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Allexer Namundjembo  President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged businesses at the 24th Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) to innovate, collaborate, and use the platform to expand into continental markets. Speaking at the official opening under the theme “Innovate – Connect – Prosper”, she also encouraged entrepreneurs, SMEs, and town councils to showcase products and build partnerships.  “I encourage all participants to use this platform to engage, collaborate, and forge partnerships that foster shared prosperity,” she said. Nandi-Ndaitwah described the trade fair as a vital platform for enterprise development, policy dialogue, and investment opportunities.  “Trade fairs are opportunities for business people to…

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Windhoek City Police deputy chief for operations, senior superintendent Eliaser Iiyambo, and his brother Simon have appealed a High Court ruling that ordered them to vacate land they seized from their late uncle’s widow. The case stems from the death of dentist Daniel Uutoni in March 2019. Uutoni had married Aili Ndapandameme Iilende in 2018, and the couple lived at their homestead in Okathitukambanda village near Okahao. After his death, the Iiyambo brothers allegedly evicted Iilende and her three children from the family homestead, locked the properties, and began occupying them. In October 2020, the Ongandjera Traditional Authority,…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe  The construction of the maternity ward at the Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital is nearing completion.  The ward will open its doors on 20 October 2025.  The 120-bed facility, the first of its kind in the country, includes dedicated first and second stage rooms, doctors’ on-call rooms, a nurses’ lounge, reception areas, private rooms, gynaecology outpatient rooms, procedure rooms, and a specialised obstetrics and gynaecology theatre. Construction started in 2016 at a cost of N$60 million to address the shortage of maternity wards in the country, especially in the northern regions.  The project faced delays after the initial contractor failed…