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SHANINGWA SLAMMED OVER “OFFSIDE, IGNORANT, INSENSITIVE UTTERANCES”
By: Kelvin Chiringa Swapo party Secretary-General, Sophia Shaningwa, has been criticised for making offside, ignorant and insensitive comments when she told party followers Wednesday morning that the party can build hospitals if the community wants one. During the Swapo meeting,…
TWO ARRESTED FOR CHILD TRAFFICKING
By: AnnakletaHaikera Two men identified as VaatakanaTjindunda (45) and TjipiranduTjindunda (63), originally from Kunene, were arrested on Tuesday at Nepara in Kavango West on charges of trafficking and contravention of the Labour Act. The two suspects are believed to have…
NOVANAM GOES SOLAR TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Novanam has invested N$30 million on a photovoltaic solar park that will generate 317 000 kilowatts per month, as a result, cutting down its fuel (carbon-emitting) use. In a statement released by the company yesterday, the fishing…
VALENTINE SPORTS GALORE SET FOR WEEKEND IN WINDHOEK AND GOBABIS
By: Uakutura Kambaekua With the absence of organised professional football in the country for the past (2) years, various rural and urban sports federations have kept most sports stars occupied while waiting patiently for the return of professional football and…
AGRIBANK ADD CHARCOAL PRODUCTION TO ITS PORTFOLIO
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Participants in the biomass value chain can now access tailormade funding from Agribank for their activities. This week, the agricultural bank announced that it is diversifying its funding portfolio and is now including charcoal production. According to…
NAM EXPORT COMPOSITION RESEMBLES A DUTCH DISEASE
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus If one deducts minerals export, Namibia monthly export barely crosses N$3 billion. The Villager has scrutinized the country’s monthly export for 2021, choosing the three months (October, November and December) to present the picture. From the export…
YOU CAN PUNISH ME, BUT DON’T KILL ME FINANCIALLY – HISHOONO
By: JusticiaShipena Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) member and teacher Abed ‘Bishop’ Hishoono is asking for financial leniency from the court since he is still paying back the loans he took for his wedding last year. Hishoono recorded a video…
THE RAGING BATTLE BEHIND NAMIBIA’S TOURISM SECTOR
By: Kelvin Chiringa The question of how inclusive the local tourism sector has often not been adequately addressed continues to linger and has now been revived by some. These revivalists have expressed that they feel certain players are exclusionary in…
SHIPWIKINENI IS THREATENING US – SWAPO
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Swapo Party has accused unionist and member Reinhold Shipwikineni of using threats in his bid to push for constitutional amendments. Shipwikineni has advised the party that if it does not affect several constitutional changes ahead of…
GEINGOB FAILS TO ATTEND PARLIAMENT IN PERSON – AGAIN
By: Ludorf Iyambo President Hage Geingob has, for the second year running, addressed parliament virtually. Last year, Geingob said he addressed parliament virtually because of Covid-19. However, this year, State House had initially announced that he would attend in person to…