Category: National
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…
Elelo lyodolopa yEenhana moshitopolwa shOhangwena olya taalelwa komashongo gokwaahena omahala ga gwana gomalandithilo.
Odolopa yEenhana oyina ompumbwe yomahala gomangeshefelo oku topolela aalandithi yokomatala. Pethimbo lyetalululo lyomuvo gonuumvo, mayola godolopa ndjoka Amos Nangolo etitatu okwati elelo lyodolopa yEenhana olya palamenwa komashongo gomahala gaalandithi yawo yomo mapandaanda. Nangolo okwa tothamo kutya oyakala taya unga unga…
Early development centres to issue indemnity forms
Some Early Childhood Development Centres (ECD) will be requiring parents to sign indemnity forms as many are said to be ready to open midst a rise in Covif-19 cases in the country. ECDs are set to open on the 22nd…
Mud-slinging, jealous throttle economic freedom – Angula
Former finance, fisheries and agriculture minister, Helmuth Angula, has said that Namibia’s dream of economic sovereignty is being hamstrung by minds that have been hijacked by “international monopoly capital”, character assassinations and jealous. Angula, who has expressed his reservations at…
ECD education should be prioritised – experts
Malnutrition and the impact on educational outcomes are just some of the risks associated with the closure of early childhood development centres across Namibia. Following the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic as a national disaster, the Namibian government announced that…
Man survives electrocution while trying to steal cables
A 20-year-old man was admitted to the Swakopmund State Hospital Tuesday after sustaining burns while he was allegedly trying to steal cables. Erongo police said the cables belonged to ErongoRed base station that is behind NamWater at the coastal town….