Author: Julia Heita
I WAS RAPED, MOLESTED TILL I WAS 16…RAPE SURVIVOR SAYS SPORTS COACH OF RAPE
By: Annakleta Haikera Pauline Wakudumo, a former student from Noordgrens Secondary School in the Kavango East region, says a popular teacher and sports coach, Henk Bronner, raped her when she was only 13 years old. According to Wakudumo, Bronner, who…
COMRADE EDITOR: A WHIRLWIND TOUR INTO THE TEMPEST OF HISTORY ANALYSIS
By: Kelvin Tjiringa Like meeting a black man wielding a primed grenade in a “Whites Only” lavatory. This is the very immediate impression Gwen Lister’s memoir, Comrade Editor, creates to the curious reader who finds fascination with the history behind…
GUSTAVO HASN’T PAID LAWYERS SINCE JAN.2020
One of the Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo says he has not paid his lawyers for services rendered since January 2020 because of the asset restraint order. Gustavo’s assets and his co-accused – former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau, former justice minister…
GOVT CONFIRMS CHINESE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS FOR TENDERS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The finance ministry has confirmed that as part of the infrastructure grants from the Chinese government, a Chinese contractor has to do the job under Namibia procurement rules. There has been an outcry from the construction sector…
NAMA/OVAHERERO LEADERS PIN GENOCIDE AGREEMENT HOPES ON GERMAN GREEN PARTY
By: Andrew Kathindi Representatives of the Nama of and Ovaherero people say they have pinned their hopes on the new German coalition government, in particular the social democrats (the green party) as their salvation in efforts to renegotiate the Ovaherero/Nama…
ZIM CONTEMPLATING ON MAKING WALVIS BAY AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Security incidents and congestion at some ports, has created an opportunity for Namibia ports as alternative routes to the world and to trade with Africa Explained the Walvis Bay Corridor Group’s (WBCG) Mbahupu Tjivikua, this week as…
MINING AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES STILL RULING FDIS INFLOW…TIME TO LOOK WITHIN FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Restructuring and diversifying from the mineral sector and financial intermediaries might be the most challenging for Namibia, as almost every FDIs inflow goes to the two sectors. Secondly, the capital inflow primarily emanates from China and South…
ZAMBEZI RECORDS 4 MALARIA DEATHS, 10 201 CASES
By: Pricilla Mukokobi About 10 201 malaria cases and four deaths have been recorded in the Zambezi region since last year. Zambezi region is reported to be the region with the highest malaria cases. According to Stark Katokele, heading of…
MUYAKO LEARNERS CARRY CHAIRS TO SCHOOL
By: Pricilla Mukokobi Parents whose children attend Muyako Combined School in the Zambezi region say their children carry chairs from home to school. According to the parents who spoke to The Villager, some learners walk for more than 3,5 kilometres…
THIEVES IN POLICE UNIFORMS ATTACK WOMAN, STEAL CAR
By: Andrew Kathindi Inspector General of the Namibian police, Sebastian Ndeitunga, says that he believes that sacked officers could be the ones committing crimes while in police uniforms. This comes after, on Sunday, five unknown men dressed in police uniforms…