Author: Staff Writer
City of Windhoek, a Sinking Titanic… Surviving on N$200 Million Overdraft
Staff Writer The City of Windhoek is broke and is operating at the back of staggering cumulative losses of N$3.2 billion over the past 10-year period. City councillor Jürgen Hecht broke the bad news on Monday morning, describing the insolvency…
PARATUS NAMIBIAN CYCLE CLASSIC KICKS OFF
Staff Writer Paratus Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd (Paratus), together with the Rotary Club Windhoek (RCW), have announced the relaunch of the Namibian Cycle Classic as the Paratus Namibian Cycle Classic. The renowned fundraising cycling event is being reinvigorated to provide Namibians…
ANOTHER TRANSNAMIB EMBARRASSMENT…MORE THAN 190 DERAILMENTS RECORDED IN FOUR YEARS
Staff Writer A TransNamib goods train has derailed with 10 of its wagons close to Rossing Thursday afternoon, thrusting the company into yet another awkward moment which has become synonymous with failure. The company’s spokesperson, Abigail Raubenheimer, however, blamed ageing…
NO PAY FOR STRIKING CHEETAH CEMENT WORKERS…RETRENCHMENTS OF 115 WORKERS TO FOLLOW
Staff Writer Whale Rock Cement (WRC) which trades as Cheetah Cement, will not pay its more than 200 workers who have downed their tools for the entire duration of the strike, the company’s general manager, Kevin Lee, has warned. He…
CITY CHALLENGED TO BRING OUT 5G SCANDAL FORENSIC REPORT
Staff Writer Paratus Telecom boss Barney Harmse has challenged the City of Windhoek to make public the findings of a forensic report into the 5G scandal which rocked the municipality two years ago. A report surfaced that ex-councillor, Brunhilde Cornelius,…
PRISONS BOSS TELLS AMUSHELELO, NAUYOMA NOT TO ACT AS OFFICERS’ REPS
Staff Writer The Namibia Correctional Services commissioner-general Rapheal Hamunyela said the incarcerated activists Micheal Amushelelo and Dimbulukeni Nauyoma should not act as the representatives of the prison officers. Hamunyela said this Sunday in response to a letter Amushelelo and Nauyoma…
Planned TransNamib Nationwide Strike Called Off
Staff Writer A nationwide strike by TransNamib workers, planned for Monday, has now been put on hold after the railway company approached the labour court, seeking to halt it. The company instituted an urgent application against NATAU to interdict and…
1000 Queue For Seasonal Employment At Mashare
Staff Writer More than 1,000 people stood in line on Friday, hoping to be recruited for seasonal employment at the blueberries farm in the Mashare Constituency, Kavango East. This is on top of the farm already sitting with over 2,000…
Nam records highest inflation rate: Economist
Staff Writer June’s annual inflation rate came in at 6.0% y/y, compared to 5.4% y/y recorded in the prior month, a Simonis Storm report shows. The firm observes that this is the highest monthly annual inflation rate recorded since June…
Row over Omuthiya Othithiya festival…entrepreneur claims IP theft
Staff Writer A young entrepreneur, Samuel Shinedima, is on the verge of dragging the Omuthiya Town Council to court over claims that the local authority stole his idea dubbed the Omuthiya Othithiya Festival and Career fair. The event is now…