By: Justicia Shipena   National Assembly secretary Lydia Kandetu says when cases of money embezzlement are reported to the police or the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the institution loses a lot of money in resolving the matter.  Kandetu said this on Monday in an interview with The Villager, stating that the national assembly opened no ACC case […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa  After securing a first of its kind place at a prestigious international art exhibition festival known as the Venice Biennale in Italy, Namibia’s dream of marketing herself to an outside world emerging out of the pandemic is now in shambles. A host of local artists have now issued a petition in which […]

  By: Nangura Nguvauva The agriculture ministry has suspended the import of live poultry, birds and poultry products from the USA for a period of 21 days after a detected highly pathogenic avian influenza. (HPA) The directive letter seen by The Villager stated that all previously imports and in-transit permits are now cancelled and recalled […]

By: Eba Kandovazu Helaria Hedimbi, the class teacher of a grade one pupil, Simon Hamunyela (7), at Charles Anderson Combined School in Ongwediva, who was fatally hit by a car last Monday, says the children at the school are still traumatised. She explained that her learners came running to her the following morning, telling her […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo Namibians can breathe a sigh of relief as the Namibia Meteorological Services say that the floods currently sweeping through parts of South Africa and took over 300 lives is unlikely to affect Namibia. “There’s no likelihood of that at the moment as we are already at the end of our rainy season. […]

By: Justicia Shipena, Kelvin Chiringa Not all businesses are going to be rescued. The Business Rescue Task Force (BRTF) on economic advancement and business rescue in Namibia revealed this in a recent final report. They submitted the report to President Hage Geingob on Thursday. According to BRTF, business rescue should only be pursued when there […]

By: Justicia Shipena, Eba Kandovazu, Ludorf Iyambo As the Easter weekend approaches, ||Kharas governor Aletha Fredricks said she looks forward to an accident-free Easter long weekend. Fredricks said this at the launch of the Easter weekend roadblocks on Wednesday. According to her, the Easter Weekend Road Safety Campaign with Road Blocks is to ensure motorists […]

By: Eba Kandovazu and Natangwe Kauluma The nation is reeling in shock after police discovered the remains of a man this morning in a purported suicide. The man is said to have been the driver of a pickup Bakkie that bumped into four pedestrians last night, killing them instantly. Oshana police say family members of […]

By: Uakutura Kambaekua The mines ministry has confirmed an earthquake occurred approximately 24 kilometres northeast of Khorixas in the Kunene region on Tuesday evening, 12 April 2022, around 22h36. In a media statement on Wednesday, the deputy executive director at the ministry, Gloria Simubali, said that the earthquake was recorded on all 10 stations of […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The central bank has decided to maintain the peg and contain inflation that is not internally driven and burden those paying their debts or holding interest-bearing obligations further. Moreover, to enable favourable real interest rates conducive to long-term growth, the bank did not explain how the hikes would achieve long-term growth. The […]