Author: Kelvin Chiringa
PARENTS CLASH WITH PPS ADMIN OVER N$500 VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS
By: Kelvin Chiringa The question of how free is Namibia’s free education regime got its answers this week at the People’s Primary School. Parents were pushed into the corner to either fork out money as voluntary parent contributions or risk…
PARLIAMENT ACCUSED OF NEGLIGENCE OVER SHIXWAMENI DEATH
By: Kelvin Chiringa The All People’s Party (APP) has finally issued an official response regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of their leader, Ignatius Shixwameni, which they have described as shocking. Shixwameni collapsed and passed away while attending a parliamentary…
WILL GEINGOB UNLEASH HIS LOCKDOWN WARNING?
By: Kelvin Chiringa President Hage Geingob is now set to brief the nation on the new Covid-19 measures this Tuesday at 15h00 at the back of intense speculation that he might opt to or not lock down the economy. Namibia…
A MIGRAINE CAN GET YOU LAND AT OKAHAO
By: Kelvin Chiringa Suppose you have a headache that needs expensive medication from abroad. In that case, you can get land at Okahao Town Council under the special list of beneficiaries, a council document into Okahao’s land deals has suggested. …
SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLIC FIGURES LETTING DOWN MBOMA
By: Kelvin Chiringa Youthful Zambian activist, credited for delivering the youth vote that necessitated the victory of President Hakainde Hichilema, has bemoaned that Namibian public figures with huge social media followings are not using their platforms to deliver more votes…
NATIONAL COUNCIL DRAWS DAGGER FOR SHIIMI
Kelvin Chiringa Aminuis constituency councillor, Peter Kazongominja, has urged his fellow members of the National Council to march to the finance ministry and compel minister Ipumbu Shiimi to top their budget after a drastic cut rendered their functions challenging to roll…
WE CAN’T AFFORD ANOTHER LOCKDOWN: UANGUTA
Kelvin Chiringa Central bank deputy governor Ebson Uanguta has cautioned that the domestic economy can not afford any more lockdowns as the economy continues to titter in the grip of the pandemic, driven by the delta and omicron variants. Uanguta…
NBC SUFFERS LEGAL BLOW AGAINST NAPWU
Kelvin Chiringa The Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has been dealt a blow in a court case against the Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU), in which it has been restrained from making unilateral revisions of staff leave days. The court order…
UDF DEFECTS TO SWAPO…OKAHANDJA MUNICIPAL COALITION COLLAPSES
By: Kelvin Chiringa The coalition of opposition political parties has collapsed at the Okahandja municipality Tuesday afternoon after the UDF walked out to join the Swapo party, undercutting the IPC, ORPA and LPM’s hold to power. An election to choose…
THE JUNIAS JAKOB STUNT JOB…SUSPENDED IN ONIIPA, WANTS OKAHAO CEO JOB
By: Hellen Andreas & Kelvin Chiringa The suspended chief executive officer of Oniipa applied for the same position at the Okahao amidst reports that the councillors there recommended him for the job despite being under investigation. A close source informed…