Some Walvis Bay residents are accusing the local authority council of appointing David Uushona as acting Chief Executive Officer to interfere with the ongoing Red Force investigation. The municipality’s contract with Red Force Debt Management is under investigation, as it is suspected that the contract was awarded dubiously. The Walvis Bay Council Management Committee met […]
The Keetmanshoop Municipality has honoured the athletic achievements of Brave Gladiators’ goal poacher Zenatha Coleman by naming a street in the Southern town after her. Coleman, who was born in Keetmanshoop, later moved to the Jacky Shipanga Academy in Windhoek. Currently playing in the Turkish Women’s Football League for Fenerbahce SK and captaining Namibia’s Women’s […]
The acting Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services highlighted the importance of manufacturing medical equipment locally to enhance economic development and bolster trade capacity. Axel Tibinyane stressed the need for the government to actively facilitate and support local manufacturing companies, also pointing out that importing goods without empowering local manufacturers […]
Works and Transport Minister John Mutorwa says Namibia’s road safety efforts must be supplemented by continued research and benchmarking to ensure the safety of road users. Mutorwa’s speech was presented at the three-day Annual Road Safety Conference at Ongwediva. His remarks came against the backdrop of a decrease in road fatalities. The conference being held […]
There are indications that farmers in various parts of the country are heeding the advice to destock their herds, as more than 5,000 have applied for marketing incentives. The Office of the Prime Minister says it has observed a notable trend among farmers to participate in marketing incentives to mitigate the impact of drought. This […]
The Federation of African Law Students Society from the School of Law at UNAM launched a Free Legal Awareness and Community Education Clinic Project in Windhoek. The initiative’s primary objective is to help eliminate the lack of knowledge on human rights among community members, provide affordable legal services, and offer viable solutions to societal problems. […]
Lawyer Mbanga Siyoumunji, who is representing the Fishrot accused, Nigel van Wyk, says his client has exhausted all avenues regarding the recusal of Judge Moses Chinhengo. Van Wyk petitioned the Supreme Court after Judge Chinhengo declined Van Wyk’s application for his recusal and subsequently denied his leave to appeal. The matter was dismissed last week. […]
Bernhard Esau, the former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, has won a High Court case allowing him to access some of his assets that have been under a restraint order. His lawyer, Florian Beukes, has confirmed the success to nbc News. The decision, handed down today, permits Esau to use these assets to cover […]
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) is mourning the death of the !Ah Radio FM producer, Willie Naka (40), on Wednesday. Naka, also known as Kutima, joined the nbc in Tsumkwe on a fixed-term contract as a producer in December 2003. He was permanently appointed as a producer in August 2009, a position he held until […]
Walvis Bay residents have handed over a third petition, demanding the removal of the Red Force Debt Management Company as a debt collector. They say the municipality has violated the law by entering into a contract with Red Force without a council resolution or the involvement of the Central Procurement Board. In April, all the […]
