Author: Rodney Pienaar
I am just a politician – Khorixas constituency councilor … Youth accuse councilor of absenteeism
By: Rodney Pienaar Khorixas youth who this month started petitioning the employment of non-Khorixas residents at the municipality were dealt another blow when the councilor who received the petition failed to give them positive results. Khorixas constituency councilor, Ellias Xoagub…
School chess teams to compete
By: Rodney Pienaar The Namibia Chess Federation will be hosting the Namibian Schools Team Chess Championships to determine the 2019 champions, president of NCF Israel Shilongo has said. The competition which is slated for the 9th of March will take…
Zimbabwe to learn from Namibia on strict migration control- Mathema
By: Rodney Pienaar Zimbabwean home affairs minister, Ndabazekhaya Mathema has said that the country will learn from Namibia’s strict border controls in order to control unnecessary movement of immigrants in that country. He made these remarks during a courtesy call…
Outjo needs N$66m to formalise informal settlement
By: Rodney Pienaar The Outjo municipality will need an injection of N$66 million in order to formalize its informal settlement, its mayor Samuel !Oe-Amseb said. The Outjo informal settlement is one of the fastest growing in the region and this…
Illicit small arms and light weapons a threat
By: Rodney Pienaar Illicit small arms and light weapons constitute a serious threat and safety in Africa, Eina Mohammed head of defense and security at African Union said at a workshop today. Small arms have long been considered as the…
Grazing condition deteriorates in Namibia
By: Rodney Pienaar Grazing conditions in Namibia are reported to have deteriorated in various parts of the country during the course of the prolonged dry season and were noted to range between fair and very poor. The situation has been…
NamPort records revenue of over N$1 billion
By: Rodney Pienaar Namibia Ports Authority has recorded a total revenue of N$ 1 034 000 000 in the 2017/18 financial year compared to N$891 million that was recorded in the previous financial year, the company’s annual report that was tabled by…
Missing boy found at cemetery
By: Kelvin Chiringa A 13-year-old Khomasdal boy, Amor “China” van Wyk who went missing on Monday this week was found at a cemetery alone unharmed, family members have revealed. News of Amor going missing sent his family into panic prompting…
Letshego reaches 52 000 borrowers
By: Rodney Pienaar Microfinance company, Letshego Namibia has now reached over 52 000 borrowers and 116 depositors through its strategic programs which kicked off in 2017. Letshego’s consumer lending through a deduction at source model remains the bank’s core business and…
Two health officials arrested in N$1.3m tender
By: Rodney Pienaar The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested two ministry of health officials on corruption allegations dating back to 2014 in which they paddled a tender worth N$1 371 570. 50 to Hat World Trading CC and or Haroldt //Geiseb….
