Author: Rodney Pienaar
Close to 300 cases reported to ACC
By: Rodney Pienaar The Anti-Corruption Commission of Namibia received at total of 278 cases of alleged corrupt activities around the country from April 2018 to date. Of those cases, 32 were submitted to the Prosecutor General’s office, ACC Director Paulus…
Constituency Development Fund Bill to be tabled in parliament … bill will reduce migration to urban areas
By: Rodney Pienaar Chairperson of the National Council, Margaret Mensah-Williams has confirmed that the Constituency Development Fund Bill as one of those to be tabled during the current session of parliament. The bill is projected to continue the implementation of…
32 archers to take part in African Championship
By: Rodney Pienaar The Namibian Archery in Schools Program will send off 32 archers to take part in the African Championship scheduled for May in the Western Cape, South Africa. The archers will compete against teams from South Africa, Zimbabwe…
Hendrick Witbooi Bible and whip to be repatriated this month
By: Rodney Pienaar The family of Nama Captain, Hendrick Witbooi expects the arrival of his bible and whip which is to be repatriated from Linder Museum, City Council of Stuttgart and State Badenwuttermber in Germany on the 26th of February….
No bailout for Air Namibia
By: Rodney Pienaar Minister of Finance Calle Schlettwein this week said that financially bailing out Air Namibia will not be in the interest of Namibian citizens. Instead, the minister opined that funds could be redirected to developmental programs including infrastructure…
Food Bank beneficiaries to graduate from handouts
BY: Rodney Pienaar Poverty minister, Zephania Kameeta said that Food Bank beneficiaries will be introduced to income generating programs in order to graduate from food handouts and generate income to sustain themselves. The concept of the Food Bank does not…
Rehabilitation of water treatment plant to cost N$32m – Kahimise
By: Rodney Pienaar City of Windhoek chief executive officer, Robert Kahimse has said that the rehabilitation of Gammams waste treatment plant and that of the Goreangab water reclamation could cost the city N$32 million. This comes after an oil spillage…
Fisheries donates illegally caught fish
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources have kicked off donations of Illegal caught sea species such as fish and lobster confiscated by the authorities along the coast over the festive season. The surveillance unit in the ministry’s directorate of…