Vice president Lucia Witbooi says traditional leaders must work together to promote unity and nation-building among the citizens who follow them. Witbooi made this call during the annual Batshara Cultural Festival at Sangwali in the Zambezi region on Sunday. The Mayeyi Traditional Authority, under the leadership of chief Boniface Shufu, celebrated this year’s cultural festival […]

Motorists with outstanding traffic admissions of guilt fines have been given a two-month opportunity to settle their fines. The Office of the Judiciary announced this on Monday under a new amnesty programme. Judiciary spokesperson Vikitoria Hango says this includes those whose payment deadlines have already expired. The amnesty runs from 3 August to 30 September […]

Parliamentary leaders have been urged to strengthen oversight, improve coordination and promote consensus to ensure parliament effectively delivers on its constitutional mandate. Speaking at the opening of a leadership training workshop for presiding officers and leaders of standing committees at Swakopmund on Monday, National Assembly speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said parliament’s credibility depends on how well […]

Offices, ministries and agencies (OMAs) and National Council standing committees have been urged to engage constructively and avoid turning discussions into confrontations during stakeholder engagements. The National Council is conducting a joint stakeholder engagement with OMAs as part of an initiative between the Legislature and the Executive to better align policies and strategies while addressing […]

The Grootfontein municipality is warning residents to stop starting fires within municipal areas, saying the increase in fire incidents have stretched the town’s limited firefighting resources. In a statement issued on Monday, spokesperson Luke Salomo says the municipality has responded to numerous emergency calls involving veld fires over the past month. He says the fires […]