Category: National
KEETMANSHOOP MUNICIPALITY…A TOWN THAT CAN’T PAY WHAT IT OWES ITSELF
By: Dwight Links Keetmanshoop Town Council has not been paying rates and taxes and owes itself N$332 357. The municipality is one of the 7 000 debtors among them government ministries, departments and state-owned enterprises. The Villager is in possession…
REDFORCE DONATES N$150 000 WORTH OF WINTER HAMPERS
By: Kelvin Chiringa Redforce Debt Management has donated blankets and groceries for the vulnerable residents of Tobias Hainyeko and Samora Machel constituencies as part of its winter drive, which was graced by the presence of the Khomas regional governor McLeoid…
Sisa’s account on what happened with and to the millions and the Swapo Party
In summary, Sisa Namandje says: he did not realize that the payment of N$2.5 million and N$15 million came from Fishcor and had anything to do with “Government Objectives that the N$5 million made by a private company Esja Mermaria…
The advantaged who got shares in Tunacor
By: Wonder Guchu President Hage Geingob’s three daughters; former president Hifikepunye Pohamba’s wife and their three daughters; and Vice President Nangolo Mbumba’s wife are among the advantaged Namibians who were given shares in Tunacor by the former fisheries minister…
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…