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Can GRN electrify all schools by next year?
By: Kelvin Chiringa Time has now caught up with President Hage Geingob’s Harambee vision of installing electricity in all schools country-wide by 2020, and this begs the question as to whether this will be possible. The ambitious plan envisions the…
Himarwa finally faces Noa in court over corruption
By: Kelvin Chiringa Corruption accused minister of education Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has finally come face to face with the Anti-Corruption Commission Director General, Paulus Noa, in court this week Thursday. The minister is being tried on accusations that she corruptly used…
Government’s vehicles budget to decrease from N$12 million
By: Kelvin Chiringa Although government’s budget allocation for vehicles is expected to remain at nearly N$12 million in the financial period of 2019/20, experts expect this to come down by a small margin to N$10 million between 2020 and 2021….
Two child trafficking and rape cases dodged by delays
By: Kelvin Chiringa Technical issues have delayed two cases of child trafficking and rape which are currently floating in the High Court before Justice Christie Liebenberg. This comes right in the wake of government pushing for a tightening of bolts…
NTA pays out over N$1.4 m for Employer Training Grant
By: Rodney Pienaar The Namibia Training Authority has paid out a total amount of N$145.7 million for employer training grant claims from the period between September and December last year, chief executive officer of NTA Jerry Beukes said this week….
Player transfer window opens
By: Staff Writer The Premier League and certain second division leagues are in action and the NFA has now opened the window of player’s registration, transfer and loans as clubs bolster their squad for the remainder of the football season,…
No system in place to prioritise sale of land – Mushelenga
By: Rodney Pienaar Urban and Rural development minister Peya Mushelenga has said that there is currently no system in place to prioritize the sale of land to local residents in acquisition of erven. “In terms of land sales the only…
“Card-not-present” fraud expected to increase
By: Staff Writer Information Security Specialist at Capricorn Group Riaan Viljoen said that it is estimated that global losses relating to card-not-present fraud will reach more than 70 billion US dollars within the next three to five years. Since the…
Play as a team – Uutoni to Warriors
By: Rodney Pienaar Sports minister Erastus Uutoni has advised Brave Warriors to play as a team at the 2019 AFCON qualifier match against Zambia. “Don’t keep the ball for too long that is wasting time. I know you see how…
Mandi Samson dumps Air Namibia
By: Kelvin Chiringa Acting Executive Head of Air Namibia, Mandi Samson has ditched the financially overwhelmed company after a four-year tenure. An official communication from Air Namibia announced that Samson tendered her resignation in order to pursue other opportunities, with…