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Muharukua calls on the government to rescue Omusati communal farmers in
By: Justicia Shipena PDM member of parliament Vipuakuje Muharukua says that input costs have escalated over the years and that farmers cannot keep up any longer. Muharukua said this in the National Assembly on Tuesday while tabling a motion on…
Namibia confirms 54 cases of Swine Flu
By: Justicia Shipena Health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe says the ministry has recorded 54 confirmed cases of Human Influenza virus (HIN1), also known as swine flu, country-wide. This follows after, on Tuesday, the ministry had said it received reports…
Poverty Leading to Ritual Killing, Says Victim’s Family
…As a Third Suspect Is Implicated In Unam Student’s Death By: Annakleta Haikera The family of the late 17-year-old Felix Disho Thikundeko, whose body was discovered in July at the Rudhiva village in the Kavango East, says the alleged ongoing…
Shell Upstream Contracts Northern Ocean forNam Job
By: Wonder Guchu Shell Upstream Namibia BV, a Shell Plc subsidiary, has awarded a contract to Northern Ocean Ltd. for the Deepsea Bollsta rig for work in a benign environment market. Northern Ocean Ltd (NOL) is an international drilling contractor…
Alweendo, Deep South Written Judgement End of November
By: Wonder Guchu The High Court of Namibia will release a written judgement in the case where the Canadian company Deep South Resources is suing mines minister Tom Alweendo for refusing to renew theHaib Mine exploration and prospecting licence. The…
IMF Says Nam’s Economy on Recovery Path
By: Wonder Guchu An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team that has been in Namibia since 20 September 2022 says the Namibian economy has started to recover. The team led by Giorgia Albertin said on Wednesday that Namibia’s real GDP…
Oshana Behind On Road Infrastructure Implementation
By: Kristof Tegako Eliander The National Council’s committee on transport, housing and infrastructure this week said that regarding certain road proposals, Oshana is behind on the NDP five programs that they could not fulfil. The committee on Monday paid a courtesy…
“NWR PPPs Ended In Disaster”
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia Wildlife Resort (NWR) managing director Matthias Ngwangwama says the state-owned entity had given public-private partnerships (PPPs) to some of its resorts, such as miles 108 and 72, which ended up as a disaster. He said this…
There May Have Been No Electricity In Windhoek By 2024 Without DBN N$155 Million Loan, Says City
By: Loise Shiimi The City of Windhoek says the N$155 million loan from the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) was to address electricity issues, or the City may find itself experiencing electricity woes by 2024. The City and DBN and…
Fisheries Minister Blames Companies Without Quotas For Fishermen’s Resignation
By: Justicia Shipena Fisheries minister Derek Klazen says his ministry has discovered that companies without fishing quotas operate in Walvis Bay, luring fishermen into joining their companies under better salaries. Klazen said this in the national assembly on Tuesday while…