Category: News
BLOOD TRANSFUSION NEEDS MORE BLOOD
By: Justicia Shipena The blood transfusion service of Namibia (NamBTS) said that they now managed to fork enough blood for four days. This comes as NamBTS, four days ago, announced it only had sufficient blood for two days. NamBTS spokesperson…
GOBABIS GETTING BACK TO ORDER- NGANATE
By: Kelvin Chiringa Omaheke regional governor, Pio Nganate, has said that the cattle town of Gobabis is now getting restored to order thanks to the community’s intervention after a hailstorm battered the town over the weekend. The hailstorm left a…
I WILL STEER CLEAR OF FISHROT – NEW FISHCOR CEO
By: Andrew Kathindi The newly appointed chief executive officer of Fishcor, Alex Gawanab, says that he will engage the government when he commences his duties in January to regain the company’s lost governmental objective quotas. Fishcor lost the governmental objectives…
JOINT EFFORTS ON ZERO HUNGER AND CLIMATE-RELATED PROJECTS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus To enable the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, particularly zero hunger and climate action, the Environment Investment Fund has partnered up with the World Food Programme. The two announced their partnership in…
NO ONE WANTS TO COMMIT TO WOMEN AND YOUTH UPCOMING FARMERS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Various medium and bulk buyers of farm produce are refusing to go into committed procurement/supply agreements with upcoming women and youth producers. They are citing fear of inconsistency and quality of produce. As a result, young and…
GEINGOB MOURNS FIRST WINDHOEK SWAPO MAYOR
Staff Writer The former mayor of Windhoek who also attended to war combatants Bjorn von Finkenstein, has died. Von Finkenstein died on Friday in Windhoek. He was 63. Von Finckenstein was the Windhoek mayor from 1995 to 1998. President Hage…
ANOTHER WOMEN KILLED BY LOVER
By: Staff Writer Yet another woman succumbed to gunshot wounds inflicted by her boyfriend in the Oshana region. Selma Lilongeni Tangitate Ruben (26) died in Onandjokwe State Hospital on Saturday morning. Ruben was shot on the stomach, abdomen and right…
IPC, PDM LOSES TO SWAPO – AGAIN
Staff Writer Swapo has trounced IPC, PDM and the two independent candidates to retain the Ncamagoro constituency in Kavango East. The ruling party took 912 of the 1 268 votes. Coming second was the independent candidate Moses Nyundu who grabbed…
MORE THAN N$35,4 BILLION OUTPUTS NEEDED BY 4TH QUARTER TO BEAT 2020
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Estimates are that the Namibian economy will register a 1,5% growth this year, above 2020 production. If this is to materialise, however, by the end of December (fourth quarter), Namibian factors of production have to produce goods…
SCHOOLS FACILITATING MONOPOLIES IN UNIFORM SUPPLY
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Various parents around the country have reported certain schools to the country competition watchdog after they are forced to buy school uniforms from one supplier by their respective schools. The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC)’s statement released at…