Category: News
Trouble in banking paradise: Bank BIC’s zero profits since 2015
By: Kelvin Chiringa Trouble has reared its head in the local banking sector paradise as a latest report has disclosed that Bank BIC is the only banking institution that has failed to make a profit in the past five years….
Local Producers Came Through For Potatoes In June
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus In one of the rare moments in the country’s horticulture production patterns, the local farmers have planted and will wash enough potatoes for June for the domestic market. The Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) has announced its monthly…
Ya Ndakolo Says Unfit Underground Water Should Not Stop Oshikoto Agriculture
By: Eba Kandovazu The governor of the Oshikoto region Penda ya Ndakolo says he is aware of water issues in the region. He also said there are areas in the region that contain underground water unfit for human, crop or…
Local Authority Retirement Fund Members Reject 75 per cent Preservation
By: Ludorf Iyambo 90 per cent of members of the retirement fund for local authorities and utility services (RFLAUN) strongly disagree with the 75 per cent preservation of pension funds. This is according to a recent consultation survey conducted by…
MTC Says Extra Data Coverage For Unam Students Not Part Of Agreement
By: Annakleta Haikera MTC’s corporate communications officer John Ekongo, says the University of Namibia (Unam) had said if students use other social media applications, it should be at their own cost. This comes after the representative student councils (SRC) at…
Namibia Faced With Pre-Hospital Care Challenges
By: Ludorf Iyambo Director of tertiary health care and clinical support services in the health ministry Johannes Gaeseb says that Namibia is currently faced with an increasing demand for pre-hospital care caused by increased incidents of trauma resulting from motor…
Botswana National Nabbed For Suspected Poaching In Bwabwata
By: Eba Kandovazu Environment and tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta today revealed that a 40-year-old Botswana male, a suspected poacher, is receiving medical treatment at Rundu State hospital after being shot by Bwabwata national park staff and wildlife protection services last…
PDM Coordinator Says Erongo Roads Are A Disaster
By: Hertha Ekandjo Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) ‘s Erongo Regional Coordinator Roger Nautoro has lamented the state of Namibian roads, particularly those in the Erongo region. According to the official opposition coordinator, the roads have become a thorn in the…
Clicks Allegedly Mistreating Employees Who Don’t Speak Afrikaans
By: Ludorf Iyambo Clicks employees in Namibia are crying over linguistic abuse by the company management. The workers that are Oshiwambo, Herero, Rukwangali, and Silozi have come out to say that they are being mistreated in the company because they…
RCC Interim CEO Pocketing Two Salaries
By: Kelvin Chiringa Outrage has hit the struggling Roads Contractor Company (RCC) after it emerged that the interim Chief Executive Officer, Maria Nakale, has two jobs, pocketing two salaries from the state entity and the Retirement Funds Institute of Namibia…