Category: News
Detective Arrested For Accepting a Bribe From Plant Thief’s Father
By: Sheila Perestrelo The anti-corruption commission (ACC) arrested a detective at the Swakopmund investigative unit for accepting a bribe from an accused father. The detective was identified as 51-year-old Angula Kloepas Shea and was arrested on 24 August 2022. According…
Livestock Production Costing an Arm, And a Leg
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The sky-rocketing inflation of production costs is eroding total farm profitability as measured by the net surplus per farm per year. As a result, it has made it less rewarding for those who are risking or…
Namibia Temporarily Bans Spanish Poultry, Botswana Beef
By: Justicia Shipena The ministry of agriculture in the directorate of veterinary services has announced a suspension of imports and in-transit movement of live poultry, birds and poultry products from Spain. The decision follows after the country’s highly pathogenic avian…
Geingob Praises Ongwediva Trade Fair Organisers
Staff Writer President Hage Geingob said as Namibia continues along its development trajectory, concepts such as Smart Economy will become more important to support developmental aspirations in a rapidly changing world. Geingob said this on Sunday when he officially opened…
Local Renewable Energy Generation Below 10%
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The quest for energy security is still a dream away for Namibia. The current 20 Independent Power Producers only account for 8.6% of the country’s installed generation capacity. This is equivalent to 167.9MW, increasing by 1.2% from…
Judges Slam Magistrate in Activists Case
Staff Writer The High Court said the failure of the Windhoek Magistrate Court to obtain material information relevant to the outcome of other bail proceedings in which Michael Amushelleo and Dimbulukeni Nauyoma were involved constituted a misdirection. Amushelelo and Dimbulukeni…
Tragedy As Siblings Drown In Kunene
By: Eba Kandovazu Two siblings lost their lives in a drowning incident at Epupa after one of them was trying to save the other one who drowned first. The girls, according to the police, are from Okakumangua. Police say the…
Kalimbwe Says Citizens Vote With Emotions
…as he sings Hichilema successes By: Hilma Tuukondjele Information and publicity secretary for Zambia’s ruling party United Party for National Development (UNDP), Joseph Kalimbwe, says one of the mistakes the public makes during elections is making their emotions when voting….
Angolan Voters Roll Not Published On Time – SADC SEOM
…Observes State-Owned TV Was Favouring Ruling Party By: Hertha Ekandjo Head of Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) and Namibia defence minister Frans Kapofi says that SEOM’s is concerned that the National Electoral Commission (CNE) did not…
State Needs N$650 Million Next Week Thursday
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Government will seek to borrow N$650 million from the market (from corporates and individuals) to fulfil its budgetary promises. According to an invite by the Bank of Namibia, it plans to hold an auction next…