Category: National

I feel relieved- First female party president
By: Kelvin Chiringa Having smashed the glass ceiling and rising to the helm to be the first ever female president of a party in Namibia’s political history, newly elected president for the Nudo party, Ester Muinjangue’s first impression was that…

Health ministry receives N$1 million donation
By: Kelvin Chiringa The health ministry received a donation of surgical equipment and eye test kits valued in excess of N$ 1 million from the Ohorongo Otavi Community Trust (OOCT), Ohorongo Cement and Support Ulm e.V. This is part…

Namibia Central Intelligence Service hangs in suspense
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Namibia Central Intelligence Service will in the meantime have to wait for a Supreme Court judgement that will decide whether alleged secret information published by The Patriot last year is illegal and invalid or not. The…

Education curricula in SADC region needs reorientation- Geingob
By: Rodney Pienaar Chairperson of Southern Africa Development Community, President Hage Geingob has said that the education curricula in the SADC region needs considerable reorientation to better respond to emerging and future labour market needs. He said this at the…

Muinjangue takes charge of Nudo
By: Kelvin Chiringa In what has come out as a first for Namibia, Ester Muinjangue romped to victory in the Nudo elective congress held over the weekend to become the first ever female president of a political party. Muinjangue scooped…

Relax, we aren’t taking over- Chinese embassy
By: Kelvin Chiringa In an apparent attempt to give a pat on the back of disgruntled Namibians, the Chinese embassy has come out to allay fears over a Chinese take-over of the local economy by stating that their local population…

City-centre shooter finally secures lawyer
By: Kelvin Chiringa Simata Simasiku, the man who made headlines after fatally shooting a Global Fund employee recently, will make his second appearance this week in the Windhoek Magistrates’ court for formal bail application. Simasiku sent shock-waves right across the…

Motorists drive into March smiling
By: Kelvin Chiringa Another relief for motorists as the mines and energy ministry has maintained current fuel prices unchanged for the remainder of March midst a tough economy. Unleaded petrol will remain pegged at N$12.01 per liter with diesel costing…

Spies head to the Supreme Court this March
By: Kelvin Chiringa The first week of March will open with the Namibia Central Intelligence heading to the highest court of the land to challenge a ruling in which it lost a case to a local weekly newspaper, The Patriot….

Air Namibia and KZN partner to promote tourism
By: Kelvin Chiringa National career, Air Namibia has announced that it has joined hands with South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal in their Do KZN campaign to promote tourism on both sides of the border. Air Namibia will commit to flying tourists…