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VENAANI SAYS HEROES ARE SELECTIVELY CELEBRATED
By: Tjizouye Kazombungo PDM leader McHenry Venaani has accused government of selectively celebrating heroes of the country. Venaani said this during the 44th commemoration of chief Clemence Kapuuo Day on Tuesday. According to him, he wrote President Hage Geingob requesting…
WILL NAMIBIA ESCAPE A FUEL PRICE INCREASE?
By: Kelvin Chiringa The mines ministry is expected to announce the latest fuel price this Thursday morning at the back of consumers feeling the pressure due to hiked diesel and petrol prices. The announcement is expected at 09:00. However, economists…
GENERATORS GO MISSING AT POLICE DEPOT…Ndeitunga Deploys Audit System
By: Justicia Shipena Police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga says they are conducting an audit system to ensure all items at the Central Depot are there. Following the theft of 90 firearms from the police depot, a source within the police told…
GOOD RIDDANCE: MUNIARO AS JOOSTE CALLS IT QUITS…IPPR gives him round of applause
By: Kelvin Chiringa Secretary General of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), Job Muniaro, has said that the resignation of public enterprises minister, Leone Jooste, has placed him in celebratory mood given the “mess he created with public…
ADRIBUSDEV, NALOBA DEMAND LOCALS GREEN SCHEMES
By: Vetondouua Tjivikua Acting managing director of AgriBusDev, Berfine Antindi, says she expects locals in the bidding process for the 11 green scheme irrigation farms. This comes after agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein announced during the Namibia Investment Summit at World…
FIGHT OVER GROOTFONTEIN CONSTRUCTION TENDER
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Grootfontein municipality faces the prospect of being reported to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) regarding an Omulunga Extension 6 construction tender suspected to have been corruptly given to a joint venture company, NGC Investment CC JV Gecko…
POLICE YET TO RECOVER STOLEN FIREARMS DESPITE ARRESTS
By: Kelvin Chiringa, Vetondouua Tjivikua Police Inspector-General Sabastian Ndeitunga says the police are still in the process of recovering the guns that were stolen last year. Ndeitunga’s comment comes after he confirmed the arrest of a suspect in connection with…
CHIEF KAPUOO DIGS IN OVER GENOCIDE DECLARATION
By: Tjizouye Kazombungo Ovaherero Traditional Authority says their positions on the Joint Declaration of the Namibian and German governments regarding genocide remains unchanged. Chief Vipuira Kapuuo said this at the Swakopmund reparation walk on Saturday. The first reparation walk in…
GREEN SCHEMES GOING IN JUNE THIS YEAR
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The country’s 11 green schemes are up for grabs and were offered to foreign investors during the president and his ministers’ trip to the Dubai Expo. After dumping Agribusdev, which has been run by a board of…
PDM PARLIAMENT-HOPEFULS AWAIT JUDGEMENT
By: Ludorf Iyambo One of the six PDM members whose names were removed from the list of National Assembly candidates in the 2019 election says they can still have an impact in parliament two years on. This comes as chief…