Category: National
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…
DHPS students march to parliament
By: Kelvin Chiringa Aggrieved by the uncertainty of the future of their generation due to the debilitating effects of climate change, a mob of students from DHPS burst into the streets last week, in a peaceful demo which ended at…
Poverty ministry distributing rotten/expired food?
By: Kelvin Chiringa Law maker Jennifer Van Den Heever has made a startling claim that the poverty ministry has been distributing expired and rotten drought relief aid in the form of food parcels and maize meal. Speaking in parliament this…
Water conservation call falling on deaf ears?
By: Kelvin Chiringa As the city of Windhoek emerges from one of the most devastating water scarcity crises, the call for water conservation remains distant as latest indications are that over the past week, Windhoek residents consumed 10% more water…