Author: Kelvin Chiringa
Can Geingob help fix Botswana’s leadership crisis?
By: Kelvin Chiringa As the raging battle between Botswana’s sitting and former presidents continue unabated, reports are that President Hage Geingob has entered the fray as the Southern African Development Community chairperson. Botswana’s Ian Khama has disclosed that he sat…
Education minister back in court for corruption
By: Kelvin Chiringa Outspoken minister of basic education, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa is back in court this week Monday to answer to charges of corruption in which she is accused of flexing her muscles as Hardap governor to remove and add family…
Namoloh grilled on police brutality and disappearing dockets
By: Kelvin Chiringa Safety minister Charles Namoloh was this past week put on the hot seat and provide Namibians with answers on police brutality and disappearing dockets. The minister said he could not account for the number of police dockets…
Insufficient textbooks despite GRN coughing N$330 million
By: Kelvin Chiringa Government has coughed out nearly N$330 million for textbooks since 2014 for students, but until now this is not enough to reach one book per student ratio, the education ministry has disclosed. The ministry said that it…
Meatco commits to keep slaughter prices stable
By: Kelvin Chiringa Meatco has committed to keep slaughter prices stable for beef midst a crippling drought that is already affecting the quality of livestock, as cattle begin to deteriorate. A recent management meeting of the Livestock Producers Organization (LPO)…
SOEs management not to sign performance agreements with boards
By: Kelvin Chiringa Senior management staff of State Owned Enterprises will be required to enter into performance agreements with the chief executive officer and not their boards of directors, according to latest amendment proposals by the National Council. Part of…
Suspended NSFAF CEO turns to High Court
By: Kelvin Chiringa The suspended chief executive officer for the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund, Hilya Nghiwete has resolved to pull out her case from the labour court which she claims has no jurisdiction to handle it. Through her lawyer,…
Half a year’s wait for woman raped by three men
By: Kelvin Chiringa A Namibian woman whose identity cannot be disclosed for ethical reasons will have to wait for almost half a year until her alleged perpetrators who are in the meantime out of custody can be put to trial….
State wants life in jail for man who killed son
By: Kelvin Chiringa The state has boldly submitted in the High Court that they want Dawid Amseb, who murdered his only three-month old son by smashing him to the floor, to be slapped with a lifetime jail sentence. The state…
Ya Toivo’s alleged thief goes free
By: Kelvin Chiringa Former personal assistant to the late liberation struggle hero, Herman Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo who was accused of stealing N$70 000 from him, left the Windhoek magistrates’ court a free man for the second time this week…