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Shiimi applauded for listening and dared to continue
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia Chamber of Commerce Industry (NCCI) has welcomed finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi’s move to agree to some of the private sector suggestions and proposals on how to improve the economy. The Chamber’s chief executive officer, Charity Mwiya in a statement released this week indicated that the government hasn’t been forthcoming on the […]
Over 11 000 families benefited from the food bank – Geingob
By: Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says the Food Bank has reached over 11 000 families in the country since its inception in 2013. Geingob said this in his international day of poverty eradication statement on Monday. Geingob said in contributing to ending hunger, the government has successfully rolled out Food Banks in all […]
AK Namibian Consitution Differs From The USA – Legal Assistance Center on Roe V Wade
By:Justicia Shipena The gender research and advocacy project coordinator at the legal assistance centre (LAC), Dianne Hubbard, says the United States (US) constitution is very different from the Namibian constitution. Hubbard was reacting to how the US Supreme Court ending the nearly 50 years of constitutional protection to abortion rights on Friday could impact Namibia. […]
Pro-choice Activists Worry USA Supreme Court Abortion Decision Could Sway Namibia
By:Justicia Shipena As the US Supreme Court prepares to overturn a ruling that made abortion legal in that country, local pro-abortion activists worry that the move could impact Namibia’s own push to legalise abortion. In October last year, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Social Development and Family Affairs held public hearings with various […]
AK Food To Cost More Next Month …Economists Not Surprised
By:Justicia Shipena The increasing price of basic staples such as wheat, maize meal, pasta and rice in Namibia is no surprise. These are the views of local economists after Namib Mills announced that it would be increasing food prices on Thursday. According to Namib Mills, the prices of wheat, pasta, bread, rice, maize meal, rice, […]
Kavango East Police Gun Down Two Suspected Robbers
By: Annakleta Haikera Police in the Kavango East region shot dead two members of a gang of armed robbers that was said to have been planning a robbery. The shooting occurred at Ngarama-teya in Rundu Rural Constituency on Monday around 22h45. Police also arrested two other suspects. Deputy commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu confirmed the shooting. Kanyetu […]
Police Regional Commanders Impressed With Low Weekend Crime
Eba Kandovazu Various Namibian Police regional commanders are impressed with the low rate of crimes reported over the past weekend, saying that locals were on their best behaviour. Oshana regional commander Commissioner Rauha Amwele said that no accidents were reported in her region, nor did they report any serious crime. “During that long weekend, my […]
PDM’s Smit Unhappy With Parliament Postponement
By: Eba Kandovazu PDM parliamentarian Nico Smit says that parliament’s work has been put on hold as a result of parliamentarians “taking another holiday”, a day after Independence Day celebrations. Smit was responding to the cancellation of Tuesday’s parliament session to allow MPs to travel back from Swakopmund, where they attended Independence Day celebrations on […]
Battle For The Soul of NUST Rages On
By: Kelvin Chiringa The battle for the soul of the NUST yesterday played out in the High Court, as Professor Ferdinand Gideon insists that the appointment of Dr Erold Naomab as Vice-Chancellor was unlawful, unfair, irrational and unreasonable. Prof Gideon, represented yesterday by lawyer, Sisa Namandje, launched the application for an order, essentially reviewing and […]
