Author: Kelvin Chiringa
Khomas community asks for land outside City
Residents of Khomas, who consider Windhoek their ancestral land, have asked the ancestral land commission to allocate them land on the outskirts of the city. Uhuru Dempers, who is part of the commission, told Eagle FM that the residents said…
Parliament is not holding me to account – Ombudsman
Ombudsman John Walters has claimed that parliament has been reneging on its duties by failing to hold him to account on the monies defrayed to his office by the state. Walters made this revelation in a revealing exclusive interview with…
Robbers get away with N$10 000 from Windhoek company
By: Kelvin Chiringa Three young men held the employees of a Windhoek based firm, Nafkom Financial Services along Karsh Street, at gun point last week before speeding off with a safe containing N$10 200. The police have confirmed the incident…
Power struggle tears ELCRN apart
By: Kelvin Chiringa A raging power struggle within the “house of God” is threatening to tear apart the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia as two senior members are now challenging the legitimacy of five aspirants to the…
Theft convicted Standard Bank employee disputes sentence
By: Kelvin Chiringa A Standard Bank employee who was convicted and jailed for two years for stealing from the bank monies to the tune of N$20 000 has disagreed with her sentence and wants another judgment in the High Court….
Geingob should have called off Independence celebrations
By: Kelvin Chiringa Independence Day celebrations have come and passed but they have left the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) party protesting over the N$2.3 million that was splurged on the event. The party, which is now in the hands…
Finance ministry blesses NSFAF with N$2.5 million
By: Kelvin Chiringa The finance ministry last week dished out a special N$2.5 million to the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund via the ministry of higher education for students with disabilities. Commenting on this latest development, disability affairs deputy minister…
Namibia-Kenya flight route on the cards … but can this be of benefit to both countries?
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibia and Kenya will soon be opening a direct flight route between the two countries as both commit to strengthen bilateral trade ties, if last week’s meeting is anything to go by. Despite both countries having excellent…
Geingob sympathises with economic scourge victims
By: Kelvin Chiringa In his 29th Independence Day celebration speech, President Hage Geingob said he sympathised with those that have become victims of the ongoing economic scourge, and promised jobs. The President said the fact that some citizens were bearing…
Pick n Pay employs 74 locals in the north despite recession
By: Kelvin Chiringa Amidst a tough economic crunch that has resulted in many losing jobs and some high end retail outlets closing shop, PicknPay, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group, has opened its latest addition to its…