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PIONIERSPARK PRIMARY WANTS TO VACCINATE 9-12-YEAR-OLDS
By: Ludorf Iyambo Pionierspark Primary School in Windhoek is asking consent from parents and guardians of children at the school to get vaccinated for Covid-19. On Thursday, 24 February 2022, the school has issued a letter to parents and guardians…
HEPATITIS E EXITS, TYPHOID ENTERS
By: Tjizouye Kazombungo Just when Namibia was getting rid of Hepatitis E, now it has to deal with cases of deadly typhoid. Health minister Kalumbi Shangula on Wednesday announced the detection of typhoid fever cases in Namibia. Shangula said…
GEINGOBS QATAR TRIP UNDER UKRAINE SPOTLIGHT
By: Justicia Shipena and Tjizouye Kazombungo Opposition parties leaders are among those who have questioned President Hage Geingob’s state visit to Qatar when Namibians are struggling to get out of Ukraine. Geingob departed for the middle east country on 27…
MORE THAN 200 GOATS DROWNED, FAMILIES UPROOTED
By: Uakutura Kambaekua – OKANGWATI More than 200 goats died, leaving numerous families in limbo, while some were left homeless last week after floods swept through the Epupa constituency and some parts of Opuwo urban constituency in the Kunene region….
Namibians Safe From Ukraine, Now in Poland
By: Staff Writer International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah told the National Assembly on Tuesday that 64 Namibians had safely arrived in Poland, Romania, and Hungary from troubled Ukraine. Fifty-six Namibians are in Poland, two in Hungary, one in Slovakia and…
BUDGET N$267 538 OR MORE FOR BUILDING MATERIAL
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus If you cut down trees to build your house traditionally, it will have long-term environmental damage. If you opt for a conventional brick and mortar house, be prepared to dig deep in your pocket. All things constant,…
LEGAL AID TO PAY FOR A PRIVATE PSYCHIATRIST FOR WIFE KILLER
By: Justicia Shipena The legal aid directorate has agreed to pay for a private mental assessment for former teacher and murder-accused Patrick Geingob. Geingob’s lawyer Jermaine Muchali said this as he requested legal aid to pay for his second observation…
‘STOP THE FOODBANK, GUVE THE PEOPLE SKILLS’
By: Frans Sinengela. Jesaja Shipingana (41) from Windhoek’s Goreangab informal settlement says horticulture is the answer to hunger in informal settlements and the country as a whole. Shipingana says he started his horticulture project in the Otjomuise area. “I planted…
PRISON BIRD POO OFFENDS SACKY SHANGHALA
By: Justicia Shipena Former justice minister Sacky Shanghala says the prison consultation rooms are filthy. Shanghala said this in his handwritten letter to the Namibia Correctional Services (NCS) deputy commissioner, Veikko Armas. The letter was presented before the court in…
TEACHERS WALK DISTANCES DESPITE TWO EMPTY HOUSES AT SCHOOL
By: Priscilla Mukokobi A teacher at Omulunga Primary School told the Villager that teachers commute long distances to the school despite having two houses completed in 2016 yet remaining unused. He said they had been experiencing accommodation issues ever since…