Category: Top Stories
N$3 billion for school renovations
By: Kelvin Chiringa Deputy governor for the central bank of Namibia, Ebson Uanguta has said that government has set aside N$3 billion for nationwide school refurbishments which should come in time to ease pressure in the construction sector. Uanguta was…
Fraud accused pastor case takes new twist
By: Kelvin Chiringa The case in which Life Changing Christian Church pastor, Isaac Onwordi, is being accused of swindling a couple out of their Dorado Park house has taken a dramatic twist after new evidence emerged to the effect that…
Deliberately shift policy in procurement- NCCI
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s branch chairman, Martin Kaali Shipanga, has said that in order to bring about the needed turn around for local business, there is a need for a deliberate shift in the procurement…
Chinese jailed for bribery out to claim their freedom
By: Kelvin Chiringa Two Chinese expatriates who initially pleaded guilty and were jailed for bribing a law enforcement agent have made a sharp U-turn and now seek to appeal against their conviction and sentences. Siyong Xu and Huaifen Yang were…
Geingob to open parliament this week
By: Kelvin Chiringa President Hage Geingob will this week open parliament which for the remainder of 2019 will be guided by the theme “Promoting integrity, Accountability, and Professionalism”. Speaking to the media this week, Speaker of Parliament Professor Peter Katjavivi…
Influenza outbreak makes poultry producers jittery
By: Kelvin Chiringa A reported Avian Influenza outbreak that has wreaked havoc on hundreds of penguins at Halifax Island near Luderitz has unsettled local poultry producers. Fear of a possible spread of the disease inland was expressed at a recent…
Can local tourism sector cream off 1.4 billion world travelers?
By: Kelvin Chiringa The local tourism sector will have to put its house in order if it is to cut a bigger slice off the cake of 1.4 billion travelers all over the world and have them come over to…