One of the councillors affected by the decision taken by the ||Kharas Regional Council Chairperson, Joseph Isaack, to suspend the salaries of three councillors representing the Swapo Party on the council, Lazarus Nangolo, has described the suspension of their salaries as illegal.  “We are duly elected, and the community feels good about our services. Therefore, […]

The ||Kharas Regional Council Chairperson, Joseph Isaack, says he won’t back down from his recent decision to suspend the salaries of three councillors representing the Swapo Party in council amid a legal threat.  The councillors are Lazarus Nangolo, Suzan Ndjaleka, and Taaimy Amakali.  Isaack says the suspension of the councillors’ salaries stems from a council […]

President Nangolo Mbumba is to engage the leadership of the Kunene Regional Council and Urban and Rural Development Minister, Erastus Uutoni, in a bid to resolve an impasse between the two parties. This follows a complaint by the Chairperson of the Council and UDF President, Hendrick Gaobaeb, about an alleged lack of cooperation by the […]

It was the last day of the general registration of voters (GRV), and several queues were still being observed at registration points around Windhoek. Since last week, Namibians have been flocking to registration points to get their voter cards, which led to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) achieving 81% of the intended target by […]

The Namibia Local Businesses Association (NALOBA) has bemoaned tax debts incurred by businesses that the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) refuses to write off. The association says the decision by NamRA to freeze some of their bank accounts negatively affects their operations and wants the government to intervene. “Therefore, on behalf of native businessmen and women, […]

The Namibian Competition Commission (NACC) has fined three Chinese companies and a local company, Whale Rock Cement, N$5 million for implementing a merger between the entities without the permission of the Commission. The NACC says Fan Qingmei, Wang Zhongke, Hong Xiang Holdings, and Whale Rock Cement entered into a settlement agreement following the Commission’s investigation, […]

The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) aims to establish formal technical vocational education and training (TVET) systems in its endeavour to address the issue of unemployment.  It is against this backdrop that NTA, in partnership with GIZ, held a regional stakeholder consultation meeting for developing pathways for the TVET sector in the country at Keetmanshoop.  Key […]

The strong performance of the Namibian Dollar (NAD) against the US Dollar (USD) in July, at N$18.21 to US$1, is among many factors that resulted in fuel prices remaining unchanged for August. Motorists will once again breathe a sigh of relief as both petrol and diesel grades will remain unchanged. This comes after the Ministry […]

Otavi is one of the constituencies in the Otjozondjupa Region, leading in general voter registration at 91% by the 27th. With voter registration ending Thursday, a few activities were happening. The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s Otavi Team leader, Mandla Kitsie, says she hopes that the situation might change. In the first month, they were only […]