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KAWANA ISSUES NEW IDS TO GEINGOB, GEINGOS
By: Andrew Kathindi Minister of home affairs Albert Kawana handed over new identity (ID) cards to President Hage Geingob and First Lady Monica Geingos on Thursday at the State House in Windhoek. Founding President Sam Nujoma and former President Hifikepunye…
JOOSTE WON’T LEAD SOES DEPARTMENT UNDER SHIIMI…NUNW IN CELEBRATORY MODE
By: Kelvin Chiringa Leone Jooste said he has no intention to head the public enterprises’ department when the current state-owned enterprises’ ministry is phased out. The department will be placed under the watch of finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi. Effectively,…
RETIREMENT FUNDS CRUCIAL FOR LOCAL INVESTMENT – PM
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said the main aim of the retirement funds is savings mobilisation for future protection of the earnings of members and are crucial for local investment. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said this when she addressed the 14th Conference for…
FORMER DEPUTY PM’S WIFE THREATENS TO SUE LPM COUNCILLOR
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) regional councillor in Aranos, Salomon Boois has been accused by his business partners of fraudulently reducing their shareholding in Queen Sophia Fishing CC. Boois stands accused of taking 15% shares of former…
MINISTRY TO GIVE DIRECTIVES ON SCHOOL PROGRESS REPORTS FOR 2022
By: Justicia Shipena The education ministry executive director, Sanet Steenkamp, said the ministry will give directives on how progress reports for the academic year of 2022 will be adjusted. This comes as the ministry announced that the covid-19 pandemic changed…
KASHIKOLA CLAIMS MISSING FIREARMS REPORTS ARE ALLEGATIONS
By: Andrew Kathindi The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Daniel Kashikola says that the missing guns and ammunition from the Windhoek police depot may not be missing, and it remains an allegation. This comes as both…
NAM EXTRACT AND SHIPS OFF 1000S OF CARATS, TONS OF ZINC, URANIUM, AND GOLD
By: Ngiinomenwa Erastus For the past nine months, the multinational companies have extracted on average 104 952 carats of diamonds and 6 014, 33 tons of zinc from Namibia. In addition, every month, 469, 85 tons of uranium is extracted…
TWO MINISTRIES TO SPEND N$99,9M ON FOOD PROCUREMENT
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus One of the various farmers and upcoming food processors outcries is the lack of market for their products and off-take agreement. Despite the challenge farmers face, two of the social sector ministries have just used the emergency…
UCONOMY, NEDBANK TO TRANSFORM ORANGEMUND SMES
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Uconomy has been given access to N$1 million by Nedbank and OMDis to assist with SMEs development at Orangemund. Uconomy Namibia, an arm of the South African developing agency, confirmed the Villager over the weekend. Jason Kasuto,…
TOUR GUIDE COMPANY CAUTIONS AGAINST BLAME GAME
By: Kelvin Chiringa Delphine Ilunga, owner of Furaha Tours and Safaris, under whose watch a French tourist ended up dead in the Deadvlei, has cautioned against blame game as authorities hunt after what caused the death. Nicolas Remondiere (54) was…