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AR threatens to take housing/land matters in own hands
By: Kelvin Chiringa A mob of youths under the Affirmative Repositioning banner almost brought the Windhoek central business district to a halt this week Monday as they marched for the municipality which it has given a six-month notice to hand…
Decline in housing prices kept inflation stable
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Namibian Statistics Agency has released the inflation numbers for February 2019 which shows that on an annual basis, overall inflation increased. Prices for basic commodities shot up to 4.4% in February 2019 compared to 3.5% recorded…
We’ll continue to support injured people- MVA
By: Staff Writer The chief executive officer of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, Rosalia Martins-Hausiku unveiled the institution’s new five-year strategy, which officially commences from the 1st of April 2019 to the 31st of March 2023. Martins-Hausiku made this announcement…
21 new network sites rolled out to regions
By: Staff Writer Under the on-going 081Every1 national network project by MTC, the minister of information communication and technology, Stanley Simataa, last week officially commissioned three of the 21 new network sites in Kavango West, East and Zambezi region respectively….
Bank Windhoek introduces Prostate Cancer screenings
By: Staff Writer Bank Windhoek’s visiting on-site clinic, situated at the Bank’s Human Capital Department in Windhoek, will now offer quick finger prick Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) screening tests. The screenings will help the Bank’s male employees, including those of its…
Father who murdered his baby gets life
By: Kelvin Chiringa A few years ago, a defenceless three-month old boy was murdered at the hands of his own father, Dawid Amseb and the court has now moved in to severely punish him with life in jail. This…
Taxi driver murderer and robber pleads for a second chance
By: Kelvin Chiringa A man identified as Josephat Boois, who was convicted and jailed for the gruesome murder of a taxi driver before robbing him of his taxi is now pleading for a second chance by having his matter dealt…
Ondonga King wants matter dealt by another judge
By: Kelvin Chiringa Ondonga King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas, who is in the eye of the storm of an ongoing court battle against seven dismissed councillors, now wants the judge handling the case in the High Court to recuse himself from…
Cyclone Idai leaves trail of death as Namibia remains dry
By: Kelvin Chiringa A brutal tropical storm known as Cyclone Idai has swept across the southern African region with destructive winds killing more than 150 people over the weekend, as Namibia continue to look up to the havens for rain….
Agriculture records mixed 2018 growth results
By: Kelvin Chiringa Latest data on the country’s agriculture sector’s performance for 2018 shows mixed results of growth and decline. Information provided by the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) has it that some agriculture sectors did not have a great 2018…