Author: Julia Heita
SWAPO gets legal advice on convicted candidate – Kapere
Swapo party leader assigned to the Hardap region, Mandela Kapere, has said they have solicited legal opinion on a member that successfully ran in the Stampriet primaries despite a criminal conviction. Ferdinand Uirab’s candidature attracted discontent with some members…
Opposition councillors come after mayor Fransina Kahungu
Opposition councilors have come after Windhoek Mayor, Fransina Kahungu, accusing her of making “irrational and wasteful decisions for Swapo councillors to save face before the upcoming internal election of SWAPO’s regional candidates scheduled for this coming Sunday”. The councillors are…
Aanona yaali yasi omeya kOmusati
Okwa lopotwa aanona yaali ayehe yomivo 7 yasi omeya, taku kohololwa ya gwile medhiya nokusa omeya komukunda Okapuku, moshikandjohogololo shaElim moshitopolwa Omusati etitano lyomasiku 25 September 2020. Shika osha kolekwa ku komanda gopolisi koshitopolwa Omusati Commissioner Titus Shikongo, ko Eagle…
Government will assist latest rape victims in Havana
As government officials descended into Havana informal settlement to offer support to latest victims of a spree of rapes reported this week, some have come to say the government should not be heard to say that it is willing to…
Electoral commission welcomes new party, associations
Two new associations and one political party have received their certification in order to participate in the upcoming regional and local elections in November. Eagle FM spoke to Simon Amunime, of the AR party about this condition that was fulfilled….
Agriculture sector looks forward to rainy season
With the expectation of the oncoming rainy season, where Eagle FM spoke to the Namibian Agricultural Union, to Mr Danie van Vuuren. “We are careful by being careful with our optimism because it looks like there is a chance for…
Vendors bemoan harsh police treatment
Street vendors who sell their products in front of Shoprite in Windhoek’s Central Business District have bemoaned treatment they get from the Windhoek City Police. The vendors have alleged that the law enforcers have been constantly harassing them by constantly…
Namibia loses N$9.4b in taxes because of Covid-19
President Hage Geingob declared a state of emergency in March when Namibia reported its index Covid-19 cases. Since then, the country has been on lockdown resulting in a number of companies shutting down and laying off workers. Figures obtained by…
Breweries revenue decreased by 14.6% to N$2.6b
The Breweries’ revenue fell to N$2.6 billion from almost N$3.1 billion in 2019. NBL Finance Director, Waldemar von Lieres said The financial impact of COVID-19, including the suspension of production, trading and exports, was stifling. NBL’s volume growth had been…
It has been a toxic environment – Windhoek CEO Kahimise says
City of Windhoek Chief Executive Officer, Robert Kahimise, has opened up to Eagle FM about why he was leaving the municipality highlighting that the environment was too toxic for him to continue. Kahimise said personal attacks directed towards him…