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OMICRON FORCES CENTRAL HOSPITAL TO SHUT REFERRALS EARLY
Justicia Shipena Windhoek Central State Hospital has suspended all non-emergency referrals from regions to the hospital a week earlier than it is supposed to in preparation for the festive season. The hospital superintendent, Dawid Uirab, said that the spike…
NBC SUFFERS LEGAL BLOW AGAINST NAPWU
Kelvin Chiringa The Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has been dealt a blow in a court case against the Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU), in which it has been restrained from making unilateral revisions of staff leave days. The court order…
UDF DEFECTS TO SWAPO…OKAHANDJA MUNICIPAL COALITION COLLAPSES
By: Kelvin Chiringa The coalition of opposition political parties has collapsed at the Okahandja municipality Tuesday afternoon after the UDF walked out to join the Swapo party, undercutting the IPC, ORPA and LPM’s hold to power. An election to choose…
DEFENCE DENIES REFUSING KANDJEKE ACCESS TO ITS BOOKS
By: Justicia Shipena The defence ministry executive director, Wilhelmine Shivute, says they did not have an issue with the auditor general auditing their books. Shivute said this at the public hearing by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts on…
WINDHOEK TO ELECT NEW OFFICE-BEARERS…CITY COALITION PARTNER YET TO MEET
By: Andrew Kathindi The secretary-general of (National Unity Democratic Organisation) NUDO and convener of the City coalition Joseph Kauandenge says that a meeting scheduled to take place on Monday morning regarding the coalition in the City of Windhoek did not…
GOVT PAID ABOUT N$929,7M IN FUEL SUBSIDY
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Due to under-recovery, the government has spent almost a billion (N$929,7 million) on subsidising local fuel prices from January to November 2021. According to the information collected by The Villager from the ministry and their monthly…
THE JUNIAS JAKOB STUNT JOB…SUSPENDED IN ONIIPA, WANTS OKAHAO CEO JOB
By: Hellen Andreas & Kelvin Chiringa The suspended chief executive officer of Oniipa applied for the same position at the Okahao amidst reports that the councillors there recommended him for the job despite being under investigation. A close source informed…
COMMUNITY COURTS AREN’T PAID TO DO THEIR BOOKS
By: Andrew Kathindi The director of community courts in the ministry of justice, Amalia Nathaniel, says community courts have not been able to provide financial statements as staff are not paid extra. Kandjeke has not been able to provide an…
200 YOUTHS EXPECTED TO MEET GEINGOB AT STATEHOUSE
By: Kelvin Chiringa An expected crowd of 200 young people from all walks of life and across the political divide are expected to make a date with President Hage Geingob and interrogate key issues affecting them in various respects at…
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE TO GRILL DEFENSE MINISTRY
By: Kelvin Chiringa This Tuesday, the defence ministry will be subjected to critical scrutiny and questioning by the parliamentary standing committee on public accounts at the back of a questionable audit. Dudu Murorua confirmed this last week after hosting a…