Author: Justicia Shipena
Opposition Parties Talk Coalition Politics
By: Justicia Shipena Opposition political parties say they are interested in forming a coalition to defeat the ruling Swapo party in 2024. This comes after Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) president Mike Kavekotora, this past weekend, said that coalition…
Towns Urged To Provide Quality Visitor Experience
By: Justicia Shipena Environment and tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta says towns should strive to provide high-quality visitor experiences. Shifeta said this during the 7th annual general meeting of the public enterprises CEOs forum in Orangemund on Thursday. According to him,…
5th Wave Has Peaked, Says Shangula
By: Justicia Shipena Health minister Kalumbi Shangula says that the Covid-19 fifth wave Namibia is experiencing has reached its peak. Shangula said this in an interview with Eagle FM’s Home Run programme. According to him, following the epidemical trajectory, Namibia…
Walvis Bay To Write Off Senior Citizen Debt …Sewer Projects Set Aside Due To Finances
By: Justicia Shipena The Walvis Bay municipality has finalised the writing off registered pensioners’ debt. Walvis Bay mayor Trevino Forbes revealed this during a media briefing on Friday. According to Forbes, the Council undertook the exercise to alleviate the debt…
ACC Dropping Cases Won’t Harm Public Confidence – Noa
By: Justicia Shipena Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director-general Paulus Noa says the 73 dropped cases by the ACC will not reduce the public’s confidence in the entity. This comes as the anti-graft agency dropped 73 out of 120 corruption cases reported…
Pohamba Shifeta Entangled In Love-Triangle Storm
By: Justicia Shipena Swapo’s Windhoek Rural District coordinator John Elago claims that environment and tourism minister and Swapo member Pohamba Shifeta has a love triangle that is causing havoc to the activities in his area. Elago said this in a…
No Evidence To Revoke Mariental’s Johan Meyer’s Bail – PG
By: Justicia Shipena Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa says that she has no evidence to revoke the bail of Johan Meyer, who is accused of running over and killing 9-year-old Hendrina Amupolo on a farm in Mariental earlier this month….
Rand Value And China Lockdown Threaten Fuel Hikes
By: Justicia Shipena The South African rand’s weakness and the lockdown in China pose threats to further fuel hikes beyond June in Namibia, a Simonis Storms report on fuel price announcement for June reveals. According to the report, oil…
Temporary Levies Reduction Couldn’t Hold Fuel Hikes Longer
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus and Justicia Shipena Domestic fuel levies reduction couldn’t hold back international oil price volatility and global geopolitics as Tom Alweendo and team resolved to increase the cost of fuel shortly after last month’s reduction. Come Wednesday (1…
NEFF To Visit Cheetah Cement Again As It Resumes Operations
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) says it plans to visit Cheetah Cement to ensure that the company implements all labour protocols. This comes after the labour ministry granted permission to the Chinese-owned Cheetah Cement plant at Otjiwarongo…