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INVESTMENT BILL INTENSTIONS MISDIAGNOSED…TEMPORARY WITHDRAWN FROM PARLIAMENT
Nghiinomenwa Erastus Shortly after the Namibia Investment Promotion Bill was tabled for deliberation in parliament, various messages on social media circulated highlighting the bill shortcomings and that it should not be allowed to go through in its current…
CHOBE SECURITY STATUS REPORT CONFIRMS BDF HARASSMENT
Andrew Kathindi A report into the security situation along the Chobe, Kwando and Linyanti rivers in the Zambezi region has recommended that the ministry of home affairs, immigration, safety and security introduce measures to protect the communities from harassment by…
SWAPO TAKES OUT OTJOZONDJUPA COORDINATOR
Justicia Shipena Swapo’s regional coordinator in the Otjozondjupa region, Susan Hikopua, says that the allegations against her regarding illegal activities in the region are not true. This comes after the Otjozondjupa regional executive committee suspended Hikopua from all Swapo party…
34 CHILDREN VACCINATED THUS FAR
Ludorf Iyambo Only 34 children have been vaccinated thus far, one month after the Ministry of Health and Social Services expanded its vaccination legibility to children and adolescents aged 12-17 years. The statistics show that 15 children aged 12-13 and…
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…