By: Hertha Ekandjo A murder accused inmate Lukas Josef walked scott-free this past Saturday at 14:40 from the police holding cells in Walvis Bay after presenting false information to officers who then released him. Erongo region police inspector Ileni Shapumba revealed this. Shapumba added that the officers released Josef due to negligence. According to him, […]

By: Hanks Saisai Every farmer desires to have a target market for their produce. In essence, the ultimate goal of farming is for one to engage in the production of commodities that can be sold to generate an income. However, farmers face several challenges when marketing their products, making it crucial for them to understand […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa Urban and rural development minister, Erastus Uutoni, has been accused by the official opposition of being part of the problem of disunity and discord at the Grootfontein municipality, where a fierce power struggle continues to rage on. Venaani now wants Uutoni to stop involving himself with the municipality. Despite a high-stakes meeting […]

By: Justicia Shipena Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) says the provisions in the proposed bill on the regulation of foreign ownership of land in Namibia by the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) may impact current and future investments by foreigners. NAU said this during its presentation on the submitted draft bill with the parliamentary standing committee on natural […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo The Nama Traditional Leaders Associations Authority (NTLA) and Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) say President Hage Geingob’s outburst on genocide during the State of the Nation Address (SONA), this month, broke the law. They further say that Geingob did not look at international instruments and the Namibian constitution. Geingob, during SONA in parliament […]

Staff writer With the growth of Namibia’s domestic energy segment comes an opportunity for the country to accelerate its industrialisation and associated socio-economic development. Namibia is on a track towards sustainable economic growth on the back of multi-sector expansion. With the growth of the energy market, in particular, comes new opportunities for industrialisation, and a […]

By: Eba Kandovazu Businessman Hans Namutewa, who threatened to close down Metro Windhoek if the company did not improve employees’ salaries and working conditions, says that he is not afraid of the legal implications his actions may cause. A customer of Metro for eight years, Namutewa told The Villager that he was forced to approach […]

By: Julia Heita A group of volunteers from the Kaigo-sha house foundation hosted an Easter Fun day for children from the Tobias Hainyeko constituency at the Children Life Center (orphanage) this past Easter weekend. The NGO hosted and fed over 100 children. Kaigo-Sha is a Namibian registered NGO founded by Hendrina Kudhinglililwa and Sauma Jason […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Looking at your income, can you afford a monthly instalment on a N$786 000 mortgage or rent a 1-bedroom flat at around N$3 656? These are the average cost of houses and rent prices at the end of 2021. A 1-bedroom in the country will require you to have around N$3 656, […]

By: Justicia Shipena Defence and veteran affairs minister Frans Kapofi says he sees no wrongdoing in using Arnold Wolfers’ quote during his budget motivation in the National Assembly. Kapofi yesterday came under fire for quoting Wolfers, with LPM accusing him of being a Nazi sympathiser. Kapofi quoted Wolfers by saying: “A nation is secure to […]