Category: National
Hendrick Witbooi Bible and whip to be repatriated this month
By: Rodney Pienaar The family of Nama Captain, Hendrick Witbooi expects the arrival of his bible and whip which is to be repatriated from Linder Museum, City Council of Stuttgart and State Badenwuttermber in Germany on the 26th of February….
No bailout for Air Namibia
By: Rodney Pienaar Minister of Finance Calle Schlettwein this week said that financially bailing out Air Namibia will not be in the interest of Namibian citizens. Instead, the minister opined that funds could be redirected to developmental programs including infrastructure…
N$17 million fraud suspect attempts suicide
By: Kelvin Chiringa Frustrated and emotionally torn down by the thought of having to be possibly shut in prison, a woman accused of defrauding her employer out of N$17 million attempted to take her life over the weekend by overdosing…
Women busted with N$20 000 worth cannabis … is it time to legalize?
By Kelvin Chiringa Two Namibian females were over the last weekend busted after they were found in possession with 95 grams of cannabis with a street value of N$20 000. Reported cases of people found dealing in the drug continue…
N$3 billion for school renovations
By: Kelvin Chiringa Deputy governor for the central bank of Namibia, Ebson Uanguta has said that government has set aside N$3 billion for nationwide school refurbishments which should come in time to ease pressure in the construction sector. Uanguta was…
Fraud accused pastor case takes new twist
By: Kelvin Chiringa The case in which Life Changing Christian Church pastor, Isaac Onwordi, is being accused of swindling a couple out of their Dorado Park house has taken a dramatic twist after new evidence emerged to the effect that…
Agric ministry holds urgent meeting on drought
The Namibia Agricultural Union together with the ministry of agriculture have held an urgent meeting regarding the drought which some quarters now want to be declared a national disaster. This comes right in the heels of this publication having recently…
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…