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Groofontein Councillors Claim Sinvula Tampered With Evidence
By: Justicia Shipena Three Grootfontein councillors pulled out of a meeting held by the council amidst the drama at the municipality. This follows the town’s troubled chief executive officer (CEO) Kisco Sinvula’s return to office last week, which erupted into…
Murder-Accused Fugitive Released Due To Negligence
By: Hertha Ekandjo A murder accused inmate Lukas Josef walked scott-free this past Saturday at 14:40 from the police holding cells in Walvis Bay after presenting false information to officers who then released him. Erongo region police inspector Ileni Shapumba…
Understanding the Marketing Channels in Agriculture
By: Hanks Saisai Every farmer desires to have a target market for their produce. In essence, the ultimate goal of farming is for one to engage in the production of commodities that can be sold to generate an income. However,…
Venaani Asks Geingob To Remove Uutoni from Grootfontein Affairs
By: Kelvin Chiringa Urban and rural development minister, Erastus Uutoni, has been accused by the official opposition of being part of the problem of disunity and discord at the Grootfontein municipality, where a fierce power struggle continues to rage on….
NAU Says AR Land Bill Will Harm Foreign Investment
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) says the provisions in the proposed bill on the regulation of foreign ownership of land in Namibia by the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) may impact current and future investments by foreigners. NAU said this…
NTLA, OTA Says Geingob Broke Law at SONA
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Nama Traditional Leaders Associations Authority (NTLA) and Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) say President Hage Geingob’s outburst on genocide during the State of the Nation Address (SONA), this month, broke the law. They further say that Geingob…
Leveraging an Energy Mix for Industrialisation
Staff writer With the growth of Namibia’s domestic energy segment comes an opportunity for the country to accelerate its industrialisation and associated socio-economic development. Namibia is on a track towards sustainable economic growth on the back of multi-sector expansion. With…
Metro Labour Activist Unfazed by Labour Ministry Condemnation
By: Eba Kandovazu Businessman Hans Namutewa, who threatened to close down Metro Windhoek if the company did not improve employees’ salaries and working conditions, says that he is not afraid of the legal implications his actions may cause. A customer…
A Feast-full Easter For The Less Fortunate
By: Julia Heita A group of volunteers from the Kaigo-sha house foundation hosted an Easter Fun day for children from the Tobias Hainyeko constituency at the Children Life Center (orphanage) this past Easter weekend. The NGO hosted and fed over…
To Rent Or Buy?
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Looking at your income, can you afford a monthly instalment on a N$786 000 mortgage or rent a 1-bedroom flat at around N$3 656? These are the average cost of houses and rent prices at the end…