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KEETMANSHOOP MUNICIPALITY…A TOWN THAT CAN’T PAY WHAT IT OWES ITSELF
By: Dwight Links Keetmanshoop Town Council has not been paying rates and taxes and owes itself N$332 357. The municipality is one of the 7 000 debtors among them government ministries, departments and state-owned enterprises. The Villager is in possession…
HOUNDED DAVIDS RESIGNS
Kelvin Chiringa Suspended City of Windhoek councillor, Desiree Davids, has resigned from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) after admitting to three counts of breaching various relevant legislation including the oath of Membership and oath of Public Office Bearers….
KANDJII-MURANGI CONFIRMS STUDENT VILLAGE
Andrew Kathindi & Kelvin Chiringa Higher Education, Technology and Innovation minister, Itah Kandjii-Murangi has confirmed that she has penned a letter to finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi motivating for the construction of a “Students’ Village”. In the letter dated 8…
PROCESS UNDERWAY TO SLAM DOOR ON NSFAF
Andrew Kathindi & Kelvin Chiringa Namibia Students’ Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) acting CEO, Kennedy Kandume, has confirmed that the process to dissolve the institution has begun. On Wednesday, Windhoek Mayor Job Amupanda said that the minister of Higher Education, Technology…
WOMAN ACCUSED OF BEATING DAUGHTER RELEASED
Staff Writer The mother arrested on allegations of beating and breaking her daughter’s arm was released on a warning on Tuesday. Wilka Mbinga (79) was arrested last week on Friday after her daughter Wilka Shikongo reported the matter to…
THE NAKED DEMONSTRATOR…WALVIS BAY MAYOR SAYS HE HAS DONE BEFORE
By: Kelvin Chiringa His name is Paul Christian. That is who the man who demonstrated naked at the ombudsman’s offices in Windhoek is called. He is from Walvis Bay, where he has also demonstrated in the nude whenever he had…
DRC TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES IN FISHING QUOTAS BUY
By: Andrew Kathindi Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Derek Klazen says that the Democratic Republic of Congo will buy 27 300 metric tons of horse mackerel for N$85.7 million after local companies were hesitant to take up the…
MTC LISTING…INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS WANT 77%
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Selected Namibian institutional investors pre-committed to take up 282,899,160 (77%) of MTC shares made available. This is according of the analysis provided by Simonis Storm and Cirrus Securities this week. Collectively, the institutional investors are willing to…
AYE MAHN, ME’ SOPHIA, CALM DOWN
That outburst by Me’ Sophia Shaningwa during the press conference, what was that? Aye, mahn calm down and take deep breaths. Count to reven and open your eyes slowly. After all, it is just an election in Ndonga Linena….
TREASURY BONDS AUCTION…GOVT RAISES N$1.06B FOR FUNDING GAP
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Government debt through widening the budget deficit is just bad if you don’t have any savings. Last week, the government auctioned three and nine-month treasury bills (TBs) to raise N$1,06 billion. According to the result of the…