Category: National
Unam Rundu Campus Needs More – SRCs
By: Annakleta Haikera University of Namibia’s (Unam) Rundu Campus student representative council vice president Vernet Mukoya says that more courses, lectures, leisure and sports infrastructures are needed in the Rundu campus. Mukoya said this on Wednesday as the university launched…
Industrialisation And Trade Minister Calls Out Board Members In-Fighting Culture
By: Sheila Perestrelo Minister of Industrialisation and Trade Lucia Iipumbu says disputes have become frequent amongst board members. Iipumbu said board members should instead focus their energy on solving the problem they already face. Iipumbu said this during Wednesday’s inauguration…
Is The Phrase “Resources Are Ours” a Fallacy?
By: Nghiinomwenwa-vali Erastus There is a phrase that leaders use in their speeches that “the resources are ours.” This phrase is, however, being rejected like a null hypothesis as the public beg the state to own more of the resources…
Journalist Sources Could Face Threats Amidst Mandatory Sim Card Registration
By: Lina Amutenya The Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR) says journalists and their sources could easily be traced when mandatory sim card registration and data retention are enforced. This was said by IPPR researcher Fredrico Links during a…
Detective Arrested For Accepting a Bribe From Plant Thief’s Father
By: Sheila Perestrelo The anti-corruption commission (ACC) arrested a detective at the Swakopmund investigative unit for accepting a bribe from an accused father. The detective was identified as 51-year-old Angula Kloepas Shea and was arrested on 24 August 2022. According…
Kalimbwe Says Citizens Vote With Emotions
…as he sings Hichilema successes By: Hilma Tuukondjele Information and publicity secretary for Zambia’s ruling party United Party for National Development (UNDP), Joseph Kalimbwe, says one of the mistakes the public makes during elections is making their emotions when voting….
Mbunza Chief Gives Illegal Fencers 30 Days To Remove Fences
Annakleta Haikera The Kavango West Mbunza Traditional Authority chief Hompa Alfons Kaundu has given 30 days to people who have illegally fenced off communal land to remove it. This comes after the Mbunza Traditional Authority had a meeting on 10…
Ruling Parties Hard to Remove – Kudumo
As Angola’s MPLA is Set To Remain In Power Hilma Tuukondjele Ruling parties in Southern Africa are dominant political parties because they are in power and have access to state resources thus, they always end up being elected as ruling…
Venaani’s Request Doesn’t Make Sense – Mulunga
By: Heartha Ekandjo National petroleum cooperation of Namibia (Namcor) managing director Immanuel Mulunga says PDM leader McHenry Venaani’s request to renegotiate oil deals doesn’t make sense and that politicians lack understanding regarding the fuel industry. “That letter, in my opinion,…
New Primary Health Care for Nkurenkuru
By: Annakleta Haikera Health minister Kalumbi Shangula inaugurated the long-awaited Nkurenkuru Primary Health Care Clinic on Tuesday after its groundbreaking ceremony nine years ago in 2013. The clinic will render services to the Nkurenkuru residents, including screening, monitoring and treatment…