Johnson, welcomed deputy foreign minister Jenelly Matundu and Windhoek mayor of Windhoek Fransina Kahungu to a site of the new US embassy campus in Klein Windhoek, for a historic groundbreaking...

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Formal market informal traders

1 week ago - 23 July 2020 | Infrastructure

The City of Windhoek (CoW) has identified a master plan for the development of infrastructure for informal traders in a bid to boost the informal...

Lighting up Katutura

2 weeks ago - 14 July 2020 | Infrastructure

The City of Windhoek has invested N$15 million in electrifying 1 200 households in the informal settlements, commissioned in Katutura on Monday by minister of...

Airport expansion: Cabinet satisfied with progress

3 weeks ago - 13 July 2020 | Infrastructure

The cabinet committee overseeing the expansion of Hosea Kutako International Airport is satisfied with the progress made so far, the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) announced...

Some security for informal residents

1 month - 26 June 2020 | Infrastructure

The City of Windhoek will hand over 20 000 acknowledgement certificates of occupation to residents living in informal settlements as part of the municipality’s 2020...

Nam’s roads tops - again

1 month - 24 June 2020 | Infrastructure

Namibia can once again boast that it has the best road infrastructure in Africa, as stated in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Quality of Road...

NAC says it is ‘on course’

1 month - 23 June 2020 | Infrastructure

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) said it is cleaning up its house and is in discussions about the Covid-19 pandemic and how the Namibian aviation...

N$10 million for affordable housing

1 month - 15 June 2020 | Infrastructure

The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) received N$10 million for the 2020/21 financial year to deliver affordable houses countrywide, urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni...

CRAN reacts to CoW licence...

2 months ago - 14 May 2020 | Infrastructure

Windhoek • [email protected] Telecommunication licensees are encouraged to approach the Communication Regulatory of Namibia (CRAN) if they are aggrieved by the decision to grant the...

US embassy on the go

2 months ago - 13 May 2020 | Infrastructure

The American Embassy in Windhoek plans on constructing a consumer fuel storage facility at their new premises located on the corner of Metje Street and...

CRAN approves CoW telecommunication license

2 months ago - 12 May 2020 | Infrastructure

Windhoek • [email protected] telecommunications sector was left reeling with the announcement that the CommunicationsRegulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) awarded the City of Windhoek (CoW) a...

New U.S. facility underway

2 months ago - 11 May 2020 | Infrastructure

Environmental sustainability has been a cornerstone element of the design process for the U.S. Embassy’s new facility in Klein Windhoek. “We have ensured the...

More tippy taps installed

3 months ago - 20 April 2020 | Infrastructure

Residents of the Samora Machel Constituency in Windhoek welcomed the tippy tap initiative by the Development Workshop Organisation (DWO), which will enable them to wash...

Vandalism rife as City opens...

3 months ago - 14 April 2020 | Infrastructure

The City of Windhoek (CoW) connected and opened 1 160 standpipes at all informal settlements to mitigate the risk associated with Covid-19.The City’s chief executive...