Author: Justicia Shipena
Geingob’s Dissussion With Ethiopian Airlines Draws Mixed Reaction
By:Justicia Shipena The former cabin crew of the now defuct Air Namibia has rejected and questioned Namibia’s discussions with Ethiopian airlines to restart a national airline for the country. This is after President Hage Geingob has met with the chief…
Geingob Inaugurates Namibia’s Renovated Embassy In Ethiopia …as the two countries sign MoU on Defense Matters
By:Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says the investment in the reconstruction of Namibia’s embassy building in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, will positively contribute to the bilateral relations between the two countries. Geingob said this over the weekend during the embassy building’s…
Gibeon Still Has Outstanding Financial Statements For 2019-2022 …says it is not aware of N$4 million paid for a tender
By:Justicia Shipena The National Council Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy is concerned that financial statements for the Gibeon Village Council for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 are still outstanding. The committee made these remarks in a report presented…
Fly Namibia objects Fly Etosha License Application
By:Justicia Shipena Fly Namibia Aviation has taken the legal route to reject an air transport service licence of an airline named Fly Etosha Airways by retired pilot captain William Ekandjo. This week, Ekandjo in an interview with local media said…
SA Load Shedding To Limit Car Sales In Nam
By:Justicia Shipena The load shedding in South Africa is said to limit vehicle sales in Namibia, a vehicle sales analysis for January 2023 has shown. Despite this, the country has seen an increase in vehicle sales for the month, making…
MPs Still Fail To Declare Their Assets – IPPR
By:Justicia Shipena A democracy report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has found that during the financial year 2022/23, only 41 of the 104 members of parliament submitted assets and interest declaration forms. With only 39% had declared…
Geingob Says Laws Should Instil Confidence In Investors And Citizens
Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says there is a pertinent need for members of parliament to enact laws that are effective at strengthening the safety and security of Namibians. Geingob said this while opening the National Assembly for the year…
N$24.1 Million Paid For Losses Caused By Wild Animals
By: Justicia Shipena The Government has paid N$24.1 million for losses caused by wild animals countrywide since 2019, the ministry of environment and tourism has revealed in its human-wildlife conflict update yesterday. The ministerial spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said in 2021…
Covid-19 Volunteers Petition Health Ministry
By:Justicia Shipena A group of Covid-19 volunteers are demanding that the health ministry offer them permanent employment. This is after the health ministry decided to terminate the contracts of all 1 444 Covid-19 volunteers across the country in October last…
I Have Never Seen Children Being Taught Under Trees – Geingob
By:Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says in his years of travelling through Namibia, he has not seen children being taught under trees and that this is now a prominent issue. Geingob uttered these remarks at the opening of cabinet for…