The Popular Democratic Movement’s (PDM) Shadow Finance Minister has shot down the country’s annual budget for the 2023–2024 financial year as nothing but the usual government rhetoric lacking any means for implementation. As is customary, Nico Smit of the official opposition took the platform to open the general debate on the Appropriation Bill, tabled by […]
The Public Service Commission (PSC) wants a pending review of the Public Service Act accelerated, saying the law is creating serious challenges in its current form. The Public Service Commissioners, led by Chairperson Saalman Jacobs, outlined some of the recommendations to President Hage Geingob and Cabinet Ministers at the State House. The challenges and recommendations […]
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) continues to promote local content as it premiered 14 short films in partnership with ‘No Plot Productions’. nbc’s Director General, Stanley Similo, expressed pride in the project while calling on the business community to support the local film industry. Similo says this will assist in creating rich content that will […]
Nigel van Wyk, a co-accused in the Fishrot scandal, denied any wrongdoing or unlawfully gaining any proceeds from companies implicated in the ongoing corruption case when he testified during his bail hearing application today. His arrest, he says, was circumstantial as he was found with laptops and desktop screens, which he collected from Sackey Shanghala’s […]
The Minister of Health and Social Services says the delivery of public health services can be enhanced through strong partnerships. Dr. Kalumbi Shangula said this at the staff rotating ceremony of the 14th and 15th Chinese Medical Teams in Windhoek today. Since 1996, China has been sending medical personnel to Namibia to contribute to the […]
The Welwitschias recorded a heavy defeat against the 2022 Currie Cup Champions, the Pumas on Wednesday night. They lost against them by 43 to 0 in a warm-up game. It is anticipated that they will face an even tougher side on Saturday in the Airlink Cup, where they will play against the Pumas’ first team. […]
The Fishrot scandal, in which a number of prominent personalities are implicated, has continued to make headlines since it was exposed in 2019. Those accused in the matter are said to have misappropriated close to half a billion dollars. The men implicated are two former Cabinet ministers, a former board chairperson, and directors. All of […]
President Hage Geingob has asked the Public Service Commission to look into the size of Namibia’s public service, considering the high wage bill. The post-independence government had to absorb a workforce, including those from the previous apartheid administration. The current number of employees in the public sector stands at around 107-Thousand raising concerns over a wage […]
While rural villages and farms struggle to accommodate learners in proper shelters, a pensioner from the Karanas settlement in the Hardap Region, Hendrick Brand, has stepped up to assist. Brand is spearheading the construction of a hostel meant especially for learners from distant places and at a minimal fee. The hostel is being built with […]
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Accounting and Finance at NUST, Teresia Kaulihowa, questioned whether the current budget allocation will be sufficient to improve and expand Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Kaulihowa said this at a post-2023/2024 budget analysis and advocacy workshop for members of Parliament in Windhoek. TVET system is being […]
