Author: Kelvin Chiringa
Battle to topple Irene Simeon-Kurtz off Erongo Red rages on
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) Walvis Bay has doubled down on its relentless fight to push for the toppling of Erongo Red board member, Irene Simeon-Kurtz, who has been accused of owing the same company more than N$649…
Tjongarero Dragged To Court, Powers Questioned
By: Kelvin Chiringa Sport, youth and national service minister Agnes Tjongarero is now set to be dragged before the Windhoek High Court over her decision to disregard a recommendation of the commission to renew the contract of chief administrator Fredy…
Windhoek-Okahandja Construction Project To Commence
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Works ministry has made good on its promise of paying out the contractor, Otesa/CMC Joint Venture, responsible for the Windhoek-Okahandja road construction where workers had downed tools for four months due to not being paid. The…
NHE’s 60% Once-Off Payment Demand Impossible- Sam Shivute
By: Kelvin Chiringa National Housing Enterprise (NHE) board chairperson, Sam Shivute, says that the demand for a 60 per cent once-off payment by workers at the state entity is impossible to meet, and he will not support it. This comes…
Ex-Air Nam Employees Plead With Hinda Over Unpaid Monies
By: Kelvin Chiringa Frustrated ex-Air Namibia employees met with deputy finance minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, pleading with her to pressure the liquidators (Bruni & McLaren) to pay out their severance packages worth N$105 million. The employees were led by the opposition…
ROW OVER N$4.7 MILLION PAYOUTS AT OKAHANDJA
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Okahandja municipal council is divided over a N$4 764 589.17 paid out to a company called CEPM using the resolution of the previous council. The fight has pitted three councillors from the opposition against a Swapo…
Gawanas takes on Job over CEO recruitment saga
By: Kelvin Chiringa City of Windhoek mayor, Sade Gawanas, has outrightly rejected councilor Job Amupanda’s submission that the hunt for a substantive Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has been riddled with corruption and a desire to protect the interests of the…
Billion-dollar Rail Project In Jeopardy As Workers Down Tools
By: Kelvin Chiringa The N$1 billion Kranzberg and Walvisbay-Swakopmund rail rehabilitation project is now in jeopardy after workers downed their tools this Tuesday, citing unfair labour relations. The project is being spearheaded by Unik Construction, a Chinese owned company that…
Veterans Threaten To Camp On Ministry’s Yard
By: Kelvin Chiringa Defence minister Frans Kapofi yesterday prevented a mob of Swapo affiliated war veterans from camping at his ministerial offices after they threatened to do so, citing unkept payment promises; this all a day before the Cassinga Day…
Angry B1 Construction Workers Barking at Wrong Tree- Finance
By: Kelvin Chiringa The finance ministry’s communications officer, Wilson Ashikoto, has said that B1 road construction workers that are threatening to march on the finance ministry demanding their payments should instead deal with the works ministry. The workers who have…