Category: News
ONANDJOKWE STATE HOSPITAL PATIENT REFERRED TO PRIVATE PHARMACY
By: Vetondouua Tjivikua The Onandjokwe state hospital has allegedly run out of medication for diabetes patients. This comes after doctors told a diabetes patient to purchase his diabetes medication at a private pharmacy when he returned for a follow up…
Likius Valombola to Remain in Prison
By: Ludorf Iyambo Windhoek high court on Wednesday dismissed the application for leave to appeal for Likius Valombola. The court removed the matter from the roll and regarded it as finalised. According to Judge Claudia Claasen, it is not sufficient…
Procurement Bill Amendment Offers Relief to Bidders
By: Justicia Shipena The proposed amendments to the Procurement Bill has the potential to decongest the load at the Review Panel and to alleviate the cost implications on bidders. Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi said this on Wednesday in the…
Students at Kavango West School Live in Squalor
By: Annakleta Haikera A Kavango West Region secondary school, about 50 km west of Nkurenkuru, has been described as so unhygienic that the foul smell hangs around the corridors, and worms from the toilets infest the grounds. The deplorable conditions…
Your Money Is Safe in Namibia, Geingob Tells Investors
By: Eba Kandovazu President Hage Geingob today assured potential investors at Namibia’s investment summit in Dubai that their investment, including capital and machinery, would be safe in Namibia and that they would be allowed to repatriate profits to their home…
Riruako’s Son Backs Chief Kapuuo on Paramount Chieftainship
By: Vetondouua Tjivikua The son of the late Paramount Chief, Kuaima Riruako, says the Ovaherero people in the diaspora stand behind ousted Ovitoto chief Vipuira Kapuuo as the acting Paramount Chief. According to Prince Kejaja Riruako, the senate meeting held…
The Ghost of Air Namibia Debt Haunts TransNamib…15 Days to Pay or Liquidate
By: Justicia Shipena Lawyers of the Belgian company, ChallengeAir, represented by Anicet Baum, have threatened to push TransNamib into liquidation should the state entity not settle its debt. In a demand letter issued via Sisa Namandje &Co.Inc, ChallengeAir gives TransNamib…
PROCUREMENT BILL AMENDMENT OFFERS RELIEF TO BIDDERS
By: Justicia Shipena The proposed amendments to the Procurement Bill has the potential to decongest the load at the Review Panel and to alleviate the cost implications on bidders. Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi said this on Wednesday in the…
THERE IS NEED FOR A NEW PLAN OF ACTION – GEINGOB
Staff Writer President Hage Geingob said there is no need for a new plan of action; instead, there is an urgent need for efficient and effective execution across all sectors of society to fast track national developmental objectives. Geingob said…
NANDI-NDAITWAH APOLOGIES FOR THE INDEPENDENCE ‘INVITE-ONLY’ EVENT
By: Justicia Shipena Deputy prime minister and international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has apologised to citizens blocked from entering the Vineta stadium in Swakopmund for the Independence Day celebrations. The public, which had gathered at the stadium’s gate early…