Author: Staff Writer
IPC Withdraws Councillor Arrested For Drugs
Staff Writer The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has now withdrawn its Mariental municipality councilor, Michael Jonas Shekutamba after he landed in police custody over the alleged possession of drugs to the value of N$231 000. The party’s national general…
Endombo Owner Threatens To Evict Another 20 Families
Staff Writer The owner of the contested Endombo compound in Tsumeb, Christo Groenewald, has said that he is likely to evict 20 more family members if a condonation application brought at court is heard and fails. The application has been…
Scammers Use Standard Bank Employee Names To Access Account Details
Staff Writer Standard Bank Namibia has issued a notice warning the public against sharing account details. According to the bank, scammers are falsely using the name of Standard Bank employees to lure people into sharing account information. “Do not share…
NamPower Repairs Omburu-Khan 2 220kV Line
Staff Writer NamPower has repaired the Omburu–Khan kV line which collapsed last Thursday. Last week it was reported that vandalism was suspected of having been the cause of the collapse of NamPower’s tower. The incident occurred on Thursday, 01 September…
FNB Scoops Best Digital Banking App in Africa
Staff Writer The First National Bank (FNB) has been awarded the best digital banking app in Africa. This was announced at the 2022 World’s Best Consumer Digital Bank Awards in Africa an event hosted by Global Finance magazine. Founded in…
FirstRand Namibia Invests N$5m Towards Affordable Land and Housing Delivery
Staff Writer FirstRand Namibia through its foundation injected N$ 5 million into the Development Workshop Namibia (DWN) Land and Housing Project which is aimed at delivering affordable serviced land to low-income individuals around the country. DWN is a non-governmental organisation…
Young Turks Ready To Battle For Swapo Party Central Committee Posts
Staff Writer Two of the four Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) cadres nominated to contest positions in the Swapo party Central Committee expressed that they are energized and ready to test the waters and fight it out at the looming…
Sanlam Namibia Goes Pink For Cancer
Staff Writer Sanlam Namibia on Tuesday handed over N$50 000 to the Cancer Association of Namibia(CAN) in support of its annual hats and roses ladies gala breakfast. CAN’s highly celebrated hats roses gala breakfast which was officially relaunched after two…
Swapo Politburo Draws Lines in the Sands … Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and Nandi-Ndaitwah nominated for VP positions
Staff Writer A much anticipated Swapo politburo meeting has nominated Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and her deputy, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to battle it out for the much-coveted Vice President (VP) position ahead of the congress. The politburo also nominated Oshikoto…
Ilke Platt Nominated For African Achievers Awards
Staff writer Founder of Poiyah Media Ilke Platt has been short-listed and selected as an Honouree for the 12th Edition of the African Achievers Awards (AAA) under the “Emerging Public Relations Practitioner” Award Category. This year’s ceremony and summit, “Sustainable…