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Major setback for Namibia’s star para-athletes…as they lose discrimination case
By: Justicia Shipena Two para-athletes, Ananias Shikongo and Johannes Nambala, have lost an appeal case brought before the Sports Appeal Committee in which they expressed dissatisfaction at being excluded from 2021’s sports star of the year awards. The two brought…
Engineers fight over decision to annul online qualifications
Staff Writer The Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) has now resorted to the services of its lawyers at Metcalfe Beukes and Attorneys to contest a decision by the Engineering Council of Namibia (ECN) to cancel the recognition of certificates and…
3 Per Cent Is An Insult – Mahongora Kavihuha
By: Justicia Shipena, Ludorf Iyambo Following a tense month in which civil servants across the country were on the verge of a government shut-down, forcing President Hage Geingob to cancel his foreign trips to Cuba and Jamaica urgently, the secretary…
Battle For The Soul of Swakopmund
By: Lina Amutenya The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has successfully completed the printing of the final ballot papers for the Swakopmund constituency by-elections scheduled for 12 August 2022. The commission said that the printing of final ballot papers was…
Cancel COSAFA and Pay Us – Brave Gladiators
By: Hertha Ekandjo Namibia’s female soccer players team, Brave Gladiators, gathered at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) head office on Thursday, demanding their wages. The players told The Villager that they have not been paid in 11 months. They demand…
City of Windhoek Services Delivery Under Significant Threat
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The latest analysis of the City of Windhoek’s finance indicates that it cannot afford to provide the necessary services and facilitate economic activities for all social classes. Moreover, the councillors’ scrutiny of the latest budget has…
Nam Stuck In Middle-Income Trap
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus To escape the middle-income trap, Namibia must focus on building a diversified private sector, stated World Bank researchers in their Country’s Private Sector Diagnostic report. Namibia, which transitioned from a lower-middle- to an upper-middle-income country in…
Black Tax: Outdated or Creating Generational Wealth?
Mauriza Fredericks It is no secret that Namibians have been facing a lot of economic pressure in recent times. From rising fuel and food prices to increasing interest rates on mortgages and all other loans. It is clear to see…
Namibia’s Only Public-Patient Breast Cancer Machine Broken For Years…It Was Donated In 1991
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Windhoek central hospital has been operating without a mammogram machine for nearly five years. This was revealed by the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) CEO Rolf Hansen on Wednesday. CAN donated the mammogram machine, received by…
Vaccines Could Have Prevented Measles Outbreak – Prime Minister
By: Justicia Shipena Prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says the recent outbreak of measles in northern Namibia could not have happened should the measles vaccination coverage been above 95 per cent. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said this during the national integrated immunisation campaign launch…