Category: National
Food Bank beneficiaries to graduate from handouts
BY: Rodney Pienaar Poverty minister, Zephania Kameeta said that Food Bank beneficiaries will be introduced to income generating programs in order to graduate from food handouts and generate income to sustain themselves. The concept of the Food Bank does not…
Rehabilitation of water treatment plant to cost N$32m – Kahimise
By: Rodney Pienaar City of Windhoek chief executive officer, Robert Kahimse has said that the rehabilitation of Gammams waste treatment plant and that of the Goreangab water reclamation could cost the city N$32 million. This comes after an oil spillage…
Chinese jailed for bribery out to claim their freedom
By: Kelvin Chiringa Two Chinese expatriates who initially pleaded guilty and were jailed for bribing a law enforcement agent have made a sharp U-turn and now seek to appeal against their conviction and sentences. Siyong Xu and Huaifen Yang were…
Fisheries donates illegally caught fish
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources have kicked off donations of Illegal caught sea species such as fish and lobster confiscated by the authorities along the coast over the festive season. The surveillance unit in the ministry’s directorate of…
A weekend of crime and horror
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Namibian police has recorded a string of violent deaths which occurred over the weekend right across the country as a result of murder and suicide. In a case of suspected murder, the police reported finding the…
Ex-church elder testifies against fraud accused prophet
By: Kelvin Chiringa A family that claims to have fallen victim to the trickery of a Namibia-based Nigerian prophet has this week finally testified against him in the Windhoek High Court. Head of the family Gervasius Arnat vehemently testified that…
Geingob to open parliament this week
By: Kelvin Chiringa President Hage Geingob will this week open parliament which for the remainder of 2019 will be guided by the theme “Promoting integrity, Accountability, and Professionalism”. Speaking to the media this week, Speaker of Parliament Professor Peter Katjavivi…
Influenza outbreak makes poultry producers jittery
By: Kelvin Chiringa A reported Avian Influenza outbreak that has wreaked havoc on hundreds of penguins at Halifax Island near Luderitz has unsettled local poultry producers. Fear of a possible spread of the disease inland was expressed at a recent…
Can local tourism sector cream off 1.4 billion world travelers?
By: Kelvin Chiringa The local tourism sector will have to put its house in order if it is to cut a bigger slice off the cake of 1.4 billion travelers all over the world and have them come over to…