Author: Julia Heita
HARD TOIL FOR SMES IN COVID-19 TIMES
By Julia Heita Dionisia Jonas (25), a makeup artist in Windhoek, has never seen normalcy in her business since Covid-19 came last year. Jonas has been living a life of uncertainty without a guaranteed income because of persistent changed in…
WINDHOEK LANDLESS EYE DUMPSITE
By: Julia Heita Disgruntled residents of One Nation, an informal settlement in Windhoek who have been on a rat race with police over illegal occupation of municipal land, have said their last hope now lies in settling at the dumpsite….
CHINESE BUY OFF WALVIS BAY LAND
By: Andrew Kathindi Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes said he was looking into how two Chinese businessmen bought land at the port town about two weeks ago during an auction. Forbes said he was seeking clarity from councillors. The auctioned…
YOUNG DRIVE FEEDING SCHEME FOR VULNERABLE KIDS
A group of young Namibians have started a heart-warming initiative where they provide food to vulnerable children in the in Windhoek’s informal settlement of Havana. Known as the Porridge Storage, the initiative is feeding over 500 children every Monday, Thursday,…
VENAANI CONGRATULATES ZAMBIA’S HICHILEMA
McHenry Venaani, leader of the Official Opposition and president of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has congratulated Zambia’s president-elect, Hakainde Hichilema. Hichilema romped to victory, beating his long-time rival, President Edgar Lungu, becoming the seventh president of the republic…
UNBLOCK THE INTERNET PLEASE- ZAMBIA’S OPPOSITION PLEADS AS VOTE COUNTING BEGINS
Zambia’s main opposition challenger, Hakainde Hichilema, has pleaded with the authorities to restore the internet as vote counting begins. Zambians went to the polls yesterday in an election that will either make or break incumbent president Edgar Lungu’s tenure. But…
SHANGULA IS IN THE DARK ABOUT RAMATEX
Health minister, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, has said that he has not been formally informed about any plans to convert Ramatex into a Covid-19 facility. The mayor for the City of Windhoek, Job Amupanda, this morning said, the City has taken…
SHUT UP SEBASTIAN: OPPOSITION SLAM I.G
Opposition political parties have hit back at the Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga’s stern warning that he would run over and take control of the City of Windhoek. Ndeitunga vented out against councillors at the city for causing the chaos that…
TANZANIAN MEN DEMAND TO BE BREASTFED, WARNED TO STOP CULT
The Tanzanian government has issued a stern warning against men craving breastmilk which has severely impacted the health of their toddlers and spouses. This was revealed by the Handeni District Commissioner Toba Nguvila during an event to mark World Breastfeeding…
LICHTENSTRASSER REJECTS “DISGUSTING UNBALANCED FOOD” AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Double murder accused trial awaiting Ernst Lichtenstrasser has appealed to the officer in charge and commisioner at the Widhoek Correctional Facility to improve the quality of food inmates are being made to eat. He currently stands accused of killing two…