An observation mission dispatched by the National Council, made up of members of the standing committee on habitat, has discovered that the Omaheke regional leadership failed to treat the drought situation as a matter of urgency. This is despite President Hage Geingob declaring a state of disaster on account of the devastation the drought had […]

Namibian  Police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga said there is a difference between chastising and excessive beating. Ndeitunga said the police will step in when there is excessive beating, adding that the gender-based violence unit of the Namibian Police is investigating a child abuse case, following a video circulated on social media in which a man is seen […]

As the magistrate’s court continue to bear the brunt of the criminal caseload in the country, the office of the judiciary has been allocated a budget of N$375 662 000 for the 2020/21 financial year. In the 2019/20 financial year alone, 49 127 cases were handled by the district and regional courts with a finalization […]

Urban and rural development minister Erastus Utoni has disclosed that only 1 449 houses were built by the government in the previous financial year. This as the government continue to limp with a persistent backlog in the supply of serviced land and housing. The minister told parliament that “the process of land and housing delivery […]

Bank of Namibia Governor Johannes !Gawaxab will announce the decisions made by the Monetary Policy Committee on Wednesday. This cut, Salomo Hei said will be to further ease the burden on households and business.  Hei also said there is an emerging global view that the interest rate cuts are a blunt instrument to deal with […]

The Nanso is seeking clarity over a N$60 000 linked to the Fishrot scandal allegedly paid to the organisation on 29 November 2017. The payment came from DHC Incorporated and reflects that it was for the benefit of a ‘Nanso Conference. Nanso has since written to Dimbulukeni Nauyoma, who was the secretary-general at the time […]

TThe City of Windhoek said it is not true that they spent N$13m on eight bakkies but that they indeed spent N$12,6m on 39 vehicles. In a statement Friday, the City said they bought 19 bakkies, 18 sedans and two vans for N$12 624 730. The denial comes even when the City police chief Abraham […]

Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Board of Directors has appointed Dr Matthias Mpareke Ngwangwama as the substantive managing director effective 1 April 2020 for five years. Dr Ngwangwama is no stranger to NWR, having spent the last seven years in two very critical and strategic positions in the company. He was the longest-serving chief financial officer […]