Author: Staff Writer
Former IPC Councillor Loses Labour Case Against Party
Staff Writer The labour commissioner’s office has dismissed an unfair labour practice case lodged by former IPC councillor Desiree Davids against the party. A ruling made on Thursday said that there was no employee/employer relationship between Davids and the IPC….
DON’T LET VACCINES GO TO WASTE. GET VACCINATED – GEINGOB
Staff Writer President Hage Geingob said people must get vaccinated because the government has procured adequate vaccination stock, and the country has also received large consignments of donated vaccines. As of 18 February 2022, Nambian has 168 000 doses of…
GOVT STILL TRYING TO SET UP PUBLIC DIALYSIS SERVICES – SHANGULA
Staff Writer Health minister Kalumbi Shangula said the government does not offer public dialysis services and is currently trying to set up machines in public hospitals. Shangula told the National Assembly last week that although the ministry invited bids for…
LAND MUST BE DISTRIBUTED FAIRLY – SCHLETTWEIN
Staff Writer Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein said the land must be distributed fairly, and past injustices must be corrected. Schlettwein told delegates attending a strategic workshop at Swakopmund on Monday that five years after the historic Second National Land Conference…
DON’T GET EXCITED ABOUT OIL. IT’S NOT OURS – GEINGOB
By: Staff Writer President Hage Geingob said the discovery of oil in Namibia should not excite people to think that manna has come to earth. The French company, TotalEnergies announced last month that they had discovered massive oil reserves off…
ANOTHER PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR DR NDUME
Staff Writer The Lions Club International will receive a humanitarian award for her dedication to humanitarian service and medical contributions to the world. Dr Helena Ndume is the Chief of Ophthalmology at Windhoek Central Hospital. She is a partner to…
MOST NAMIBIANS WANT GOVT TO BAN PLASTIC USE – AFROBAROMETER
Staff Writer A recent Afrobarometer survey found out that more Namibians are calling on the government to ban the production and use of plastic bags. The survey also says that where environmental-protection policies threaten jobs and incomes, Namibians are sharply…
NAM RECEIVES 200 MEDICAL EMERGENCY BEDS
Staff Writer The Ministry of Health and Social Services received 200 new medical emergency beds today following months-long cooperation on the initiative by the US Embassy in Namibia and the Namibian Embassy in the US. The Ministry will distribute the…
Namibians Safe From Ukraine, Now in Poland
By: Staff Writer International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah told the National Assembly on Tuesday that 64 Namibians had safely arrived in Poland, Romania, and Hungary from troubled Ukraine. Fifty-six Namibians are in Poland, two in Hungary, one in Slovakia and…
PDM LEADER QUESTIONS NANDI NDAITWAH ON UKRAINE
By: Staff Writer The official opposition leader, McHenry Venaani, held a telephonic conference with the minister of International Relations and Cooperation, serving as the deputy Prime Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. The teleconference was focused on Namibian citizens and students in Ukraine….