Category: National
City says they spend N$12,6m on vehicles, not N$13m
TThe City of Windhoek said it is not true that they spent N$13m on eight bakkies but that they indeed spent N$12,6m on 39 vehicles. In a statement Friday, the City said they bought 19 bakkies, 18 sedans and two…
NWR appoints Dr Ngwangwama managing director
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Board of Directors has appointed Dr Matthias Mpareke Ngwangwama as the substantive managing director effective 1 April 2020 for five years. Dr Ngwangwama is no stranger to NWR, having spent the last seven years in two…
Artists get N$5,5m relief package
Namibian artists have been given N$5,5m as relief fund to weather the Covid-19 storm. The artists are among those whose businesses have been decimated by the virus because most if not all entertainment places are still closed. The education ministry,…
Hillside Christian College dismisses teacher for racist comments
Hillside Christian College has dismissed the teacher who uttered racist comments on her Facebook page on 7 June 2020. The Grade 2 assistant teacher, Corien Steenkamp, was fired with immediate effect on Friday 12 June 2020. In a statement, the…
Angry youth heckle BIPA over business registration delays
The Chief Executive Officer of the Business Intellectual Property Authority, Vivienne Katjiuongua, was this week hurled over live coals in front of her staff by youth from the Students Union of Namibia over slow progress in the business registration process….
DHPS principal, students kneel in honour of George Floyd
The principal of DHPS, Kristin Eichholz and students bent their knees in the street outside their school precincts for a good eight minutes in honour of the slain African American, George Floyd. This echoes a series of protests from the…
I was angry – the woman who threatened to shoot Geingob said
The Namibian police earlier today said that they are looking for a woman in connection with a Facebook post where she made comments, police Inspector General termed tantamount to treason, For the whole day, Sonja Isaaks says she has been…
Swartbooi calls defence minister a ‘dangerous man’
Landless People’s Movement Member of Parliament Bernadus Swartbooi called out Defence Minister Rear Admiral Peter Vilho for threatening political parties who are questioning the Defence Ministry’s N$6.2 billion budget. Swartbooi pointed out Vilho’s words where he says: “a well-ordered state…
GDP sheds N$380m in Q1 of 2020
Namibia Statistics Agency announced that the Gross Domestic Product has shrunk by N$380 million for the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter in 2019. The GDP shrunk from N$44.1 billion in the first quarter of 2019 to…
Woman threatens to shoot Geingob
The Namibian police are busy tracing the whereabouts of a Namibian woman, Sonja Isaaks in connection with comments on her Facebook account where she, amongst others said, she should be given an AK-47 to shoot the President. Namibian police Inspector…