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WOMAN ACCUSED OF BEATING DAUGHTER RELEASED
Staff Writer The mother arrested on allegations of beating and breaking her daughter’s arm was released on a warning on Tuesday. Wilka Mbinga (79) was arrested last week on Friday after her daughter Wilka Shikongo reported the matter to…
THE NAKED DEMONSTRATOR…WALVIS BAY MAYOR SAYS HE HAS DONE BEFORE
By: Kelvin Chiringa His name is Paul Christian. That is who the man who demonstrated naked at the ombudsman’s offices in Windhoek is called. He is from Walvis Bay, where he has also demonstrated in the nude whenever he had…
DRC TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES IN FISHING QUOTAS BUY
By: Andrew Kathindi Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Derek Klazen says that the Democratic Republic of Congo will buy 27 300 metric tons of horse mackerel for N$85.7 million after local companies were hesitant to take up the…
MTC LISTING…INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS WANT 77%
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Selected Namibian institutional investors pre-committed to take up 282,899,160 (77%) of MTC shares made available. This is according of the analysis provided by Simonis Storm and Cirrus Securities this week. Collectively, the institutional investors are willing to…
AYE MAHN, ME’ SOPHIA, CALM DOWN
That outburst by Me’ Sophia Shaningwa during the press conference, what was that? Aye, mahn calm down and take deep breaths. Count to reven and open your eyes slowly. After all, it is just an election in Ndonga Linena….
TREASURY BONDS AUCTION…GOVT RAISES N$1.06B FOR FUNDING GAP
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Government debt through widening the budget deficit is just bad if you don’t have any savings. Last week, the government auctioned three and nine-month treasury bills (TBs) to raise N$1,06 billion. According to the result of the…
WILD FIRES & OVERGRAZING…THE ONGANDJERA AUTHORITY RAISES ALARMS
By: Helen Andreas Ongandjera Traditional Authority Friday met the community members and the farmers to discuss the issues of wildfire, stock theft, and deforestation. The meeting was held at the Ongandjera palace. Some of the areas and villages mostly affected…
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS…THE NET CLOSES IN ON HAPLESS WORKERS
By: Julia Heita Anderson Transport Namibia have become the latest company to demand for copy of proof of vaccination from all their employees. A manager based in Nickel Street Prosperita, who refused to be identified, confirmed the veracity of the…
NAKED MAN VISITS OMBUDSMAN
By: Kelvin Chiringa An unnamed man protested against being left out in the Twaloloka houses hand-over Monday afternoon by stripping naked in front of the office of the Ombudsman in Windhoek. This comes a few days after President Hage Geingob…
NDONGA LINENA BALLOT RECOUNT…SHIXWAMENI SAYS SWAPO IS LYING
By: Kelvin Chiringa All People’s Party (APP) president Ignatius Shixwameni has said that the Swapo Party is lying when it says that they were not invited when the ballot boxes for the Ndonga Linena elections were opened. The Swapo Party…