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Half-baked victory for state in Teckla Lameck case
By: Kelvin Chiringa High Court judge Christie Liebenberg has refused state lawyers permission to appeal a ruling in which the corruption watchdog was found to have used unlawful procedures to issue summons that led to investigations of private bank accounts…
Farmers to collect an ambitious N$10 million drought fund
By: Kelvin Chiringa Farmers severely hit by the ongoing drought which they say is now a national disaster have set an ambitious target to collect funds to the tune of N$10 million by the end March this year in order…
Magistrate’s mistakes get drug-accused her freedom
By: Kelvin Chiringa A woman who was battling a charge of unlawful possession of dependence drugs, Mandrax, burst into tears of joy yesterday in the Windhoek High Court when she was set free after the judge ruled against her conviction…
Nurse brings incriminating evidence against health ministry
By: Kelvin Chiringa A Walvis Bay registered nurse and midwife, Rakkel Shijabuluka has brought a load of incriminating evidence against the ministry of health in a case of negligence which has resulted in a massive N$2.3 million lawsuit. The ministry…
Constituency Development Fund Bill to be tabled in parliament … bill will reduce migration to urban areas
By: Rodney Pienaar Chairperson of the National Council, Margaret Mensah-Williams has confirmed that the Constituency Development Fund Bill as one of those to be tabled during the current session of parliament. The bill is projected to continue the implementation of…
32 archers to take part in African Championship
By: Rodney Pienaar The Namibian Archery in Schools Program will send off 32 archers to take part in the African Championship scheduled for May in the Western Cape, South Africa. The archers will compete against teams from South Africa, Zimbabwe…
Buttered economy kills Namibia’s appetite for cars
By: Kelvin Chiringa Weak government expenditure, massive job losses and an eroded purchasing power have all compounded to ruin Namibians’ appetite for cars. Indications are that the number of vehicle sales have plummeted as per the statistical data of last…
Central bank upbeat about economic double-rating
By: Kelvin Chiringa Despite a prolonged economic dry-spell, the central bank of Namibia is not worried about getting a negative rating ahead of a Fitch and Moody’s assessment set for April this year. Already, on the 14th of January 2019,…
Drop in inflation a plus for consumers/business- Economist
By Kelvin Chiringa A recorded drop in annual inflation brings relief to consumers as well as the business sector, a local economist has noted following the release of inflation figures by the National Statistics Agency. The annual inflation rate dropped…
Namibians still food-secure despite drought
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibian households’ food security situation continues to be satisfactory despite the ongoing scourge of drought due to good improvements in agricultural production recorded in the last two seasons, a ministerial report for December 2018 reveals. According to…