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KEETMANSHOOP MUNICIPALITY…A TOWN THAT CAN’T PAY WHAT IT OWES ITSELF
By: Dwight Links Keetmanshoop Town Council has not been paying rates and taxes and owes itself N$332 357. The municipality is one of the 7 000 debtors among them government ministries, departments and state-owned enterprises. The Villager is in possession of a document that shows that not only Keetmanshoop has not been a good debtor […]
Geingob’s Covid-19 retrenchments decision dismissed
Justice Hannelie Prinsloo sat on the bench together with Justices Thomas Msuku and Shafimane Ueitele President Hage Geingob’s decision to suspend some provisions of the Labour Act that allowed employers to retrench or reduce salaries was ruled out by the High Court. Last month, the Employers Federation of Namibia, the Namibian Employers Association, Huab Safari […]
Yoga For Hope, Yoga from Home
The rapid changes in today’s world due to the current situation of CoVID-19 pandemic has opened our eyes to the importance of managing positive physical and mental health. With the advances in medicine over the years, the types of ailments being treated have changed. Today, more than ever we realize that prevention is better than […]
Contractor disappears with N$4.9m drought money
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 […]
Video of man beating child triggers police probe
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 […]
Justice minister Dausab says budget hampers case finalisation
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 […]
Govt constructs 1 000 houses in 2019
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 […]
Erongo Grades 11 & 12 to start classes on 24 June
Grades Erongo Grade 11 and 12 learners are expected to start classes on 24 June 2020, 13 days after the rest of the regions. President Hage Geingob placed Erongo Region under lockdown on 8 June 2020 after 7 people had tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking to Eagle FM on Monday morning Erongo Regional Education Director […]
Bank of Namibia to announce monetary policy Wednesday
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 […]
Nanso follows ‘fishrot’money trail
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 […]