Staff Writer The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has now withdrawn its Mariental municipality councilor, Michael Jonas Shekutamba after he landed in police custody over the alleged possession of drugs to the value of N$231 000. The party’s national general secretary, Christine Esparanza Aochamus, confirmed that IPC axed the councilor before charges were even brought […]

…Says Growing The GDP Is Not Enough To Create Jobs By: Hileni Inane Labour minister Utoni Nujoma says economic activities by the government include employment creation as an important objective because the youth is losing hope for a better future. Nujoma said this during the employment creation retreat by the labour ministry on Monday. “The […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo Meanwhile, Tsumeb mayor Mathew Hangula says the council has 47 plots available for the Endombo community members who were evicted. He says the plots were serviced with water, and have no electricity, but that the plots are available for community members who were identified by the town council. This comes as, on […]

Staff Writer The owner of the contested Endombo compound in Tsumeb, Christo Groenewald, has said that he is likely to evict 20 more family members if a condonation application brought at court is heard and fails. The application has been brought by the Endombo community while, this week, an eviction order has already seen 40 […]

By: Justicia Shipena The newly launched Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF)’s Ethics Helpdesk and Website launch will be a tool availed to the public, stakeholders as well as employees to blow the whistle on fraudulent activities. The helpdesk was launched on 6 September, a few days after two of the Fund’s employees appeared in the […]

By: Uakutura Kambaekua Previously known as ”Konsert”, Ovaherero people’s music genre ‘Oviritje’ artists were over the weekend rewarded for their achievements throughout the year. Six categories were up for grabs at a grand finale event that took place at Walvis Bay on Saturday, which saw several newcomers emerging victorious. The genre, which spans more than […]

Staff Writer Standard Bank Namibia has issued a notice warning the public against sharing account details. According to the bank, scammers are falsely using the name of Standard Bank employees to lure people into sharing account information. “Do not share your bank account information, even if they say they are from the bank,” said Standard […]

Staff Writer NamPower has repaired the Omburu–Khan kV line which collapsed last Thursday. Last week it was reported that vandalism was suspected of having been the cause of the collapse of NamPower’s tower. The incident occurred on Thursday, 01 September 2022, at 13h34. “NamPower would like to inform its customers and the Namibian nation at […]

Staff Writer The First National Bank (FNB) has been awarded the best digital banking app in Africa. This was announced at the 2022 World’s Best Consumer Digital Bank Awards in Africa an event hosted by Global Finance magazine. Founded in 1987, Global Finance has a circulation of 50 000 readers in 193 countries, territories, and […]

Staff Writer FirstRand Namibia through its foundation injected N$ 5 million into the Development Workshop Namibia (DWN) Land and Housing Project which is aimed at delivering affordable serviced land to low-income individuals around the country. DWN is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) focused on sustainable urban development, informal settlements, and the disadvantaged communities that reside in […]