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OMUTHIYA RESIDENTS ANGRY AFTER MAYOR, NEPHEW GET PLOTS
By: Justicia Shipena Omuthiya residents have raised concerns after the town’s mayor, and his nephew received plots from the sale of erven. Residents say the mayor is conflicted. According to documents in possession of The Villager, Ndeutepo is the chairperson…
BRACE FOR AROUND N$2,5 FUEL INCREASE AGAIN
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The latest update for fuel prices from the Ministry of Mines and Energy shows that the domestic fuel price is underpriced by around N$2,50 compared to international markets. Next month, the ministry has to jerk up the…
FATHER LOSES HOPE OVER MISSING SON FOR 40 DAYS
By: Ludorf Iyambo A desperate father whose son has been missing at sea for over a month has lost hope that he will be found alive. Jonas Heita (35) went missing while onboard a Hangana Seafood vessel on 7 February. …
SCHOOL HEAD SAYS REVISED CURRICULUM MISUNDERSTOOD
By: Uakutura Kamabekua The revised national curriculum that the education ministry implemented seven years ago is still receiving backlash from parents and guardians. Some cited that it’s still confusing and was not carefully planned and executed, leaving some learners in…
DON’T LET VACCINES GO TO WASTE. GET VACCINATED – GEINGOB
Staff Writer President Hage Geingob said people must get vaccinated because the government has procured adequate vaccination stock, and the country has also received large consignments of donated vaccines. As of 18 February 2022, Nambian has 168 000 doses of…
LICHTENSTRASSER FAILED TO REPORT TO NIMT SOUTHERN CAMPUS
By: Justicia Shipena The lawyer of NIMT double-murder accused Ernst Lichtenstrasser says his client’s failure to show up at the Keetmanshoop campus had nothing to do with the transfer. Albert Titus is representing Lichtenstrasser in the ongoing trial after Hendrik…
NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITHOUT MONEY – NEKONGO
By: Frans Sinengela Swapo Youth League secretary Efraim Nekongo says President Hage Geingob can demand that projects be implemented, but nothing can be done without capital. Nekongo’s comments came after Geingob demanded more from ministers on implementation during the Cabinet…
THE ONLY LAND WE HAVE ARE OUR GRAVES – NAUYOMA
By: Ludorf Iyambo Affirmative Repositioning (AR) deputy leader Dimbulukeni Nauyoma says that the only guaranteed land Namibia youth will own is their graves. Nauyoma said this on Tuesday at the presentation of AR’s regulation of foreign ownership of land in…
NAMIBIA’S N$3,4B ELECTRICITY IMPORT BILL IN 2021
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The country’s small generating capacity and slowness in taking advantage of the abundant renewable energy cost is around N$3,4 billion on electricity import in 2021. In other words, for those who want to invest in reliable and…
KOMBAT SHIPS FIRST 31 METRIC TONS OF COPPER CONCENTRATE
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus A truckload containing 31 dry metric tonnes of concentrate, grading 20,41% copper and 265 g/t silver, was delivered at Walvis Bay to be shipped from the newly revamped Kombat Mine. This is after the company jumpstarted the…