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Robbers get away with N$10 000 from Windhoek company
By: Kelvin Chiringa Three young men held the employees of a Windhoek based firm, Nafkom Financial Services along Karsh Street, at gun point last week before speeding off with a safe containing N$10 200. The police have confirmed the incident…
Power struggle tears ELCRN apart
By: Kelvin Chiringa A raging power struggle within the “house of God” is threatening to tear apart the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia as two senior members are now challenging the legitimacy of five aspirants to the…
Theft convicted Standard Bank employee disputes sentence
By: Kelvin Chiringa A Standard Bank employee who was convicted and jailed for two years for stealing from the bank monies to the tune of N$20 000 has disagreed with her sentence and wants another judgment in the High Court….
Kunene governor to investigate unfair employment – Sheya
By: Rodney Pienaar Governor of Kunene region Marius Sheya will commission a task force to investigate unfair employment as alleged by Khorixas youth. This comes after a group of youth petitioned the town’s municipality to freeze vacancies in which ‘outsiders’…
Namibia and Guinea Bissau qualifies for AFCON
By: Staff Writer Namibia and Guinea Bissau qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations from Group K on Saturday, with Mozambique narrowly missing out after the final round of qualifying matches. Guinea-Bissau made it back-to-back Nations Cup appearances after…
Renovating a Building for N$70 million: Oh God Cry My Beloveth Country!
By: Rukee Tjingaete Recent confirmed media reports that the renovation of the Founding Father’s residence required an exorbitant figure of N$ 70 Million left the impoverished nation jittery, terrified, traumatized and indeed angry. If you doubt this statement, please take…
Geingob should have called off Independence celebrations
By: Kelvin Chiringa Independence Day celebrations have come and passed but they have left the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) party protesting over the N$2.3 million that was splurged on the event. The party, which is now in the hands…
Finance ministry blesses NSFAF with N$2.5 million
By: Kelvin Chiringa The finance ministry last week dished out a special N$2.5 million to the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund via the ministry of higher education for students with disabilities. Commenting on this latest development, disability affairs deputy minister…
Namibia-Kenya flight route on the cards … but can this be of benefit to both countries?
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibia and Kenya will soon be opening a direct flight route between the two countries as both commit to strengthen bilateral trade ties, if last week’s meeting is anything to go by. Despite both countries having excellent…
Geingob sympathises with economic scourge victims
By: Kelvin Chiringa In his 29th Independence Day celebration speech, President Hage Geingob said he sympathised with those that have become victims of the ongoing economic scourge, and promised jobs. The President said the fact that some citizens were bearing…