Category: News
Higher Education Ministry Detects 183 Fake Qualifications
By: Hertha Ekandjo The higher education ministry has received about 183 cases from 2004 to 2022 of fake qualifications and seven unregistered health institutions within the health space. Higher education executive director (ED) Alfred van Kent revealed this during a…
Amupanda Denies Rifts Within AR Movement
Staff Writers Affirmative Repositioning leader Dr Job Amupanda denied rifts within the movement after two top leaders failed to attend a press conference he held in Windhoek. Amupanda announced that the movement was reorganising, institutionalising and formalising by going…
…As Unemployed Kavango West Youth Decry Abandoned Centers
By: Annakleta Haikera Meanwhile, as CPBN is outraged over the botched N$35 million-dollar project, unemployed Kavango West youth say that the two abandoned youth centres in the region are reducing youth empowerment in the region. One of the centres is…
CPBN Angered Over Botched N$35 Million-Dollar Project
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) has said construction of Phase 1B of the Nkurenkuru Vocational Training Centre is now open for another round of bidding after the contractor failed to deliver on the N$35,561,067 project….
Land/Site Approval Slowing Communication Infrastructure
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus As the country tries to ride the digital wave, the demand for more ICT infrastructure like towers has increased. However, deployment of such infrastructure is being delayed by access to land for sites. These are the revelations…
Etunda Irrigation Farmers Say Future In Limbo
By: Ludorf Iyambo Farmers at Etunda green scheme say their farming future is in limbo after the Etunda manager, Albertus Viljoen, announced that it would cut off irrigation water and electricity for farmers if they fail to pay N$ 4,536.75…
NAC Warns Of Job Offer Scams
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has warned of a fraudulent job offering by unknown individuals impersonating NAC staff. According to the airport company, they are cheating the public fraudulently by offering jobs online on a particular website or…
Albinism Association Demands No Bail For N$1 Million Albino Hair Suspects
By: Ludorf Iyambo Namibia albinism association trust (NAAT) leader Joseph Ndinomupya says that the two men (Fred Simasiku and Obrien Liwelu) who were arrested after asking a person living with albinism to sell them his hair must be punished harshly…
Outrage as Windhoek Mayor Gets Arrested On Duty
By: Kelvin Chiringa City of Windhoek (CoW) mayor Sade Gawanas, who has been arrested after an altercation with law enforcement agents Monday afternoon, has opened a case against the police at Wanaheda police station. The arrest, which prompted condemnation and…
Old Mutual hosts 12th Women’s Summit in Swakopmund
On 25 June 2022, Old Mutual Namibia hosted their 12th annual Women’s Summit in Swakopmund. This year’s theme was “Securing your Financial Future”, and saw over 140 women in attendance. Nicolette Mashile, renowned South African broadcaster and best-selling author of…