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GROUP RAISES SCHOOL UNIFORM, STATIONARY FUNDS FROM MARATHON RACE
By: Annakleta Haikera, Kavango West Girl Up, an organisation that had set out to raise funds for underprivileged children in the two Kavango regions on Thursday and Friday, donated stationery, uniforms and other food items to more than 40 learners….
SWAPO SAYS FAREWELLS TO AKAPANDI
Staff reporter Swapo Party secretary general, Sophia Shaningwa said that late northern businessman, John Akapandi Endjala, was a progressive entrepreneur with strong business acumen in the cooperate, agriculture, tourism, property and hospitality industries. J&P Group co-owner died on Sunday 23…
BUDGET CUTS COULD HAMPER POLICE WORK – SIMASIKU
By: Priscilla Mukokobi Retired police crime investigations coordinator of the Zambezi region Evans Simasiku has warned that continued budget cuts on the police force could lead to challenges in fighting crime. Simasiku said that budget cuts on the force affected…
KATUTURA FAMILY EVICTION ENDS IN STABBING
By: Kelvin Chiringa One man was stabbed during an altercation at erf 198 Katutura East along the Sageus Kavandje street this week when he came to the defence of his brother, who was being violently evicted from a house their…
‘ESAU, TAMSON & GUSTAVO HAVE ASSETS TO DISPOSE’
Staff Writer Prosecutor-General Martha Imalwa says some of the Fishrot accused who want their assets freed to enable them to raise legal fees did not disclose everything they own. Imalwa was responding to an application by former fisheries minister Bernhard…
LABOUR MINISTRY WARNS AGAINST FORCED VACCINATIONS
By: Andrew Kathindi The labour commissioner Henri Klassen’s office is sitting with eight cases related to mandatory vaccinations, the ministry of labour, industrial relations and employment creations has revealed. According to the ministry, the labour commissioner has, thus far, received…
ACC’S KANYANGELA EXCEEDED HIS POWER – LAWYER
By: Justicia Shipena South African advocate Vas Soni says anti-corruption (ACC) lead investigator Andreas Kanyangela did not have the power to investigate POCA related matters. Soni said this during the bail hearing of the six men charged in the fishrot…
WE DO NOT HAVE HIDDEN CHINESE LOANS- TREASURER
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The country treasure has denounced findings that Namibia is hiding debts worth 10% of the country GDP, primarily secured from China to public enterprises. According to the information received from the team Ministry of Finance headed by…
CITY WARNS INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS OF FLOODING
By: Ludorf Iyambo Disaster risk management head at the City of Windhoek Abel Humutenya said the informal settlements in the city are the most likely to be affected by expected flooding this rainy season. “We received the rain focused in…
2 MORE PRE-TRIAL DETENTION YEARS FOR NIMT MURDER-ACCUSED
By: Kelvin Chiringa Double NIMT murder accused Ernest Lichtenstrasser is now concerned that he may spend two more years languishing in pre-trial detention as his third attempt at bail ended up dead in the water yesterday. The 60-year-old is accused…