By: Annakleta Haikera President Hage Geingob says this year’s crop yield will be very poor because many farmers lost their livestock and experienced poor crop harvests. Geingob said this during the 15th Summit session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP15) in Côte d’Ivoire. He further said that over the past […]

By: Justicia Shipena Environment and Tourism executive director Teofilus Nghitila says the reportedly missing tourists were never missing. This comes as Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) spokesperson Nelson Ashipala had said four elderly people went missing in the Fish River Canyon on Saturday, while six people that were reported missing in the same canyon have made […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Last month the Namibia Genetics Auction Group hosted its first auction for the year, auctioning high-quality cows and bulls for breeding to potential livestock. According to the information released from the auction, the auction’s highest price was N$110 000, which both a Simbra and a red Brahman bull achieved. The biannual Namibia […]

By: Pricilla Mukokobi Construction companies in the Zambezi region have accused the Zambezi regional council of being biased in awarding construction tenders. The contractors further complained about purchasing application forms for N$ 500. A source who chose not to be named told the Villager that in 2020 about 100 people applied for the annual tenders, […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo Newly-elected Namibian National Student Organisation (Nanso) president Lucia Ndishishi has called on the Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) to return to full-time learning mode. According to Ndishishi, Namcol has established a system in which they only teach or tutor during the holidays or school breaks, thereby reducing the number of hours […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus In the wake of regulators trying to ensure individuals do not withdraw from their pension, the country’s Financial Stability Report revealed that retirement contributions were insufficient to cover benefits paid last year. According to the Financial Stability Report, the cash flow mismatch was observed not only last year; it has been in […]

Staff Writer Swapo Party secretary-general Sophia Shaningwa said history binds the elders’ council with a responsibility to impact and transmit their experience to the youth. Shaningwa said this when she addressed the elders’ council’s central committee members in Windhoek on Sunday. She said the elders should strive to combat all individualistic, tribalistic, racist, regionalist, and […]

                                                                                         Staff Writer On 29 December 2004, Jan Julius and a colleague […]

Staff Writer The latest incident where a TransNamib caught fire on Saturday outside Aus could be a grim reminder that the railway transporter has yet to put things in order. TransNamib spokesperson Abigail Raubenheimer confirmed the fire incident to The Villager and said the locomotive is more than 50 years old. Raubenheimer said there were […]

By: Ludorf Iyambo Information minister Peya Mushelenga has called on technology companies to counter misinformation and disinformation with accessible, factual and evidence-based information and avoid excessive efforts that could result in censorship of protected speech. Mushelenga said this at the World Press Freedom celebration on Thursday in Windhoek. The minister said there is a growing […]