By: Kelvin Chiringa The finance ministry’s communications officer, Wilson Ashikoto, has said that B1 road construction workers that are threatening to march on the finance ministry demanding their payments should instead deal with the works ministry. The workers who have gone unpaid have ditched the Okahandja-Windhoek B1 road citing a lack of payments. On Tuesday, […]

With rapidly improving technology and decreasing costs for fuel cells, green hydrogen is becoming a more appealing fuel alternative in Africa. Green hydrogen will be one of the largest economic opportunities over the next 30 years. Driven by international actions to combat climate change, it has the potential to revolutionise numerous value chains in the […]

By: Justicia Shipena The former president of Namibia’s oldest party Tangeni Iiyambo says the party had clean audit reports since his helm. This comes as Swanu elected Evilastus Kaaronda as the new president at the party’s congress this past weekend. Before becoming president, Kaaronda was appointed the party’s secretary-general last year. “Over the past five […]

By: Uakutura Kambaekua – Opuwo The 9th edition of the annual Opuwo trade fair attracted more than 5000 visitors and more than 120 exhibitors. The week-long fair, which was hosted under the theme “Unlocking Trade Investment Opportunities Towards a shared economic vision amidst Covid-19 pandemic”, included various activities. Among these was a session for the […]

By: Justicia Shipena and Rudorf Iyambo As Namibia observed Worker’s Day today, under the theme, ‘unemployment is threatening the future of our youth,’ labour expert Clement Daniels states that employers are not serious when it comes to injuries at the workplace. This comes as the labour ministry revealed that 16 workers died at workplaces between […]

By: Eba Kandovazu Incumbent Swapo Party Youth League Secretary Ephraim Nekongo said that his endorsement by the wing’s central committee on Saturday as a candidate for the SPYL Secretary’s position is not a victory. He said true victory would only showcase at the congress slated for August this year. His deputy, Christine Haindaka-Sikongo, was also […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo A 36 years old man, Simon Noppie Kambindu, escaped the Windhoek correctional facility on Sunday morning. According to the Namibian Correctional Services spokesperson, Commissioner Sam Shaalulange, Kambindu escaped the facility from unit 4 by climbing the facility wall. “I think that there were no officers in the unit at the time of […]

By: Ludorf Iyambo The minister of home affairs, immigration, safety and security, Albert Kawana, says that people who live along the borders of Namibia and Angola should be able to carry out their activities in peace for the sake of economic development. Kawana said this at the official signing of an agreement on police matters […]

By: Justicia Shipena Bishop Lukas Katenda of the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of Namibia (REACH-Namibia) says that having sex three times a week is too much. Katenda said this in an interview with The Villager while stating he stands with PDM’s parliamentarian Elna Dienda. Dienda last week sparked a national debate after saying, in the […]