Author: Julia Heita
N$84,4 Million Kavango West Police Station Inaugurated
By: Annakleta Haikera The Kavango West police regional headquarters was officially opened on Saturday at Nkurenkuru at the cost of N$84,4 million. Its construction was completed on 22 July this year. During the inauguration, home affairs, immigration, safety and security…
Simless Phone Inventor Still Looking For Employment, Seven Years Later
By: Ludorf Iyambo Seven years after creating a cardless cell phone, and garnering global fame, Simon Petrus says he is still at home trying to find a job and earn money to fund his project and make a living. The…
Writing on the Wall: Critical turnaround Strategy City of WHK
By: Josef Kefas Sheehama We are blessed to live in one of the most remarkable cities in Namibia. The diversity of our people, the geographical location, recreational and business activities all make the City of Windhoek home to equally colourful…
Stefansson brings Fish-rot story to the USA …hailed by former FBI agent as a hero and warrior
Described as by ex-FBI operative, Jane Turner, as a hero and a warrior, Fishrot scandal whistleblower and star-witness, Johannes Stefansson has brought Namibia’s biggest corruption scandal story to the Americans at the country’s National Whistleblowing Week which commenced Friday…
GRN holds breath, awaits outcome on strike vote
By: Hilma Tuukondjele Government can for now hold its breath as civil servants’ ballots will be counted to determine whether they have opted to down their tools or not. Voting for or against strike action commenced this week on Thursday…
Nam Imported 960.9 Tons of Processed Pork
By: Ngiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia consumers have signalled to the local producers that they want more fresh and processed pork as they have gone as far as six European countries and South Africa to buy 3 339.4 tons of pork. This…
Nampol Records 98,640 Criminal Cases
By: Annakleta Haikera The Namibian police have recorded 98,640 criminal cases during the 2021/2022 financial year, which include robbery, rape and violence against women and children and forms of domestic violence, murder, theft of motor vehicles and livestock, dealing in…
Suicide Rates Rise By Over 100 as 679 Take Their Lives
By: Hilma Tuukondjele Namibia’s suicide rates have increased by 100 since last year, indicating that the country continues to grapple with the mental health crisis that has seen 679 people take their lives between January 2021 and May 2022. In…
Make ICT In Lower Grades Compulsory – Swapo’s Hofni Iipinge
By: Hilma Tuukondjele Swapo party youth league (SPYL)’s secretary for education, Hofni Iipinge, has proposed making Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) studies a compulsory subject in lower grades curriculum. Iipinge told The Villager that according to his research, there is…
Tourists Trickle Back to Namibia
By: Hilma Tuukondjele Environment and tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta says there was a 40.9 per cent increase in foreign arrivals, from 192,026 arrivals in 2020 to 270,644 arrivals in 2021. He further said tourist arrivals had a substantial growth of…