Category: National
Mutorwa fumes over abandoned projects
Works and transport minister, John Mutorwa, has said that the Fonteintjie Fish farm project in Keetmanshoop has failed to take off, grabbing the attention of the Prime Minister who has tasked an investigation into it. A daily newspaper reported three…
Geingob urges Swapo to deal with housing, health without delay
President Hage Geingob said they have to deal without delay with the challenges of housing, health, education and equitable economic development. Geingob said this in his closing speech after the Swapo Party’s introspection meeting held in Windhoek over the weekend….
Twaloloka fire kills 2-year-old boy
Erongo governor Andre Neville said the fire that razed down shacks in the Twaloloka informal settlement at Walvis Bay on Sunday evening killed a two-year-old boy. In a statement Monday, Neville said the fire destroyed up to 200 of the…
Contractors abandoned 43 capital projects in 3 years
Forty-three (43) capital projects of 153 projects have been left abandoned and left incomplete in the space of three years. Works and Transport Minister John Mutorwa, reported this morning. Mutorwa said this during a media briefing on the reports of…
Otjozondjupa builds 233 toilets for N$3m
The office of the Otjozondjupa Governor paid over N$3 million for the construction of 233 toilets in 6 different constituencies. During his state of the region address, Governor James Uerikua said they constructed 233 toilets in the various settlements of…
Sibling murders brother over a jacket
A Katutura man has been arrested by the police for the murder of his brother whom he allegedly stabbed after an argument erupted over a jacket. The deceased took the jacket without his brother’s permission, according to the police resulting…
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…