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Namibia making inroads in reducing poverty – Geingob
President Hage Geingob President Hage Geingob yesterday said Namibia is making inroads in eradicating poverty and reducing inequalities in income and wealth. Addressing the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York Wednesday, Geingob said his government…
Venaani’s ambitious plan
PDM leader McHenry Venaani The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) launched its 2019 manifesto in Windhoek Wednesday with promises of cutting down the cabinet to 15. The highly ambitious manifesto says there will be the president, a prime minister and four…
Namibia launches pilot visa project
Dr Leake Hangala Namibia has launched a pilot project where visas will be issued on arrival at the Hosea Kutako International Airport. Speaking during the launch of the pilot project Wednesday, the Namibia Airports Company board chairperson Dr Leake Hangala…
Food bank arrives in Oshikoto
Poverty eradication ministry launched the food bank programme in the Oshikoto region Wednesday. In his keynote address during the launch of the Oshikoto food distribution at Tsumeb on Wednesday, said that addressing poverty hunger in Namibia, therefore, speaks to the…
Agribank loan book grew from N$2,4b to N$2,8b in one year
Sakaria Nghikembua Agribank says its loan book grew by 15 per cent year on year from N$2.4 billion in 2018 to N$2.8 billion in 2019. Speaking after the bank’s annual general meeting in Windhoek Wednesday, chief executive officer Sakaria Nghikembua…
Self-confessed girlfriend killer jailed 32 years
Hendrik Uirab A self-confessed murderer, Hendrik Uirab, jailed for 32 years in the High Court. The judgement was handed down yesterday by High Court Justice Usiku. Uirab pleaded guilty of murder on 5 August. The convict had earlier admitted that…
ELCIN pastor in court for raping girl (16)
Rape accused… Onesmus Angula The ELCIN pastor, who allegedly raped a 16-year-old Grade 8 pupils between January and August this year in Ohangwena, appeared in court on Tuesday. Identified as Onesmus Angula, the pastor allegedly raped the 16-year-old at the…
Marula Game Ranch loses case to employees on urgency
The Marula Game Ranch has lost a bid to rid-off ex-employees to make way for a five-star luxury lodge on a 30 000ha of land. The ranch had filed an urgent court application last week before Justice Sibeya. According to…
Police probe ELCIN pastor over rape
Police are probing an ELCIN pastor, whose name cannot be provided at this time, over allegations that he raped a Grade 8 teenage girl at Eenghushe in Ohangwena. According to a crime report provided by the police, the pastor raped…
Amend law to bar people from photographing uniformed forces – Walters
Ombudsman John Walter The minister of defence should request for an amendment to put placed in the Defence Act if he so wishes to prohibit the taking of videos of soldiers in the line of duty by members of the…