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BON RAISED N$2,5B IN TWO DAYS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus On the 2nd and third of this month, the central bank bonds and treasury bills auction raised N$2,5 billion for minister Iipumbu Shiimi to fulfil his budgetary promises. This money was raised through 11 internal registered stock/bonds…
I CAN FINALLY SMILE, MOTHER SAYS ABOUT HAIRSTYLES
By: Annakleta Haikera A student association has described the move by the education ministry to allow learners to wear any hairstyle as one of the most progressive decolonial interventions. The education ministry ordered school heads not to send back home…
MY FRIEND TEXTED ME SAYING SHE WAS BEING RAPED – WITNESS
By: Ludorf Iyambo The witness in the rape trial of former magistrate Jaco Kennedy told the Windhoek High Court on Monday that her friend texted her that she was being raped. Kennedy is facing three counts of rape and charges…
SAME-SEX COUPLE WINS APPEAL AGAINST HOME AFFAIRS
By: Justicia Shipena On Monday, same-sex marriage couple Guillermo Delgado and Phillip Lühl scored a victory in the Supreme Court after winning an appeal against the home affairs ministry. This comes as Mexican-born Delgado appealed to the Supreme Court last…
THIS THING HAS TRAUMATISED US …TWO MEN ACCUSED OF STEALING N$6.2 MILLION DIAMONDS FOUND NOT GUILTY
By: Andrew Kathindi Two men who were, this week, acquitted by the High Court in a N$ 6.2 million diamond heist case say the decade-long saga has traumatised them. Judge Christie Liebenberg found Emmanuel Shikololo and Rodney Klim, both 48,…
CLIMATE CHANGE, THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The 2022 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report on climate change suggests a reduction in ground cover and reduced net primary productivity by 2080 for Namibia. The study estimated changes in grass biomass ranging from…
KAPOFI DENIES “SEX FOR PROMOTION” ALLEGATIONS FOR FEMALE NAVY OFFICIALS
By: Pricilla Mukokobi Defence minister Frans Kapofi has denied allegations that there are incidences of “sex for promotions” at the Navy Army Base. PDM parliamentarian Johannes Martin, last month, quizzed Kapofi on whether these allegations were true. “There have been…
DON’T GET EXCITED ABOUT OIL. IT’S NOT OURS – GEINGOB
By: Staff Writer President Hage Geingob said the discovery of oil in Namibia should not excite people to think that manna has come to earth. The French company, TotalEnergies announced last month that they had discovered massive oil reserves off…
COVID-19 TURNED THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN – MUINJANGUE
By: Pricilla Mukokobi Deputy minister of health Esther Utjiua Muinjangue says that people live in difficult times, and diseases such as Covid-19 has turned the world upside down. She said this at a press conference in Windhoek this week. The…
NAFAU, SHOPRITE SIGN EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT
By: Ludorf Iyambo On Friday, Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU) and Shoprite Namibia signed an agreement for Shoprite workers to be represented by the former only. Willem Absalom, deputy general secretary of Nafau and Karen Smith, the retail’s…