Author: Julia Heita
WALVIS BAY MAYOR CLAIMS IGNORANCE OVER DEVICES
By: Andrew Kathindi Walvis Bay mayor Trevino Forbes has claimed that councillors were not aware that a request had been made for them to get top of the range iPad Air costing about N$17 000 each. This comes after the…
GUN AMNESTY…KAWANA APPEALS FOR THE RETURN OF ILLEGAL GUNS
Staff Witer Home affairs minister Dr Albert Kawana has urged all those who have unlicenced guns to surrender them to the police with effect from Wednesday. Kawana was speaking during the African Gun Amnesty Month event in Windhoek. “Any person…
PARALYMPICS SILVER MEDALIST…SHIKONGO ANANIAS
Date of Birth: 21 Jul 1986 Age: 35 Gender: Male Sport Class: T11 Place of birth: OKANKOLO Impairment Details He lost his left eye in an accident at age three when his brother tried to shoot birds using a bow…
NORMAN TJOMBE FILES FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT AGAINST PDM, ECN
By: Andrew Kathindi Lawyer Norman Tjombe has filed for contempt of court against the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) and the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) for failing to gazette his clients as parliament members. An electoral court last year ruled…
FUEL PRICE INCREASE…AGRI INPUTS COSTS UP BY 7,7%
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The fuel price increase has contributed 7,7% to the increase in agri-inputs cost for the first half of the year while increasing Namib Mills’ cost of distribution by 8% by July 2021. Moreover, the cost of living…
THE PEUGEOT ASSEMBLY PLANT…NAMIBIA’S LESSON ON TRADE AGREEMENTS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus A top official in the trade ministry says Namibia needs to revisit the trade agreements it has entered into in the past to ensure they conform to the country’s current growth aspirations and ambitions. Michael Humavindu, who…
DOG EAT DOG BUSINESS…12 300 COMPETED FOR 3 772 JOBS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus For the past 15 months the economy has registered 12 364 new people seeking employment while 11 699 people were retrenched. At the same time, the economy/employers created 3 772 employment opportunities and employed only 655 through…
MINING-WORLD MALE DOMINATED
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus From 2015 to 2018 the mineral sector projects employment data exhibit a strong gender bias in the distribution of risks and benefits, revealed the Southern Africa Resource Watch. Employment data show that of the total mineral sector…
LIVESTOCK HERD DOWN BY 50%
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus MOST producers reduced their herd by almost 50%, since 2019 with more young animals sold. The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU), second quarter Agri-Review for 2021, revealed. Research Bertha Ijambo, highlighted in the report that calves born at…
LILAGATI HEADMAN INAUGURATED
By: Hellen Andreas The Lilagati village has now been given David Nghipunduka as its headman whose inauguration occurred over the weekend. In his acceptance speech, Nghipunduka said the community under his leadership should not only come with disputes but join…