Category: Top Stories
Outjo needs N$66m to formalise informal settlement
By: Rodney Pienaar The Outjo municipality will need an injection of N$66 million in order to formalize its informal settlement, its mayor Samuel !Oe-Amseb said. The Outjo informal settlement is one of the fastest growing in the region and this…
Illicit small arms and light weapons a threat
By: Rodney Pienaar Illicit small arms and light weapons constitute a serious threat and safety in Africa, Eina Mohammed head of defense and security at African Union said at a workshop today. Small arms have long been considered as the…
Close to 300 cases reported to ACC
By: Rodney Pienaar The Anti-Corruption Commission of Namibia received at total of 278 cases of alleged corrupt activities around the country from April 2018 to date. Of those cases, 32 were submitted to the Prosecutor General’s office, ACC Director Paulus…
Doctor testifies in N$2.3 million health ministry law-suit
By: Kelvin Chiringa A Zimbabwean doctor stationed at Walvis Bay has finally come out to testify in the ongoing case in which the health ministry is being sued N$2.3 million for the death of Margaritha Sophia Paula Nghinamwaami who suffered…
Farmers to collect an ambitious N$10 million drought fund
By: Kelvin Chiringa Farmers severely hit by the ongoing drought which they say is now a national disaster have set an ambitious target to collect funds to the tune of N$10 million by the end March this year in order…
Magistrate’s mistakes get drug-accused her freedom
By: Kelvin Chiringa A woman who was battling a charge of unlawful possession of dependence drugs, Mandrax, burst into tears of joy yesterday in the Windhoek High Court when she was set free after the judge ruled against her conviction…
Constituency Development Fund Bill to be tabled in parliament … bill will reduce migration to urban areas
By: Rodney Pienaar Chairperson of the National Council, Margaret Mensah-Williams has confirmed that the Constituency Development Fund Bill as one of those to be tabled during the current session of parliament. The bill is projected to continue the implementation of…
Buttered economy kills Namibia’s appetite for cars
By: Kelvin Chiringa Weak government expenditure, massive job losses and an eroded purchasing power have all compounded to ruin Namibians’ appetite for cars. Indications are that the number of vehicle sales have plummeted as per the statistical data of last…
Central bank upbeat about economic double-rating
By: Kelvin Chiringa Despite a prolonged economic dry-spell, the central bank of Namibia is not worried about getting a negative rating ahead of a Fitch and Moody’s assessment set for April this year. Already, on the 14th of January 2019,…
Drop in inflation a plus for consumers/business- Economist
By Kelvin Chiringa A recorded drop in annual inflation brings relief to consumers as well as the business sector, a local economist has noted following the release of inflation figures by the National Statistics Agency. The annual inflation rate dropped…