Author: Julia Heita
CHURCHES MOVE AGAINST FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES
A report coming in is that today 36 institutions in 11 countries have announced their divestments from fossil fuel companies. These include the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist as well as the Church in Wales, which according to…
Tour Guides Association comes under fire over racism
The Tour Guides Association of Namibia (TAN) has come under heavy fire from Namibians over racism due to a perceived white domination with reports that some of the leaders from within are outright racist. However, the criticism has polarized public…
Boycott Israeli products- Marxist Group of Namibia
…as Israeli/Palestinian bombardment continue The Marxist Group of Namibia is calling for a boycott of all Israeli products and a black-listing of Israeli business people in the diamond sector to send an impactful message against the bombardment of Palestine currently…
RCC/TEICHMANN WORKERS GET REPRIEVE
The Metal and Allied Namibia Workers Union (MANWU) has said tat RCC/TEICHMANN employees who had been earmarked for retrenchment finally got their allowance payments for the 3 days as agreed between the union and JV management. Eagle FM had reported…
PUSH TO EXHUME MUGABE’S BODY
A very influential Zimbabwean traditional leader, Chief Zvimba, has summoned former First Lady, Grace Mugabe, to appear before a village court where she faces charges of burying the body of president Robert Mugabe without following due process. The chief is…
KORA GHOST CONTINUES TO SPOOK GEINGOB
The ghost of the botched Kora All Africa Music Awards continued to haunt President Hage Geingob this week as the court closed the cross and re-examination of the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) boss Digu Naubeb. In the case, government is…
HOW AGRIBANK DEFENDED ITS RESIGNED BOARD CHAIRPERSON
Agribank, two years ago, came guns blazing in defense of its now resigned board chairperson, Michael Iyambo, after accusations that he had used his power to get preferential treatment from the bank. Iyambo, it has now come out, has been…
ICELANDIC JOURNALISTS BULLIED OVER FISHROT- MEDIA UNION
The newly formed Namibia Media Professionals Union of Namibia (NAMPU) has said that it has been alerted to incidents of bullying happening to Icelandic journalists reporting on the Fish-rot scandal in Iceland. “The Icelandic company at the centre of the…
GEINGOB MEETS NCHINDO FAMILY
President Hage Gingob has travelled to Impalila Island where he has met with the Nchindo family who lost their three relatives in a Botswana Defense Force shooting last year. The President said he “expressed my condolences to the family and…
KEETMANSHOOP BRINGS CLARITY ON UNDER-FIRE CEO
Keetmanshoop management committee chairperson and LPM official, Easter Isaaks, has now officially confirmed that chief executive officer, Desmond Basson, has been given administrative leave saying that he will only be suspended after verification over alleged corrupt activities around him. Eagle…