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Windhoek To Address Informal Trading Market Hygiene
Staff Writer An ordinary council meeting on Wednesday has seen the City of Windhoek council agreeing to address the cleanliness of the informal trading market. This was after Swapo councillor Queen Kamati tabled a motion on the hygiene of informal…
23rd Windhoek Junior Council Ingaurated
By: Sheila Perestrelo Windhoek Mayor Sade Gawanas, during the inauguration of the 23rd Junior Council on Thursday, encouraged inclusivity. Her comments come as two special schools for learners with visual and hearing impairment are part of the newly elected junior…
APP Calls for NDF Patrol Operations in Rundu
By: Annakleta Haikera All People’s Party (APP) has called on Namibian Defence Force (NDF) to bring patrol operations to Rundu. APP’s secretary-general made the call Vincent Kanyetu on Wednesday during a press conference in the town. According to Kanyetu, the…
Kunene To Commemorate Struggle Heroes
By: Uakutra Kambaekua The ruling Swapo party, under the leadership of the Kunene region, will on Saturday commemorate the men and women who laid down their lives during the country’s liberation struggle at the Okozongumbati East of Opuwo during 1979-1982….
Kavango Cattle Ranch Employees Question New NIDA Board
By: Annakleta Haikera Employees of the Kavango cattle ranch farm have expressed disappointment over the newly appointed Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) board members. The appointment was made on 28 August, by acting public enterprise minister Shiimi Ilipumbu, following the…
Unam Rundu Campus Needs More – SRCs
By: Annakleta Haikera University of Namibia’s (Unam) Rundu Campus student representative council vice president Vernet Mukoya says that more courses, lectures, leisure and sports infrastructures are needed in the Rundu campus. Mukoya said this on Wednesday as the university launched…
Industrialisation And Trade Minister Calls Out Board Members In-Fighting Culture
By: Sheila Perestrelo Minister of Industrialisation and Trade Lucia Iipumbu says disputes have become frequent amongst board members. Iipumbu said board members should instead focus their energy on solving the problem they already face. Iipumbu said this during Wednesday’s inauguration…
Exclusive Agreements and Collusion Lands Old Mutual In N$6 Million Trouble
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia Competition Commission has fined Old Mutual Short Term Insurance for engaging in activities that were weakening the competition. The short-term insurance company is being punished for playing dirty (anti-competitive agreements) within the car windscreen and…
Fitty’s Bail To Resume In October
By: Justicia Shipena The bail application of fishrot accused Tamson “Fitty” Hatuikulipi is now shifted to 10 October. High Court acting judge David Munsu adjourned the matter, and the bail application is scheduled to continue from 10 until 14 October….
LPM And Axed Keetmans Mayor On Verge of Court Fight
Staff Writer Axed mayor for the Keetmanshoop municipality, Maree Smit, is threatening to drag the party to court, alleging that her image was dragged through the mud after being recently falsely accused of misappropriating funds from a German account. This…