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Matjandjara Tjihuura-Katurota from Opuwo Town Council says people desperately need houses and prepared land in Opuwo. She talked about these problems with The Namibian newspaper at Ondangwa. Folks with small or medium paychecks want homes but face disappointment because the town lacks...

Namibia's parliamentary committee on natural resources has warned that the Affirmative Repositioning bill might clash with the country's constitution and scare away investors. The committee gathered feedback from government officials, community groups, farmers, and traditional leaders before...

Right after Namibia became free, leaders thought about building a dam on the Fish River. The government waited until 2010 to finish studying whether this plan made sense. They figured it would cost about N$2.4 billion. The dam would water about 5,000 acres of land for growing fruits and...

Agnes Kafula wants street vendors to stop running from police and start getting social benefits. As a member of the Swapo parliament, she believes informal traders deserve protection just like other workers. Her plan would reduce police troubles for people who sell things on the streets because...

Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab brought forward the judiciary amendment bill number 11 from 2015 during Wednesday's session. This bill focuses on changing who manages building projects for courts across the country. Dausab pointed out that the Constitution clearly aims to protect each branch of...

David Namwandi started the International University of Management and recently told students at Eenhana to work hard on their studies. He opened the new campus on Tuesday after spending N$45 million to build it. About 1,321 students signed up for classes that began back in February. Namwandi...

Kenya Power announced that several areas across the country will lose electricity tomorrow. Folks living in eleven different counties need to prepare for outages on Thursday as crews perform necessary maintenance work. The blackouts will happen between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., affecting specific...

Health officials found 11 more people sick from the weird illness making folks nervous around Kisii county lately. The strange disease has reached 168 total cases, according to Mary Muthoni, who runs Public Health and Professional Standards. She shared this news during her Wednesday update with...

Street artists have turned public spaces into thriving businesses across Windhoek, Namibia's capital. These markets help local creators earn money despite limited opportunities to sell their work through traditional channels. Christina Omole runs an outdoor gallery where she displays jewelry...

America plans to give Russia a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine very soon. Trump and his team see this as a big win for their foreign policy goals since he promised to end the war during his campaign. People wonder if this ceasefire can actually happen. And if it does, can it fairly...

Pakistani troops freed over 300 people held hostage on a passenger train by armed fighters in Balochistan. The army said they killed 33 attackers during their rescue mission. The Baloch Liberation Army had already murdered 21 regular folks and four soldiers before the rescue began. Soldiers keep...

Banks earning higher revenues might soon face bigger license fees under a new plan from Kenya's central bank. The CBK wants to change how they charge banks, looking at overall yearly earnings instead of just counting branches. This shift would include all money banks make from loans, government...

Uganda's top security leaders can't seem to agree on whether their officers should show their faces. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba went online to say something pretty clear. He posted that security folks have zero need to identify themselves. This goes against what another big shot said earlier to...

Janet Museveni heard all about the 2024 high school test scores today. She runs the Education and Sports office for Uganda. The test people came to tell her everything before they shared the news with everyone else. Prof. Celestino Obua leads these test folks, and Mr. Dan Odongo helps run their...

France just gave Uganda a huge amount of money—€85 million, which equals about 340 billion Ugandan shillings. Finance Minister Matia Kasaija shared this news on Wednesday. The cash will help fix water systems and build better cities around Kampala. Mr. Kasaija signed papers with Jean-François...

Lewis Rubongoya from the National Unity Platform party suffered injuries this past Wednesday during a heated confrontation. At the same time, Steven Kibwiika ended up in the hospital after people beat him badly. Kibwiika works as a cameraman for Spark TV, which belongs to Nation Media Group. The...

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame trashed the leader of Congo during a chat with internet star Mario Nawfal. Asked what he'd tell President Felix Tshisekedi in private, Kagame didn't hold back. He flat-out said he wished Tshisekedi wasn't running that good country. This heated comment adds fuel to...

Fresh Cuts Uganda Limited is in financial trouble. The Finance Ministry has asked Parliament to forgive the meat company Shs607 million in unpaid taxes. This move shows just how badly things have gone for what used to be a top business in the country. The Uganda Revenue Authority gave up trying...

The Buganda Kingdom leader Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has told his lawyers to sue Land Minister Dr. Sam Mayanja because he ignored court decisions about Kaazi land that belongs to the Kingdom. Christopher Bwanika, the Attorney General of Buganda, announced this at Bulange, Mengo, during a morning...

Denis Obua, the Government Chief Whip, has called NRM party lawmakers to meet at State House in Entebbe on Friday at noon for an important gathering. Last Friday, he sent this message to all NRM Members of Parliament. The special meeting will happen on March 14, 2025. Every lawmaker who plans...