Category: Top Stories
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…
Cyclone Idai leaves trail of death as Namibia remains dry
By: Kelvin Chiringa A brutal tropical storm known as Cyclone Idai has swept across the southern African region with destructive winds killing more than 150 people over the weekend, as Namibia continue to look up to the havens for rain….
Agriculture records mixed 2018 growth results
By: Kelvin Chiringa Latest data on the country’s agriculture sector’s performance for 2018 shows mixed results of growth and decline. Information provided by the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) has it that some agriculture sectors did not have a great 2018…
Himarwa finally faces Noa in court over corruption
By: Kelvin Chiringa Corruption accused minister of education Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has finally come face to face with the Anti-Corruption Commission Director General, Paulus Noa, in court this week Thursday. The minister is being tried on accusations that she corruptly used…
Government’s vehicles budget to decrease from N$12 million
By: Kelvin Chiringa Although government’s budget allocation for vehicles is expected to remain at nearly N$12 million in the financial period of 2019/20, experts expect this to come down by a small margin to N$10 million between 2020 and 2021….
Two child trafficking and rape cases dodged by delays
By: Kelvin Chiringa Technical issues have delayed two cases of child trafficking and rape which are currently floating in the High Court before Justice Christie Liebenberg. This comes right in the wake of government pushing for a tightening of bolts…
No system in place to prioritise sale of land – Mushelenga
By: Rodney Pienaar Urban and Rural development minister Peya Mushelenga has said that there is currently no system in place to prioritize the sale of land to local residents in acquisition of erven. “In terms of land sales the only…
Double trouble for embattled Swapo Helao Nafidi councilor
By: Kelvin Chiringa Ester Nghidimbwa’s urgent court application against a Swapo decision to withdraw her from the Helao Nafidi town council as councilor in place for another party member has hit a brick wall in the Windhoek High Court. Nghidimbwa…
GRN can kick security companies off embassies
By: Kelvin Chiringa Security companies failing to create good labour relations with security guards could be kicked off the premises of foreign embassies since these are guests of the state, labour commissioner Bro-Matthew Shinguadja has said this week. From paying…
Facebook scammers impersonate Erastus Uutoni
By: Kelvin Chiringa The police have warned of unscrupulous elements pretending to be sports minister Erastus Uutoni and scamming unsuspecting victims on social media site, Facebook. “This weekend we received information and or complaints from victims of scams after they…