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Former army medic pleads not guilty to murder
An army paramedic (41) accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend about two years ago in Katutura appeared in the Windhoek High Court Wednesday for trial. The gunman, who claims to be Namibia’s first army paramedic, Johannes Neuaka, stands accused of…
Bible is not written for blacks – suspended teacher’s rant
The management of a Walvis Bay school, Hillside Christian College, has distanced themselves from the racist comments made by a teacher who said that the Bible is not written for blacks. Corien Steenkamp, a Grade 2 assistant teacher at the…
Unfair for colleges to ask for full tuition – Kandjii-Murangi
Higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi has said that it is not fair for private tertiary institutions to demand full tuition fees from students who would have not been on campus due to the lockdown. Kandjii-Murangi also said the economic climate…
Erongo residents to get emergency grant payout priority
The finance ministry said they will prioritise payment to residents of Erongo region because they are now in lockdown. President Hage Geingob announced Monday that the Erongo region was going under lockdown because those in Walvis Bay did not adhere…
Namibia to open more foreign missions
Deputy prime minister and international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said Monday that the 78% her ministry received for 2020/2021 is for the foreign missions programmes Nandi-Ndaitwah said this during her budget motivation speech for her ministry. The ministry was allocated N$1…
AirNam grounds charter flights days after Geingob said must be liquidated
A few weeks after resuming international charter flights and a few days after President Hage Geingob said Air Namibia must be liquidated, the national airline announced that it was grounding its fleet indefinitely. The airline announced the decision on Monday…
Swapo to amend constitution to block independent candidates
The Swapo Party is planning to amend its constitution and make it difficult for any member to run as an independent candidate ahead of the November regional councils elections. Apart from amending the constitution, the ruling party that suffered a…
4 Swakopmund high school pupils in quarantine
The health ministry said Monday that four students from the Swakopmund Secondary School are in quarantine at the Namib High School after they showed flu-like symptoms. In a statement dated 8 June 2020 and from the executive director, the ministry…
Important guidelines for Erongo 14-day lockdown
1. When will the lockdown come into force? 1.1 The lockdown will begin at 23:59 on Monday 08 June 2020 until 23:59 on 22 June 2020. 1.2 The lockdown will remain in force for 14 days, an observance period equivalent…
Govt committed to restarting the economy
The government is committed to restarting our economy but this cannot be achieved if the virus is spreading from person to person, community to community, President Hage Geingob said Monday. Speaking during a press conference ar State House where he…