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TOURISM BOARD RUNS OUT OF FUNDS…GOVT NEEDS TO BAIL OUT OR RISK WORKERS
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) says it only has funding for operations and salaries until November this year. The chief executive officer Digu Naobeb confirmed this with The Villager on Tuesday. The tourism board is the government agency…
KANDJII-MURANGI EXPLAINS ROLE…MINISTER SAYS SHE AIN’T GOT NO LIM-KO-KWING
Itah Kandjii-Murangi said the draft agreement that was submitted by Limkokwing University to the higher education was discussed, rejected and never carried forward and will never be carried forward. Kandjii-Murangi has been the subject of discussion on social media and…
FORGET R. KELLY, WATCH THE UNCLE NEXT DOOR
Some of you are going on about R. Kelly’s case in the United States. Yes, R. Kelly’s case is done. Whatever happened between him and all those women, let it just stay there. Of course, R. Kelly, if ever it…
NAMIBIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION…HAIKALI SAYS: I’M STILL NFA PRESIDENT
By: Andrew Kathindi The Namibian Football Association (NFA) president Ranga Haikali says that he remains president of the association despite the current standoff with the executive committee. Haikali says his suspension by the NFA was lifted following a zoom meeting…
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS…NAMIBIA WORRIED ABOUT COVAX CUTBACK
By: Justicia Shipena The health ministry said it is concerned with the impact the cutback of vaccine delivery through the Covax facility will have on Namibia. Covax is a worldwide initiative, launched last year to provide equitable access to Covid-19…
NAM PORK SUPPLY SHORTAGE, NAM GOES AS FAR AS SPAIN…4,8 MILLION KILOGRAM PORK IMPORTED IN 8 MONTHS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus On average, Namibians have imported around 605 326 kilograms of pork every month. More than half of this is imported from South Africa, then the rest is sourced from eight European countries namely Germany, France, UK, Netherlands,…
INDONGO TOYOTA…SALES EXECUTIVE WINS N$113 000 LABOUR CASE
By: Kelvin Chiringa An Indongo Toyota sales executive who was suspended on charges of dishonesty in 2020 has successfully won a labour case in which the company has now been ordered to pay him N$113 400 compensation. Hilarius Iipinge…
GOVT SECURITIES OR MTC SHARES?
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus In one of the interesting stand-offs, investors are given option either to invest in government securities or MTC shares. For the period of September 2021, to the end of November 2021, the government seeks to borrow…
WEEKEND CRIMES…DAUGHTER GIVES FATHER KNIFE USED TO KILL MOTHER
Staff Writer A Windhoek man stabbed his girlfriend to death Saturday when she tried to stop him from fighting another man. The police said Magrietha Williams (36) was stabbed on the right breast by her 50-year-old boyfriend. The incident,…
ILLEGAL SAND MINING…COMMUNITY FIGHTS THE ONDONGA
By: Wonder Guchu and Leonard Haufiku The communities from Ondando C have requested that all illegal sand and gravel mining activities in Oniipa Constituency and Oshikoto region must be stopped, and environmental laws must be implemented to the letter….