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KAVANGO EAST LAND DISPUTE…MAVARA, WAKUDUMO & COMMUNITY CLAIM SAME LAND
By: Wonder Guchu There is a piece of land at Muroro village in Kavango East that is being claimed by three parties. This land lies between Muroro, Mupapama, Fumbe and Namuwawa villages. First, there is the Shipapo WaMbambangandu CC that…
NAKATHINGO WALKS FREE…THEY WANTED TO SEE ME IN JAIL
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Secretary-General of the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (NABTA), Pendapala Nakathingo, has now walked out of court a free man after he was arraigned on charges of fraud and forgery. Nakathingo was accused of illegally selling…
NDONGA LINENA DISPUTED VOTES…ECN TOLD: BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF
By: Kelvin Chiringa APP president Ignatius Shixwameni said the Electoral Commission of Namibia should be ashamed of itself for carrying out a sham election that has been set aside by the electoral court. The ECN declared the Swapo candidate, Michael…
WINDHOEK N$1, 11M EBIKES PROJECTS…UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO BENEFIT
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Windhoek City Council has started with the construction of bicycle lanes ahead of implementing its non-motorised transport unit as part of the smart city initiative. The estimated cost for the construction of the 4-kilometre cycling…
CPBN TRIBAL CLAIMS…OMBUDSMAN SAYS BOARD REFUSED TO EXPLAIN
By: Andrew Kathindi Outgoing Ombudsman John Walters says that he could not conclude if any tribal favouritism took place in the controversial recruitment of 14 employees at the Central Procurement board of Namibia (CPBN) last year as the board never…
THE GREY AREA…UNLISTED COMPANIES AND THE DOMESTIC SAVINGS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Despite the country’s savings growing substantially quarterly and annually, less is channelled in unlisted companies. Despite the trend, less is stated on why, as the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) barely gives a reason why capital…
DECOMPOSED BODY…GRUESOME FIND AT EKUKU VILLAGE
Staff Writers A body of an unidentified man was discovered in the area of the Ekuku location in Oshakati last week. A resident found the body behind a sleeping hut, while coming back from the toilet in the morning. According…
THE CORDON FENCE…MEAT BOARD START ELECTRIFICATION
By Kelvin Chiringa The Meat Board has commenced with electrifying sections of the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF), in an attempt to protect the integrity of the fence and the Foot and Mouth Disease-Free Zone, according to the Namibia Agricultural Union….
CHURCH DEATHS…TWO ‘PASTORS’ IN COURT
Staff Writer The two pastors accused of administering a concoction that killed three people in Kavango West last week have since appeared in the Kahenge Magistrate’s Court. They appeared in court on Friday last week. Hamutenya Engelberth (25) and Elia…
FOOD BANK CASH…DO YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT IS NOT RIGHT IN THE HEAD?
By: Big Lips Some people just have problems. So, the president says he is going to give us cash and I hear all you guys complaining. You all surprise me because of this habit where you oppose everything the…