Category: National
Geingob should have called off Independence celebrations
By: Kelvin Chiringa Independence Day celebrations have come and passed but they have left the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) party protesting over the N$2.3 million that was splurged on the event. The party, which is now in the hands…
Finance ministry blesses NSFAF with N$2.5 million
By: Kelvin Chiringa The finance ministry last week dished out a special N$2.5 million to the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund via the ministry of higher education for students with disabilities. Commenting on this latest development, disability affairs deputy minister…
Namibia-Kenya flight route on the cards … but can this be of benefit to both countries?
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibia and Kenya will soon be opening a direct flight route between the two countries as both commit to strengthen bilateral trade ties, if last week’s meeting is anything to go by. Despite both countries having excellent…
Geingob sympathises with economic scourge victims
By: Kelvin Chiringa In his 29th Independence Day celebration speech, President Hage Geingob said he sympathised with those that have become victims of the ongoing economic scourge, and promised jobs. The President said the fact that some citizens were bearing…
Himarwa trial to return on Fools’ Day
By: Kelvin Chiringa The minister for basic education, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa will be taking a breather from the court proceedings of her corruption trial, to return in April. The minister is battling corruption allegations that have for years now seen her…
N$100 000 fine or 10 years in jail for fraud convicted pensioner
By: Kelvin Chiringa A 73-year-old Swiss man and permanent resident of Namibia who got dragged before the High Court for 10 counts of fraud and theft has now been slapped with a N$100 000 fine, of which failure to pay the…
Fraud accused man faces the music after ex-wife conviction
By: Kelvin Chiringa The time has now come for Isak Serfontein to face his music in a N$17 million fraud case which has already claimed the scalp of his ex-wife, Stephanie who got slapped with an eight year sentence. Serfontein…
N$570m for drought intervention
By: Rodney Pienaar The Cabinet has endorsed the 2019/2020 comprehensive drought intervention fund amounting to N$572 700 000 at the 4th Cabinet decision making meeting that took place on Tuesday. The proposed drought relief intervention was submitted by the agriculture…
Hunting season to start in May
By: Rodney Pienaar The ministry of tourism has announced that the 1st of May will mark the first day of Hunting Season in which people will be allowed to hunt for specific species of game in registered conservancies and commercial…
The year politicians come for dinner to our shacks
By: Patrice S Rawlins Politics and power are very funny things! So once again the season has come when the will of the people will play right at the centre of national politics, as the pontificating hand upon the heads…