Category: National
Xie says he knew Wakudumo for less than two months
Chinese born Namibian businessman, Charlie Min Xie, has disclosed that he has only known Kavango East regional governor Bonifatius Wakudumo for less than two months before he was appointed to be his exclusive advisor on economic issues. “I only know…
Zimbabwe’s government says no one has been abducted
The Zimbabwean government says there is no crisis in that country, and no one has been abducted. The authorities in the southern African country have also called on other leaders in the region not to lose perspective on the fact…
Harambee Prosperity Plan II in the pipeline
A second version of the Harambee Prosperity Plan is expected to be launched in the final tenure of President Hage Geingob with a formulation meeting having been held this week. This week’s meeting was attended by former Presidential economic advisor…
Road fund says they have no say on Windhoek roads
Despite saying that they need to see the value for the money being given to the City of Windhoek, the Road Fund Administration’s boss Ali Ipinge said his institution has no say on which roads ought to be maintained within…
Bank of Namibia employee tests positive
The Bank of Namibia has said that it has learnt that a staff member has tested positive of Covid-19 at the bank’s Disaster Recovery Site. Resultantly, BoN said the site will be closed off for disinfection purposes and partial disinfection…
NTA CEO resigns
The Namibia Training Authority CEO Jerry Beukes has resigned. Beukes whose five-year term was expiring on 31 May 2021 will leave the end of September 2020. The authority said Beukes is going into project management and private consultancy sector. A…
Germany’s proposed apology act of disgrace – Rukoro
Paramount Chief Vekuui Rukoro said that the Ovaherero and Nama people remain firmly united against Germany. Rukoro was addressing the nation on genocide matters, removing of German colonial monuments and their demands to Germany in the capital, Wednesday morning. The…
Windhoek working at ‘snail pace’ – Nauyoma
Activist Dimbulukeni Nauyoma criticised the City for it’s “snail pace” with land delivery, sanitation facility and electricity provision which are the core services of the municipality. This comes after Windhoek Mayor Fransina Kahungu on Tuesday presented the progress report…
Action Coalition calls on Geingob to act on Zimbabwe
Action Coalition has called on the President of Namibia, His Excellency Dr Hage G. Geingob, as well as other SADC Heads of State and the AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat to act in the interests of human rights in Zimbabwe….
Activist describes new city police fleet as a joke
The purchasing of a latest fleet of city-police cars and equipment to the tune of N$20 million by the City of Windhoek (CoW) has been met by backlash from some quarters of society who have slammed it as a misplaced…