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2020 Local Elections Were Tribal
By: Ludorf Iyambo PDM Secretary-General Manuel Ngaringombe says that people were being told who to vote for based on their tribe during the 2020 local authority elections. Although PDM did well in the national assembly elections of 2019, which saw…
Namibian Children Should Be Allowed to Abort – Says Nanso
By: Hertha Ekandjo Namibia National Student Organisation (Nanso) vice president Luciano Kambala says the student body supports the Namibian girl child should be allowed to abort if she chooses. He said that the organisation supports freedom of choice regarding abortion….
We Are Lazy Parliamentarians – Seibeb
By: Justicia Shipena LPM deputy leader Henny Seibeb says Namibian parliamentarians are the laziest globally and are robbing taxpayers. Seibeb said this in an interview with Eagle FM regarding parliament’s achievements thus far. Last month, the national assembly took a…
ACC Clears Kandetu of Wrongdoing in Missing Millions
By: Eba Kandovazu The Anti-Corruption Commission Director Paulus Noa said he has received a full report detailing the events that led to the resignation of three employees of the National Assembly after they allegedly stole millions. Noa confirmed that parliament…
Households Face Cost of Living Crisis With Rising Inflation And Energy Prices
By: Josef Kefas Sheehama A continuation along the current path of economic stagnation and slow deterioration of Namibia’s prolonged financial crisis remains the most likely outlook. The Electricity Control Board approved a 7.30 per cent tariff increase effective 1 July…
Three Devastating Droughts in Namibia
By: Annakleta Haikera President Hage Geingob says this year’s crop yield will be very poor because many farmers lost their livestock and experienced poor crop harvests. Geingob said this during the 15th Summit session of the United Nations…
No Tourist Missing At The Canyon Says Environment Ministry
By: Justicia Shipena Environment and Tourism executive director Teofilus Nghitila says the reportedly missing tourists were never missing. This comes as Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) spokesperson Nelson Ashipala had said four elderly people went missing in the Fish River Canyon…
N$110 000 for Red Brahman Bull At Genetic Auction
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Last month the Namibia Genetics Auction Group hosted its first auction for the year, auctioning high-quality cows and bulls for breeding to potential livestock. According to the information released from the auction, the auction’s highest price was…
Constructors Accuse Zambezi Regional Council Of Unfair Tender Awards
By: Pricilla Mukokobi Construction companies in the Zambezi region have accused the Zambezi regional council of being biased in awarding construction tenders. The contractors further complained about purchasing application forms for N$ 500. A source who chose not to be…
Nanso Calls On Namcol To Return To Full-Time Mode
By: Hertha Ekandjo Newly-elected Namibian National Student Organisation (Nanso) president Lucia Ndishishi has called on the Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) to return to full-time learning mode. According to Ndishishi, Namcol has established a system in which they only…