Author: Staff Writer
Capricorn Foundation Appoints Veripura Muukua
Staff writer The Capricorn Foundation has appointed Veripura Muukua as the Coordinator of the Capricorn Foundation with effect from 1 September 2022. Veri joins the Group Brand & Corporate Affairs and Capricorn Foundation team from Bank Windhoek MCCS, where she…
Central Bank’s Information Officer Conquers World’s Oldest Ultramarathon – Again
Staff writer The Central Bank’s Senior Information Officer Frans Amakali has participated in the world’s largest and oldest ultramarathon, the 89km Comrades Marathon, for the second time. Frans outperformed himself in the second installment, finishing in 08 hours 49 minutes….
Bank of Namibia High School Competition Kick-starts
Staff Writer The regional phase of the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) bi-annual High school officially commenced on 30 August 2022. The competition is the bank’s flagship project targeted at educating and improving high school learners’ knowledge of the central bank…
NaTIS To Send Renewed Vehicle Licences Via Nampost
…newly launched online system to charge extra N$100 for delivery Staff Writer Roads Authority’s manager of corporate communications Hileni Fillemon says the newly launched online system to renew vehicle licences will see motorists receiving their disks via Nampost delivery. This…
Presidency Lashes Out At Media …says they tell rumours from citizens
Staff Writer The Namibian presidency says journalists have replaced news for citizens with rumours. It said this in a think-piece press statement that the office of the presidency issued through its press secretary Alfredo Hengari on Friday. According to the…
Locust Surveillance and Early Warning Boosted
Staff Writer The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has recently handed over two brand new vehicles and nine desktop computers to strengthen Namibia’s locust surveillance and monitoring and to inform response interventions. Locusts have damaged over…
Namibia Gets N$9 Million Anti-Poaching Assistance
Staff Writer Namibia has received a donation of more than N$9 million of equipment and vehicles through the ministry of environment, forestry, and tourism (MEFT) from the United States of America to assist in protecting its biodiversity. The donation comes…
Suspected Vandalism Causes Collapse of Coastal Supply Tower
Staff Writer Vandalism is suspected of having been the cause of the collapse of NamPower’s tower on the Omburu–Khan kV line. The incident occurred on Thursday, 01 September 2022, at 13h34. “Upon inspection of the line, it was discovered that…
Windhoek To Address Informal Trading Market Hygiene
Staff Writer An ordinary council meeting on Wednesday has seen the City of Windhoek council agreeing to address the cleanliness of the informal trading market. This was after Swapo councillor Queen Kamati tabled a motion on the hygiene of informal…
LPM And Axed Keetmans Mayor On Verge of Court Fight
Staff Writer Axed mayor for the Keetmanshoop municipality, Maree Smit, is threatening to drag the party to court, alleging that her image was dragged through the mud after being recently falsely accused of misappropriating funds from a German account. This…