By: Justicia Shipena The education ministry, on Thursday, announced that it has shortened the mid-year holiday for the second semester. The change came upon the ministry amending its 2022 academic calendar. “The mid-year holiday is shortened by one week,” said education director Sanet Steenkamp. The ministry said the second semester for teachers will now open […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa National Housing Enterprise (NHE) board chairperson, Sam Shivute, says that the demand for a 60 per cent once-off payment by workers at the state entity is impossible to meet, and he will not support it. This comes as NHE boss, Gisbertus Mukulu, is up in arms with the workers who have slammed […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa Frustrated ex-Air Namibia employees met with deputy finance minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, pleading with her to pressure the liquidators (Bruni & McLaren) to pay out their severance packages worth N$105 million. The employees were led by the opposition shadow minister for works, Jan van Wyk and Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) lawmaker Celeste Becker. […]

By: Julia Heita The bail application ruling of two of the ‘China Town 8′, Michael Amushelelo and Dimbulukeni Nauyoma, will be heard next Tuesday in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate Masule Kwizi will deliver the ruling. Amushelelo and Nauyoma face charges ranging from public violence, incitement and assault by threat. The two had been battling […]

Staff writer Namibia’s communications regulatory body Cran has cautioned talk radio station Eagle FM against the broadcast of explicit language on its station. The caution comes after a former Eagle FM presenter allowed a caller to make sexual and explicit remarks on air. “From the onset, we place on record that the Authority takes full […]

By Uakutura Kambaekua National Unity Democratic Organisation Youth League (NUDOYL) secretary Veparura Kandirikiria has cautioned the youth league against interfering with traditional scabbles and internal infights within the party structures but to instead remain impartial. Kandirikiria said this following the youth league congress, which took place over the weekend, and elected its top nine youth […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Bank Windhoek has indicated that they will not comment on the legality of their exclusive arrangement with Dr Weder, Kauta & Hoveka Inc in terms of competition laws until the investigation is completed. The agreement allegedly entails lessening competition and has features of abuse of their dominant position according to the provisions […]

NBA Africa and KFC Africa have announced a marketing partnership to see NBA Africa and KFC Africa collaborate on several promotions and activations for basketball fans across eight countries: Botswana, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania. Through the partnership, KFC Africa and NBA Africa will launch co-branded product campaigns, limited-edition merchandise giveaways, […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Expected harvest data collected by the Namibia Agronomic Board show that local producers will satisfy local demand for around 14 special controlled horticulture crops for May 2021. A notice released at the beginning of this month by the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) to importers and wholesalers traders highlighted this. The notice shows […]

By: Uakutura Kambaekua The Kunene education directorate has rewarded teachers, school principals and schools for their outstanding performances after the 2020/2021 national examination results for both the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSCO) and National Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary (NSSCAS). The event acknowledged the achievements of the best-performing teachers, school principals and schools in the […]