Category: National
Show empathy, solidarity – Erongo governor
The High- Level Inter-Ministerial Delegation that went on a fact-finding mission to Walvis Bay has visited the families of those who died as a result of COVID-19. During his weekly briefings, Erongo Governor Neville Andre said in the last two…
Second NBC staffer tests positive for Covid-19
A second NBC employee has tested positive for Covid-19. NB spokesperson Umbi Karuaihe-Upi confirmed to EagleFM that one of their employees in the Windhoek newsroom has tested positive for COVID-19. The case is one of those announced this morning. Karuaihe-Upi said…
Driver reports herself after fatal accident
A 33-year old woman has been arrested after she reported herself to the police today in connection with a weekend accident that resulted in the death of an unidentified male in his 60s. The accident happened at 23h00 along the…
NIDA management labeled “useless”
Some small-scale businesses this week have watered down the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA), the country’s newest State-Owned Enterprise, as a money-making idea that should have stayed in the ambit of the trade ministry. This is amidst accusations that management…
Swapo won’t recognise itself in the mirror – Nahas Angula
As the ruling Swapo party braces for its reflective conference on the November 2019 polls, its senior cadre who is former Prime Minister, Nahas Angula, said the party will not be able to recognise itself in the mirror due to…
SA Reserve Bank cuts repo rate by 25 basis points
The South African Reserve Bank has announced yet another cut in their repo rate by 25 basis point. The repo rate is the rate at which a reserve bank lends money to the commercial Bank. The South African rate has…
Govt considers flexible Covid-19 isolation options
The executive director in the health ministry Ben Nangombe said the government is considering more flexible options for isolation and quarantine. Recently, Nangombe admitted to Eagle FM that the ministry ran out of isolation beds and said COVID-19 positive cases…
SME Bank liquidators press on with legal action against debtors
SME Bank liquidators David Bruni and Ian McLaren continue legal action against defaulters in an attempt to recover money from the loans that were given out from the bank. It was recently reported that the liquidators are suing Development Bank…
Amupanda says they fund AR as members
As the build-up towards the November 2020 local authority and regional elections gather momentum, Affirmative Repositioning (AR) leader Job Amupanda has said his team is not poor enough to fail to fund themselves. Journalists wanted to find our AR’s source…
Groot Aub residents without water for 8 days
Windhoek Rural councillor Peninah Ita-Inga has told the regional governor of Khomas that residents of Groot-Aub have been without water for eight days. “This time around I think the community is in dire need of water and we can not…