Category: Top Stories
Nam Imports 47% Of Cereal Grain From Poland
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus After another dismal grain production at the end of June 2023, Namibia had to spend N$142 million to import cereal grain from Poland, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said. In the second quarter of 2023, the country’s…
Over 10, 000 Jobseekers Registered, Only 613 Placed
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In the first two quarters of 2023, the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relation and Employment Creation has registered 10,358 jobseekers, but has only managed to place 613 with employers. Furthermore, in the six months, designated employers have…
Over 3,000 Unemployed, Qualified Teachers In Kavango Regions
By: Annakleta Haikera A group of unemployed teachers from the Kavango West and East claimed there are about 3,410 unemployed, qualified teachers in the two their two regions. The want government to recruit more teachers to fill staffing gaps…
More Green Hydrogens Hubs On the Horizon…30 million euros up to drive pilot projects
By: Justicia Shipena Green hydrogen commissioner and presidential advisor for economic affairs James Mnyupe says Namibia has the potential to possess three green hydrogen hubs. Mnyupe said this during the first day of the green hydrogen conference at Windhoek…
It’s A Police Problem, Not Ours: Bank of Namibia on Millions In Chinese House…As police Recover Part of Stolen N$1.1 Million
By: Staff Writer The Bank of Namibia has distanced itself from dealing with the N$1.1 million robbed from a Chinese national in Hochland Park, arguing that there is no law regulating how much local currency people should keep at home….
Outrage Over City of Windhoek Lavish Jamaican Trip … as City Continues to Bleed financially
By: Staff Writer Anger and outrage have rocked a lavish trip to Jamaica by City of Windhoek councillors after Management Committee Chairperson, Ndeshihafela Larandja, refused to go and gave back N$93 608, which she had pocketed for personal use. However,…
ITULA DENIED NEGOTIATING COALITION DEAL WITH LPM – PROGRESSIVE FORCES
The IPC leader Dr Panduleni Itula denied negotiating with the LPM when he was quizzed by the PDM leader McHenry Venaani last week. In a letter to Itula dated 22 November 2021, the City of Windhoek Coalition partners – Nudo,…
IPC Done with Job’s Mayorship … AR Says Itula’s a pensioner blocking the vision of a 34-year-old
By: Staff Writer The IPC says the current mayor of the City of Windhoek, Job Amupanda, will not be retained. Amupanda was chosen as mayor by the coalition partners who call themselves the progressive force. The coalition comprises the Affirmative…
Robbers get away with N$10 000 from Windhoek company
By: Kelvin Chiringa Three young men held the employees of a Windhoek based firm, Nafkom Financial Services along Karsh Street, at gun point last week before speeding off with a safe containing N$10 200. The police have confirmed the incident…
Power struggle tears ELCRN apart
By: Kelvin Chiringa A raging power struggle within the “house of God” is threatening to tear apart the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia as two senior members are now challenging the legitimacy of five aspirants to the…