Author: Wonder Guchu
Bank of Namibia to announce monetary policy Wednesday
Bank of Namibia Governor Johannes !Gawaxab will announce the decisions made by the Monetary Policy Committee on Wednesday. This cut, Salomo Hei said will be to further ease the burden on households and business. Hei also said there is an…
Nanso follows ‘fishrot’money trail
The Nanso is seeking clarity over a N$60 000 linked to the Fishrot scandal allegedly paid to the organisation on 29 November 2017. The payment came from DHC Incorporated and reflects that it was for the benefit of a ‘Nanso…
Guard sues G4S, supervisor for N$1m
A manager at Group 4 Security company, Willem Du Plessis is being sued for N$1 million for wrongful assault by a security guard who has been identified as Nangha Johannes. According to court papers seen by Eagle FM, Nangha has…
Republican Party’s //Gowases dies
Republican Party member of parliament Clara //Gowases died of cancer in Windhoek on Monday. She was 59. This was confirmed by the Republican Party president Henk Mudge, while the National Assembly deputy speaker Loide Kasingo announced the news in the…
Missing man (87) found dead
The skeleton of an 87-year-old man who went missing in December 2019 was found by a goat herder in Otjimbingwe on Thursday. Erongo police said Simon Andreas was reported missing at Otjimbingwe Police Station on 28 December 2019. According to…
City says they spend N$12,6m on vehicles, not N$13m
TThe City of Windhoek said it is not true that they spent N$13m on eight bakkies but that they indeed spent N$12,6m on 39 vehicles. In a statement Friday, the City said they bought 19 bakkies, 18 sedans and two…
NWR appoints Dr Ngwangwama managing director
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Board of Directors has appointed Dr Matthias Mpareke Ngwangwama as the substantive managing director effective 1 April 2020 for five years. Dr Ngwangwama is no stranger to NWR, having spent the last seven years in two…
Artists get N$5,5m relief package
Namibian artists have been given N$5,5m as relief fund to weather the Covid-19 storm. The artists are among those whose businesses have been decimated by the virus because most if not all entertainment places are still closed. The education ministry,…
Hillside Christian College dismisses teacher for racist comments
Hillside Christian College has dismissed the teacher who uttered racist comments on her Facebook page on 7 June 2020. The Grade 2 assistant teacher, Corien Steenkamp, was fired with immediate effect on Friday 12 June 2020. In a statement, the…
I was angry – the woman who threatened to shoot Geingob said
The Namibian police earlier today said that they are looking for a woman in connection with a Facebook post where she made comments, police Inspector General termed tantamount to treason, For the whole day, Sonja Isaaks says she has been…