The LPM is the latest to condemn the killing of Elleste Plaatjie allegedly by two police officers. Plaatjie succumbed to injuries he sustained after he was allegedly beaten by Nampol members attached to the Special Reserve Force at Keetmanshoop. Addressing a media conference at Keetmanshoop, LPM leader Bernardus Swartbooi urged the public at large […]
The Namibia Agronomic Board and National Commission on Research, Science and Technology have signed a new agreement to facilitate agricultural research, innovation, value-addition and tests of crops that emanate from Genetically Modified Organisms. The NAB will also draft regulations on the exportation, and importation of local production to scruitinise the safety of such products in and […]
A suspected poacher was shot dead over the past weekend, by a member of the anti-poaching unit. According to the police weekend crime report, the three male suspects poached a Rhino at farm Okarakua in the Windhoek district. One suspect was shot and killed, another was arrested and the third suspect is still at large. […]
The water levels in the Cuvelai flood plains generally known as oshanas have risen due to heavy rains and all necessary precautionary measures need to be in place for possible floods. This was revealed by the Deputy Director for Hydrology in the Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Pauline Mufeti. With heavy rains that continue to […]
The Swapo Party Youth League is calling on the government to do away with middlemen in the procurement of goods. SPYL Secretary for Information and Mobilization Moses Shikerete says the 650-million dollar medical supplies tender is evidence that the system is prone to abuse by connected individuals. Shikerete called for the cancellation of the medical […]
The Insitute for Public Policy Research has expressed concern over the country’s high level of public debts and called for cautious borrowing. In its economic review for the last quarter of last year, the IPPR says the high level of borrowing has put the government in a foreseen situation leading such as rising interest rates […]
Namibia joined the rest of the globe to celebrate world International Education Day. This year’s celebration is held under the theme, “invest in people and prioritise education” The day is observed to remind people of the importance of education as well as the role of education in peace and development. On International Education day, the […]
A former Nambian diplomat believes learners’ performance could improve if parents, teachers and learners work together. Ambassador Dr. Samuel Mbambo said this during the Regional Executive meeting of the National Organisation of Parents in Education at Rundu. Following the dismal performance of the learners last year, many blamed the teachers and the new curriculum. But […]
South African Advocate Vas Soni, who is representing three of the six accused implicated in the Fishrot corruption scandal case says his clients will submit a not-guilty plea once the trial commences. Soni and advocate Thabang Phatela argued before a three-judge bench at the Supreme Court as the men dubbed the Fishrot kingpins’ fight for […]
A mother is seeking financial assistance for her teenage son, who attends a soccer academy in South Africa and has qualified for an international competition in the United States of America (USA). The mother has a target of at least 37-thousand Namibian dollars, which her son requires for the trip.
