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PG SAYS, GIVE ME TIME ONCE AGAIN ON GUSTAVO
By: Andrew Kathindi Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa says she’ll need to study the full reasonings behind High court judge Herman Oosthuizen’s decision to grant fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo bail. Gustavo was released on bail on 15 December; however, the reasons…
ZOOMING IN ON THE UNSPOKEN AGRI-OPPORTUNITIES
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus So much has been said about the potential of the Namibian agricultural sectors. Conferences were held, it ranks high on every country’s plans; however, the country is still importing most of its agri-products. The country continues to…
FLOOD DAMAGES KAVANGO SCHOOL …800 PUPILS MIGHT HAVE DIFFICULT 2022
By: Andrew Kathindi and Annakleta Haikera at Rundu Community members of the Kulisuka informal area in Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West region fear for the education of over 800 learners at the Kulisuka Primary School after flooding in the area…
PEOPLE WHO TOOK 3RD DOSE GETTING COVID…PROMINENT LAWYER CASTS DOUBT OVER COVID NUMBERS
By: Kelvin Chiringa People that have received a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine are getting infected by the virus, the latest statistics by the health ministry show. Confirmed cases of Covid-19 that came in this week Tuesday show that…
METEOROLOGIST WARNS OF EAST STORMS
By: Justicia Shipena The chief forecaster at the Namibia meteorological service, Odillo Kgobetsi, warns of another storm predicted to begin today in the eastern parts of Namibia. This comes as Gobabis last week suffered a rainstorm, accompanied by hail last…
KUNENE LEAST COVERED BY TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus As the country talks about e-learning at both the school level and higher institutions and digitalisation, this will be practically impossible to implement in the Kunene Region. Given the region’s low telecommunication network, reducing the region’s internet…
BASIC GOODS COST UP BY 4.1%
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Consumers are reminded to adjust the amount of money they allocate to their basic goods and services, as they now cost 4,1% more than 12 months ago. A year ago (November 2020), price average prices increased at…
IMF, AFDB, AND WORLD BANK ORTHODOX REFORMS AREN’T ENOUGH
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Multilateral institutions/financiers can provide technical assistance to African leaders beyond offering traditional reforms, which ignore domestic dynamics. Says Ken Opalo, an assistant professor in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, presented in the International Monetary Fund’s Finance…
BLOOD TRANSFUSION NEEDS MORE BLOOD
By: Justicia Shipena The blood transfusion service of Namibia (NamBTS) said that they now managed to fork enough blood for four days. This comes as NamBTS, four days ago, announced it only had sufficient blood for two days. NamBTS spokesperson…
GOBABIS GETTING BACK TO ORDER- NGANATE
By: Kelvin Chiringa Omaheke regional governor, Pio Nganate, has said that the cattle town of Gobabis is now getting restored to order thanks to the community’s intervention after a hailstorm battered the town over the weekend. The hailstorm left a…