Author: Wonder Guchu
Food bank arrives in Oshikoto
Poverty eradication ministry launched the food bank programme in the Oshikoto region Wednesday. In his keynote address during the launch of the Oshikoto food distribution at Tsumeb on Wednesday, said that addressing poverty hunger in Namibia, therefore, speaks to the…
Agribank loan book grew from N$2,4b to N$2,8b in one year
Sakaria Nghikembua Agribank says its loan book grew by 15 per cent year on year from N$2.4 billion in 2018 to N$2.8 billion in 2019. Speaking after the bank’s annual general meeting in Windhoek Wednesday, chief executive officer Sakaria Nghikembua…
ELCIN pastor in court for raping girl (16)
Rape accused… Onesmus Angula The ELCIN pastor, who allegedly raped a 16-year-old Grade 8 pupils between January and August this year in Ohangwena, appeared in court on Tuesday. Identified as Onesmus Angula, the pastor allegedly raped the 16-year-old at the…
Amend law to bar people from photographing uniformed forces – Walters
Ombudsman John Walter The minister of defence should request for an amendment to put placed in the Defence Act if he so wishes to prohibit the taking of videos of soldiers in the line of duty by members of the…
Police arrest man who killed, burnt girlfriend
Simon Amana The man accused of killing his girlfriend and burning the body in a shack on Sunday in Katutura, Windhoek, was arrested Monday night. Police deputy commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi confirmed the arrest Tuesday, saying the man was in hospital…
Namibia commits to gazette its exclusive economic zone protected as a marine area
President Hage Geingob President Hage Geingob has told the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Economy that Namibia is committed to ensuring that at least 10 per cent of its Exclusive Economic Zone is gazetted as a marine protected area by…
Namibia safe from Thomas Cook collapse
Namibia is safe from the travel company Thomas Cook’s collapse since the only connection was through the cheques that have since been phased out. Thomas Cook, most probably the oldest travel agency with 178 years in business, went bust around…
Julius Malema consoles Mugabe’s widow
Julius Malema and members of the EFF consoling Mugabe’s family, including his eldest son Robert Junior (far right) Julius Malema travelled to Zimbabwe on Monday to pay his condolences to former president Robert Mugabe’s family. Malema, leader of…
Kandjeke wants land reform to account for N$98m
Peter Amutenya (standing) The auditor general Junius Kandjeke wants the land reform to account for N$98m after the ministry’s accounting officer, Peter Amutenya, indicated that they bought 12 farms for N$123m, while the ledger shows that the amount used was…
Police identify burnt Windhoek woman
The shack in which Katrina Silus’ body was found Police in Windhoek have identified the woman whose body was found burnt with an axe stuck in her neck Sunday morning as Katrina Silas. The body was found in a…