Category: Top Stories
N$100 000 fine or 10 years in jail for fraud convicted pensioner
By: Kelvin Chiringa A 73-year-old Swiss man and permanent resident of Namibia who got dragged before the High Court for 10 counts of fraud and theft has now been slapped with a N$100 000 fine, of which failure to pay the…
Fraud accused man faces the music after ex-wife conviction
By: Kelvin Chiringa The time has now come for Isak Serfontein to face his music in a N$17 million fraud case which has already claimed the scalp of his ex-wife, Stephanie who got slapped with an eight year sentence. Serfontein…
N$570m for drought intervention
By: Rodney Pienaar The Cabinet has endorsed the 2019/2020 comprehensive drought intervention fund amounting to N$572 700 000 at the 4th Cabinet decision making meeting that took place on Tuesday. The proposed drought relief intervention was submitted by the agriculture…
Water conservation call falling on deaf ears?
By: Kelvin Chiringa As the city of Windhoek emerges from one of the most devastating water scarcity crises, the call for water conservation remains distant as latest indications are that over the past week, Windhoek residents consumed 10% more water…
Tjama Tjivikua’s defamation battle rages on
By: Kelvin Chiringa Long-time rector for the Namibia University of Science and Technology, Tjama Tjivikua’s defamation court case has refused to die down in the Windhoek High court despite an opportunity granted to him to have it solved amicably via…
N$60 million for underground water desalination
By: Rodney Pienaar The environment ministry has secured N$60 million from the Adaptation Fund to implement two pilot projects on an underground water desalination plant using renewable power and membrane technology. The projects will be piloted at Grunau settlement and…
Decline in housing prices kept inflation stable
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Namibian Statistics Agency has released the inflation numbers for February 2019 which shows that on an annual basis, overall inflation increased. Prices for basic commodities shot up to 4.4% in February 2019 compared to 3.5% recorded…
We’ll continue to support injured people- MVA
By: Staff Writer The chief executive officer of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, Rosalia Martins-Hausiku unveiled the institution’s new five-year strategy, which officially commences from the 1st of April 2019 to the 31st of March 2023. Martins-Hausiku made this announcement…
Father who murdered his baby gets life
By: Kelvin Chiringa A few years ago, a defenceless three-month old boy was murdered at the hands of his own father, Dawid Amseb and the court has now moved in to severely punish him with life in jail. This…
Ondonga King wants matter dealt by another judge
By: Kelvin Chiringa Ondonga King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas, who is in the eye of the storm of an ongoing court battle against seven dismissed councillors, now wants the judge handling the case in the High Court to recuse himself from…