Category: News
NDEITUNGA BREAKS SILENCE ON RAMAPHOSA SCANDAL
By: Kelvin Chiringa Inspector-General of the Namibian police Sebastian Ndeitunga has disclosed that South African authorities went silent after being asked whether a crime had been reported in connection with a robbery at Ramaphosa’s farm. This is after the Namibian…
THE RACE TO TAME INFLATION INFLICT MORE PAIN
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus In a quest to calm down the trajectory in the prices of goods and services, the bank of Namibia is making the cost of money more expensive and burdening those with debt obligations. Households and corporates’ debt…
DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD COMES TO KAVANGO EAST
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Kavango East region will be this year’s host to commemorate the historical Day of the African Child, whose theme centres on eliminating harmful practices affecting young people. The day was instituted by the then Organisation of…
DEPUTY MINISTER THEOFELUS WINS 2022 UN POPULATION AWARD
Staff Writer The information deputy minister, Emma Theofelus, has been announced as the winner of the 2022 United Nations Population award at a virtual ceremony on Monday. Theofelus becomes the youngest-ever winner of the award. The institution laureate is the National…
NWR BOARD MEMBERS’ CONTRACTS TEMPORARILY EXTENDED
Staff Writer The Acting Minister of Public Enterprises, Honourable Ipumbu Shiimi, announced the extension of the Namibia Wildlife Resorts Board Members’ term of office temporarily from 15 June until 14 December 2022. The board, whose contracts ended on 14 June…
URBAN DEPUTY MINISTER CALLS FOR APPOINTMENT OF COW CEO
By: Justicia Shipena Urban and rural development deputy minister Natalia /Goagoses has called on the City of Windhoek (CoW) to appoint a suitable candidate for the chief executive officer (CEO) position. /Goagoses made these remarks during an information session with…
SOME JUDGES, MAGISTRATES TAKE WILDLIFE CRIMES LIGHTLY
By: Hertha Ekandjo An official with the Prosecutor General’s Office advocate Jatiel Mudamburi said the absence of courts dedicated to dealing with wildlife crimes led to some judges and magistrates taking such crimes lightly. Mudamburi, from the environmental crime unit…
NAM NEEDS BUSINESS-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR INVESTMENTS
By:Nghiinomenwa Erastus With so much recent marketing to attract Foreign Direct Investment into the domestic economy, the central bank governor has reminded us that appropriate policies would be required to create a business-friendly environment. Johannes !Gawaxab made the remarks during…
LAND REFORM MINISTRY REJECTS AR LAND BILL PROPOSAL
By: Justicia Shipena The land reform ministry says it does not support the idea of having separate legislation addressing land ownership by foreign nationals. This was revealed by the ministry’s Petrus Nangolo from the land reform department on Tuesday during…
MISUNDERSTANDING OVER VACCINATION CERTIFICATES PERSIST
By: Dwight Links Health minister Kalumbi Shangula says that many Namibians may have missed the message that the ministry will be issuing digital vaccination certificates required for travel. The health ministry announced this on 26 April. The digital vaccine certificate…