MPs criticise NAMDIA, NDTC sitting fees

Members of Parliament in the National Assembly have criticised sitting allowances of NAMDIA and the Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC). Parliamentarians complained that board members are overpaid and were shocked when Mines and Energy Minister, Tom Alweendo, revealed the figures in the house following a question by Popular Democratic Movement’s (PDM) Jennifer van den Heever. […]

Social activist Uncle Paul laid to rest

Social commentator and activist Paul Helmuth or ‘Uncle Paul’ was buried on Saturday at the Pionierspark Cemetery in Windhoek. Born on 14 February 1929 in Walvis Bay, Uncle Paul gained a reputation for contributing to the call-in programmes of the NBC radio, where he raised and commented on social and political issues of national concern. […]