Category: News
LABOUR MATTERS…FIRED FOR RECRUITING MEMBERS FOR AR’S UNION
By: Dwight Links A Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) member, Tuhafeni Petrus, was dismissed by the union at the back of accusations that he was recruiting fellow members to the Affirmative Repositioning movement’s Revolutionary Union (R.U). Petrus received his marching…
SCHOOLS SPORTS UNION…U15 TEAM OFF TO SERBIA
By: Justicia Shipena The Namibia School Sports Union (NSSU) on Thursday sent off young athletes to Serbia for the first ever ISF u15 World Schools Sport Games. The games are scheduled to take place from tomorrow until 19 September in…
YOU CAN’T CANCEL YOUR DEBIT ORDER, ONLY THE THIRD PART CAN
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus A customer has no power to go to the bank and terminate a debit order on their own, the Bankers Association of Namibia revealed. An unwanted debit order can only be terminated by/through the deducting company or…
FOOD BANK CONVERSION…GEINGOB WANTS TO GIVE CASH MONTHLY
By: Andrew Kathindi President Hage Geingob’s conditional Basic Income Grant (BIG), with economical and political commentators stating that it is unlikely to be a success. Geingob stated on Thursday that his office was converting the existing Food Bank and Special…
INVESTMENT CENTRE WORKERS…UAANDJA ACCUSED OF BREAKING PROMISES
By:Kelvin Chiringa The Namibia Investment Centre (NIC) former employees under the trade ministry have accused the Nangula-Uaandja-led Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) of unfair treatment. The workers have since written to the President Hage Geingob through the…
FIRE DESTROYS 580 480 HECTARES OF LAND
By: Justicia Shipena Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta said the frequency of veld fires has become a serious concern as Namibia records 99 veld fires between May and September. Updating the National Assembly on Wednesday, Shifeta said a total of 580…
SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS…FOOTBALLER NGARIZEMO SUED FOR N$25 000
A former independent candidate for Gobabis Constituency, Jermano Jeraldo Eiseb, is suing footballer Marley Ngarizemo over comment made on a Facebook page. Ngarizemo is said to have posted on the WhatsApp group called Namibia Football news about how Eiseb was…
PDM COURT SHOWDOWN NEXT MONTH
By: Andrew Kathindi The date for hearing of the contempt of court application against the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) and the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) by its disgruntled members has been set for 23 September 2021. PDM members Charmaine…
MP WANTS ALWEENDO TO EXPLAIN EPLS RENEWAL
PDM member of parliament Celeste Becker wants minister Tom Alweendo to say when the mines ministry will comply with the High Court and grant back the four Exclusive Prospective Licenses that rightly belong to Dr. Subramanian Ragubathi and Nambib Resources…
POLICE VISIT AR OVER CHINESE INCIDENT
Some police officers visited the AR Movement offices in Windhoek to interview the members about what transpired on Monday when a Chinese company was stormed and the owner confronted over poor treatment of workers. Members of the AR movement stormed…