Category: News
NO INCREMENT, NO WORK – NPS WORKERS
By: Ludorf Iyambo A crowd of Namibia Protection Services (NPS) workers downed their tools today, demanding an increase in wages. This morning, the workers organised a parade at Katutura Shoprite in Windhoek. Last Monday, the workers cried out to the…
PRISONERS OPERATE SCAMS FROM CUSTODY
By: Justicia Shipena Deputy Commissioner General of the Namibian Correctional Services (NCS) Sam Shaalulange says smuggled phones into the correctional facilities are used by inmates to coordinate scams. This comes after the Windhoek correctional facility this weekend announced that it…
AMUSHELELO, NAUYOMA REMAIN IN CUSTODY – JULIUS MALEMA CONDEMNS SWAPO
By: Eba Kandovazu and Julia Heita The formal bail application of Michael Amushelelo and Dimbulukweni Nauyoma will continue tomorrow morning at 9 am before Magistrate Masule Kwizi, with Amushelelo taking the stand. Today, Amushelelo said he has a six-year-old daughter…
MTC NOT MAKING THE CONNECTION FOR UNAM STUDENTS
By: Annakleta Haikera UNAM’s part-time students have called on management to reverse connectivity restrictions following a change in service providers. The students say that while they welcomed a switch from Telecom to MTC, the latter has restricted their access to…
SCHLETTWEIN REJECTS PRODUCERS’ GREEN SCHEME PROPOSAL
By: Andrew Kathindi The agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein has rejected the Agronomic Producers Association’s (APA) public-private partnership (PPP) proposal for several of the country’s green schemes. As reported by the Namibian Sun last week, the association was looking to facilitate…
Gawanas takes on Job over CEO recruitment saga
By: Kelvin Chiringa City of Windhoek mayor, Sade Gawanas, has outrightly rejected councilor Job Amupanda’s submission that the hunt for a substantive Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has been riddled with corruption and a desire to protect the interests of the…
‘Order With Me’ Agents Cry After Namra Burns N$5 Million Fake Goods
By: Hertha Ekandjo ‘Order with me’ agents say their businesses will be badly affected in the wake of the Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) destroying counterfeit goods worth over N$5 million. The tax revenue collection agency destroyed the counterfeit goods on…
NFA Has N$23 Million Debt, Says Normalisation Committee
By: Uakutura Kambaekua According to the Fifa Normalisation Committee chairman, Bisey Uirab, the NFA has a debt of over N$23 million, accumulated mostly over the past year and a half. Uirab revealed this during a press conference earlier on Wednesday…
134 New Houses Handed Over in Katima Mulilo
By: Priscilla Mukokobi Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni says that housing in Namibia remains a very complex and combative subject, and the pressure on urban areas is becoming ever more severe. He said this is demonstrated by rapidly…
Billion-dollar Rail Project In Jeopardy As Workers Down Tools
By: Kelvin Chiringa The N$1 billion Kranzberg and Walvisbay-Swakopmund rail rehabilitation project is now in jeopardy after workers downed their tools this Tuesday, citing unfair labour relations. The project is being spearheaded by Unik Construction, a Chinese owned company that…