March 2010

Old SA Consulate Houses Under Hammer in Walvis

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 19/03/2010 - 18:51
Old SA Consulate Houses Under Hammer in Walvis - THE South African Government confirmed that the old consulate houses in Walvis Bay will be offered for sale via closed tender, according to a statement on the Walvis Bay Municipal website. [All Africa - Namibia]

Property Transfer Duties to Drop

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 19/03/2010 - 18:50
Property Transfer Duties to Drop - AN amendment to the Transfer Duty Act of 1993 will considerably reduce the cost of buying and selling houses. [All Africa - Namibia]

Drastic Reduction of Elephants Needed

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 22:31
Drastic Reduction of Elephants Needed - THERE are too many elephants in the Etosha National Park and in conservancy areas northwest of the park and reducing their numbers by almost 1 000 animals - even through culling - might be an option, a report on the elephant population recommends. [All Africa - Namibia]

Water, Sanitation a Huge Problem At Aus

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 22:30
Water, Sanitation a Huge Problem At Aus - WATER rationing has become a common occurrence at Aus in the South, where boreholes often dry up. [All Africa - Namibia]

Govt Proposes Changes to Constitution

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 22:30
Govt Proposes Changes to Constitution - PRIME Minister Nahas Angula yesterday reintroduced a bill to amend the Namibian Constitution in the National Assembly. [All Africa - Namibia]

Southern Towns in the Red

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 22:30
Southern Towns in the Red - TWO Hardap municipalities - Mariental and Karasburg - both incurred accumulated losses of more than N$1 million for the financial year ending June 30 2009. [All Africa - Namibia]

Swakopmund Recycling Project Takes Off

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sat, 06/03/2010 - 23:02
Swakopmund Recycling Project Takes Off - THE Swakopmund Recycling Project was recently launched in an initiative that will contribute to "conserve and protect Namibia and its environment for future generations". [All Africa - Namibia]

Okahandja No Longer a Garden Town

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sat, 06/03/2010 - 23:02
Okahandja No Longer a Garden Town - OKAHANDJA residents are unhappy with the cleanliness of their town, saying that litter is becoming a health hazard. [All Africa - Namibia]

Land Dispute at Former Army Base

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sat, 06/03/2010 - 23:01
Land Dispute at Former Army Base - A LAND dispute has erupted between residents of King Kauluma Settlement, about 7 km north of Oshivelo in the Oshikoto Region, and the Centre for Resources and Transformation (CERET), a Swapo-owned business. [All Africa - Namibia]

Ondangwa Orders Squatters to Move

Submitted by AA Namibia on Sat, 06/03/2010 - 23:01
Ondangwa Orders Squatters to Move - THE Ondangwa Town Council has ordered more than 50 households in the Oshitapo, Onguta and Omakulukuma informal settlements to move their corrugated-iron shacks, or kambashus, to make way for the building of regular houses. [All Africa - Namibia]