Author: Justicia Shipena
NAMIBIA RECORDS A DECREASE IN TRAFFIC COLLISIONS
By: Justicia Shipena Home affairs executive director Etienne Maritz says that road traffic collisions have decreased this year. Maritz said this during the handover ceremony of vehicles procured through the Road Administration Fund on Monday. According to Maritz, since last…
REHOBOTH ANIMAL IMPOUNDMENT BRINGS CONFUSION
By: Justicia Shipena Rehoboth residents are puzzled about the town council’s decision to impound livestock, chickens, horses, and pigs in residential plots. The town council announced this on Tuesday and has given residents until 27 October to remove all livestock…
GOVT LABELS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT NONSENSICAL
By: Justicia Shipena The health ministry has rejected a new report by Amnesty International, which found that members of the San community are denied access to health care. According to health executive director Ben Nangombe for Amnesty International, the report…
FOUR DAYS OF BURNING FLAMES END
By: Justicia Shipena The fire burning in Steinhausen District in the Hardap region for nearly four days is said to have been caused by children playing with matches. This was said by the Hardap regional commander, Sydney Philander, on Tuesday….
CREATING A SPACE FOR PROTECTED SEX
By: Justicia Shipena Health minister Kalumbi Shangula says that access to condoms remains a vital element in the fight against HIV and unintended pregnancies in the country. Shangula said this during the handover of 150 condom dispensers to the University…
TOURISM BOARD RUNS OUT OF FUNDS…GOVT NEEDS TO BAIL OUT OR RISK WORKERS
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) says it only has funding for operations and salaries until November this year. The chief executive officer Digu Naobeb confirmed this with The Villager on Tuesday. The tourism board is the government agency…
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS…NAMIBIA WORRIED ABOUT COVAX CUTBACK
By: Justicia Shipena The health ministry said it is concerned with the impact the cutback of vaccine delivery through the Covax facility will have on Namibia. Covax is a worldwide initiative, launched last year to provide equitable access to Covid-19…
RUNDU & REDFORCE…RESIDENTS CLAIM COUNCIL KEPT THEM IN THE DARK ON REDFORCE
By: Justicia Shipena The residents of Rundu are unhappy with RedForce being the debt collector for the town council, Kavango East Governor, Bonifatius Wakudumo says. Speaking to The Villager, Wakudumo said the petition handed over to him on Wednesday by…
STUDENT LEADERS CONDEMN NSFAF CLOSURE…IT FAILED IN THE PAST – STUDENT LEADERS
By: Justicia Shipena Student leaders from institutions of higher learning say they are against the decision of dissolving the Namibia Student’s Financial Fund (NSFAF). This comes after NSFAF on Wednesday confirmed that the process to dissolve…
ARANOS COUNCIL…SACKED DRIVER SAYS THEY TOOK AWAY HIS BREAD
By: Justicia Shipena The Aranos Town Council operation driver who is at the centre of a controversy over his recruitment says he was asked to apply and guaranteed success. Mario Gaoseb (25), whose employment was opposed by the AR Movement…