Category: National
Suspected Poaching Leaves Zambezi Elephant Dead
By: Annakleta Haikera The police in the Zambezi region have urged public assistance to trace a suspected poacher for arrest. The suspect allegedly fatally shot the elephant bull on Monday, 15 August, and the community members of Batubaja Village made…
We’ll Close Down Schools That Are Not Up To Standard – Mahongora
By: Lina Amutenya Teachers Union of Namibia secretary-general Kavihuha Mahongora says his union will, in the future, close down schools whose infrastructure is not up to standard. This follows after health and safety as a fundamental human right in school…
RK Institute Students Cry Foul Over Accreditation
By: Ludorf Iyambo A group of students at RK Institute of medical administration says that they are trapped after enrolling in a college that Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) does not recognise. Students claimed that when they registered, they were…
Trade and Environment Ministries Pledge To Fix Dilapidated Kavango West Cattle Range
By: Sheila Perestrelo Minister of industrialisation and trade Lucia Iipumbu says the MIT and the environment, forestry, and tourism ministry (MEFT) have agreed on co-financing to fast-track the rehabilitation of the water supply points. This comes after The Villager recently…
It’s A Police Problem, Not Ours: Bank of Namibia on Millions In Chinese House…As police Recover Part of Stolen N$1.1 Million
By: Staff Writer The Bank of Namibia has distanced itself from dealing with the N$1.1 million robbed from a Chinese national in Hochland Park, arguing that there is no law regulating how much local currency people should keep at home….
Outrage Over City of Windhoek Lavish Jamaican Trip … as City Continues to Bleed financially
By: Staff Writer Anger and outrage have rocked a lavish trip to Jamaica by City of Windhoek councillors after Management Committee Chairperson, Ndeshihafela Larandja, refused to go and gave back N$93 608, which she had pocketed for personal use. However,…
Kavita Sports Performance wins N$50 000 During OM SEED Keetmanshoop Awards
Keetmanshoop, 13 August 2022 – Three entrepreneurs from Keetmanshoop won their share of N$85 000 through the Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic & Empowerment Drive (OM SEED) initiative. Old Mutual Namibia, along with Launch Namibia, the Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI) and…
Uutoni Orders Rundu Town Council To Develop Informal Settlement
By: Annakleta Haikera Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni, on Monday, ordered the Rundu town council to formalise the controversial Tumweneni Informal Settlement and Siguruguru Primary School. The 745 learners of Siguruguru Primary School, which was established in 2019,…
OGF Calls For Genocide Remembrance Day
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Ovaherero and Ovambanderu Genocide Foundation (OGF) has called on the government to institute a genocide remembrance day. This follows after descendants of the victims of the Ohamakari battle commemorated the 118th Anniversary of the Battle of Ohamakari…
Vehicle sales drop in July
By: Theo Klein New vehicle sales dropped by 22.4% m/m in July 2022 to 677 units compared to 872 units sold in the prior month according to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA). On an annual…