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SADC Trade Processing Goes Digital
Staff Writer The Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states, during a meeting on Wednesday, welcomed a new digital certificate of origin that is intended to facilitate intra-regional trade by simplifying customs procedures and eliminating manual processing for the registration…
Kavango East AR Leadership Takes on NFA on Team Selection
By: Annakleta Haikera The affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement chairperson in the Kavango East region Gellasius Kandunda has called on coaches in the region to give u20 soccer players a fair opportunity. This comes as last week the Namibia Football Association…
Councillor Kamati’s Motion Highlights City’s Failure To Informal Traders
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In her motion tabled last week, City of Windhoek councillor Queen Kamati said the councilors only approve malls/hubs to be built in the city but no provisions are made for informal trading areas, bus terminals, and taxi…
IPC Withdraws Councillor Arrested For Drugs
Staff Writer The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has now withdrawn its Mariental municipality councilor, Michael Jonas Shekutamba after he landed in police custody over the alleged possession of drugs to the value of N$231 000. The party’s national general…
Youth Are Losing Hope For A Better Future – Utoni Nujoma
…Says Growing The GDP Is Not Enough To Create Jobs By: Hileni Inane Labour minister Utoni Nujoma says economic activities by the government include employment creation as an important objective because the youth is losing hope for a better future….
47 Plots Available for Tsumeb Evicted Families
By: Hertha Ekandjo Meanwhile, Tsumeb mayor Mathew Hangula says the council has 47 plots available for the Endombo community members who were evicted. He says the plots were serviced with water, and have no electricity, but that the plots are…
Endombo Owner Threatens To Evict Another 20 Families
Staff Writer The owner of the contested Endombo compound in Tsumeb, Christo Groenewald, has said that he is likely to evict 20 more family members if a condonation application brought at court is heard and fails. The application has been…
New GIPF Helpdesk To Expose Fraud and Corruption
By: Justicia Shipena The newly launched Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF)’s Ethics Helpdesk and Website launch will be a tool availed to the public, stakeholders as well as employees to blow the whistle on fraudulent activities. The helpdesk was launched…
Oviritje Music Artists Awarded
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Previously known as ”Konsert”, Ovaherero people’s music genre ‘Oviritje’ artists were over the weekend rewarded for their achievements throughout the year. Six categories were up for grabs at a grand finale event that took place at Walvis…
Scammers Use Standard Bank Employee Names To Access Account Details
Staff Writer Standard Bank Namibia has issued a notice warning the public against sharing account details. According to the bank, scammers are falsely using the name of Standard Bank employees to lure people into sharing account information. “Do not share…