Category: News
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE TO GRILL DEFENSE MINISTRY
By: Kelvin Chiringa This Tuesday, the defence ministry will be subjected to critical scrutiny and questioning by the parliamentary standing committee on public accounts at the back of a questionable audit. Dudu Murorua confirmed this last week after hosting a…
ESAU’S BAIL APPLICATION…CASE STRUCK OFF COURT ROLL, WAITS FOR DOCUMENTS
By: Justicia Shipena The Windhoek High Court on Monday struck off the roll former fisheries minster Benhard Esau’s bail application due to missing documents. Fishrot-accused Esau is one of 10 men who have been languishing in custody after their arrest…
202 TRACTORS AVAILABLE FOR THE CROP GROWING REGIONS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus There are 202 tractors for the 91 constituencies in the 10 crop-growing regions to assist farmers with tillage and weeding services for the current cropping season. The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land updated The Villager…
THEY TOLD US THE TRAVEL BAN IS TEMPORARY – NANDI-NDAITWAH
By: Andrew Kathindi The minister of international relations and cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says that her office has engaged the United Kingdom over Namibia, being placed on a red travel list following the discovery of variant Omicron. “The first country was…
SOUTHERN AFRICA ISOLATED…OMICRON SPREADS ACROSS THE GLOBE
The South African government said it has noted the announcements by several countries to institute temporary travel restrictions on South Africa and other countries in our region following the detection of the new Omicron variant. South Africa’s statement comes after…
2021…A YEAR OF SO MUCH HEARTACHE AND PAIN
Staff Writer President Hage Geingob said this year has brought much heartache and pain, leaving the nation’s resilience stretched to its limit. Geingob said this on Friday during the memorial service of APP leader Ignatius Shixwameni held at Rundu in…
STATE FINANCE ACT A BARRIER TO PAPERLESS GOVERNMENT BONDS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus All those planning to borrow/invest money into government bonds will have to physically walk to Bank of Namibia offices to get their ‘I Owe You’ certificates. After 30 years of issuing debt instruments, the system is still…
NAM NEEDS N$85,8 BILLION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus For the next nine years, Namibia will need to invest on average N$9,5 billion annually on climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. In total, the country will require to invest at least N$85,8 billion due to…
WE ARE NOT EMPLOYING FOREIGN CONTRACTORS – LUTOMBI
By: Justicia Shipena The Roads Authority of Namibia chief executive officer, Conrad Lutombi, says they are not employing foreign contractors to work on Namibian roads. This comes as the Namibia engineering society complained that the entity is not complying with…
BOY (12) HANGS HIMSELF AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH SISTER
Staff Writer A boy aged 12 hanged himself at Okahandja on Saturday after he had argued with her sister. The police said left the house after the issue had been resolved and went outside. Later, the police further said…