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‘Bosses without aviation background kills Africa’s airlines’
Caroline Dunaiski, former Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) operations manager and an aviation expert for 35 years have decried that the continual appointments of chief executive officers with a non-aviation background was the reason why Africa’s airlines are in a sorry state….
SON FINDS FATHER DEAD IN BATHROOM
A Namibian man, aged 45, was found dead on the bathroom floor with an electrical cord around his neck. The cord was hooked between the rafters through the scuttle hole in the ceiling. Inspector Tomas Aiyambo confirmed the incident to…
N$113,5m raised for Covid-19
The Office of the Prime Minister says the private sector, individuals and public enterprises contributed N$113,5m for the fight against Covid-19. Among those who contributed are 122 individuals, 49 private sector entities and three trade unions. The highest private-sector contributor…
Government will assist latest rape victims in Havana
As government officials descended into Havana informal settlement to offer support to latest victims of a spree of rapes reported this week, some have come to say the government should not be heard to say that it is willing to…
Electoral commission welcomes new party, associations
Two new associations and one political party have received their certification in order to participate in the upcoming regional and local elections in November. Eagle FM spoke to Simon Amunime, of the AR party about this condition that was fulfilled….
Agriculture sector looks forward to rainy season
With the expectation of the oncoming rainy season, where Eagle FM spoke to the Namibian Agricultural Union, to Mr Danie van Vuuren. “We are careful by being careful with our optimism because it looks like there is a chance for…
Vendors bemoan harsh police treatment
Street vendors who sell their products in front of Shoprite in Windhoek’s Central Business District have bemoaned treatment they get from the Windhoek City Police. The vendors have alleged that the law enforcers have been constantly harassing them by constantly…
Namibia loses N$9.4b in taxes because of Covid-19
President Hage Geingob declared a state of emergency in March when Namibia reported its index Covid-19 cases. Since then, the country has been on lockdown resulting in a number of companies shutting down and laying off workers. Figures obtained by…
Breweries revenue decreased by 14.6% to N$2.6b
The Breweries’ revenue fell to N$2.6 billion from almost N$3.1 billion in 2019. NBL Finance Director, Waldemar von Lieres said The financial impact of COVID-19, including the suspension of production, trading and exports, was stifling. NBL’s volume growth had been…
It has been a toxic environment – Windhoek CEO Kahimise says
City of Windhoek Chief Executive Officer, Robert Kahimise, has opened up to Eagle FM about why he was leaving the municipality highlighting that the environment was too toxic for him to continue. Kahimise said personal attacks directed towards him…