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Provide equal ICT opportunities to all- Simataa
By: Rodney Pienaar Minister of Information, Stanley Simataa has said that insufficient telecommunication backhaul infrastructure in remote areas is a significant challenge to providing equal opportunities to all citizens. He challenged ICT providers to provide services to hitherto underserviced parts…
Meatco commits to keep slaughter prices stable
By: Kelvin Chiringa Meatco has committed to keep slaughter prices stable for beef midst a crippling drought that is already affecting the quality of livestock, as cattle begin to deteriorate. A recent management meeting of the Livestock Producers Organization (LPO)…
SOEs management not to sign performance agreements with boards
By: Kelvin Chiringa Senior management staff of State Owned Enterprises will be required to enter into performance agreements with the chief executive officer and not their boards of directors, according to latest amendment proposals by the National Council. Part of…
Suspended NSFAF CEO turns to High Court
By: Kelvin Chiringa The suspended chief executive officer for the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund, Hilya Nghiwete has resolved to pull out her case from the labour court which she claims has no jurisdiction to handle it. Through her lawyer,…
City to rectify back dated charges on water
By: Rodney Pienaar City of Windhoek has announced that it will be rectifying backdated charges of single household water consumers. This comes after the CoW took a decision in August last year to estimate water charges after a water scarcity…
Half a year’s wait for woman raped by three men
By: Kelvin Chiringa A Namibian woman whose identity cannot be disclosed for ethical reasons will have to wait for almost half a year until her alleged perpetrators who are in the meantime out of custody can be put to trial….
Namibians scramble for firearms
By: Rodney Pienaar The love for guns has gripped Namibians so much that the safety and security ministry has, in the last two years, received an estimated 5 000 fire-arm applications. It was observed with concern that 50% of the…
Only 17% females in rurals access improved sanitation
By: Rodney Pienaar The minister of gender equality and child welfare, Doreen Sioka, has revealed that of the females living in rural areas, only 17% have access to improved sanitation facilities. This means that more women are being deprived of…
State wants life in jail for man who killed son
By: Kelvin Chiringa The state has boldly submitted in the High Court that they want Dawid Amseb, who murdered his only three-month old son by smashing him to the floor, to be slapped with a lifetime jail sentence. The state…
Ya Toivo’s alleged thief goes free
By: Kelvin Chiringa Former personal assistant to the late liberation struggle hero, Herman Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo who was accused of stealing N$70 000 from him, left the Windhoek magistrates’ court a free man for the second time this week…