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Utoni calls on SSC to form medical benefits fund
Staff writer Labour minister Utoni Nujoma has called on Social Security Commission (SSC) to plan and establish the National Medical Benefits Funds (NMBF). Nujoma made this appeal during the SSC Annual Strategy Review session in Windhoek recently. In a…
About U$106 of Zambian imports are from Namibia – Lucia Iipumbu
By: Justicia Shipena Trade minister Lucia Iipumbu says trade statistics between Zambia and Namibia indicate about US$106 million to US$130 million of Zambian imports are from Namibia. Iipumbu said this during the second day of the Swakopmund International Trade Expo…
Rapist, Murderer jailed for 35 years
By: Eba Kandovazu Johannes Hausiku, a former Outjo farmer charged with child murder and various rape charges was sentenced to an effective 35 years imprisonment, after countlessly being sent for mental and psychiatric evaluation. He, in 2020, underwent mental observation…
Oshana benefits from N$306 million GIPF Investments
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Government Institutions Pension Fund has invested N$306 million of the public servants’ retirement savings for further growth in the Oshana Region. Of the total investment in the region, over N$110 million was deployed in Ondangwa…
The third edition of the U20 youth games postponed again
By: Justicia Shipena The Sports Commission of Namibia (NSC) on Tuesday announced the postponement of the much anticipated MTC Namibia Youth Games 2022. The games were scheduled to take place from 11 to 17 December 2022 and have now been…
Man Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Drown Teen
By: Annakleta Haikera An Angolan man was arrested on Tuesday at Rudhiva village in the Mukwe constituency after allegedly trying to drown 18-year-old Albertha Malanda, an Angolan teenager. The teenage boy was discovered by villagers tied up at the infamous…
Supportive Regulatory Environment Improving Nam’s Mining Sector
By: Andrew Maramwidze “We have identified Namibia as a key growth market within sub-Saharan Africa in the medium term, primarily due to an overall improvement in the outlook for the mining sector thanks to stronger commodity prices, rapid advancements in…
Only 36 Arrests For Rhino Poaching This Year…Compared to 80 in 2021
Staff writer Only 36 people have been arrested for rhino-related poaching cases this year, compared to 80 last year. This was revealed by environment minister Pohamba Shifeta as the ministry received a donation of 10 vehicles, park management and law…
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…