By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus After 20 years in existence the country’s Interbank Settlement System has finally managed to process and settle N$1 trillion worth of payments. In other words, the country experienced more electronic funds transfer (EFTs) and Payment Card transactions cleared through Namclear and single-item large-value transactions 2021`. The landmark achievement occurred last year, due […]

By: Hellen Andreas  The rainfall that showered the northern part of the country [WHEN] has finally brought hope among farmers. Farmers in the four 0-Regions (Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena and Oshikoto) and Kunene were concerned about an alarming drought situation approaching the end of January with the regions only insufficient rainfall at the beginning of December […]

By: Annakleta Haikera Kavango regions Mine Workers Union ex-members want Nam-Mic to pay them N$500 million in dividends. The Mine Workers Union of Namibia (MUN) established the Namibia Miners Investment to benefit the union’s members. The Namibia Miners Investment then bought shares in Nam-Mic. The ex-members demanded the payment during a demonstration at Rundu on […]

By: Justicia Shipena  The hearing of a bail application by six of the men charged in the Fishrot fraud and corruption case is set to start in the Windhoek High Court tomorrow at 10h00. Judge Shafimana Ueitele will hear the application.  The six men are testifying in support of requesting to be granted bail after […]

By: Annakleta Haikera  The child maintenance court based in Rundu has been accused of delaying the payment of maintenance money to beneficiaries by several women due to poor service delivery and lack of communication. Mothers who spoke to The Villager say that they are not happy because it has affected their children’s well-being and school […]

By: Justicia Shipena Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly continuously raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl since March at Okongo Village last year.  The teenager fell pregnant and is currently having a two-month-old baby with the suspect.  The suspect is expected to make his first court appearance on Monday, 24 January 2022. In […]

Staff Writers PDM leader, McHenry Venaani, has said that he will bury his predecessor, DTA president Katuutire Kaura, with dignity despite the political differences between the two and the damaging decision he took to dump the party for Swapo back in 2017.  Kaura, aged 80, died on Sunday. He led the DTA, now known as […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa  With the importation of vehicles forecast to be challenging this year due to global production challenges, economists at Simonis Storm have warned that prices for second-hand cars will likely be relatively high.  The high price trajectory will likely come about due to constrained supply, increased costs being passed through by auto manufacturers […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa The Namibian Police has said that there will not be any death certificates issued for victims of road accidents whose identities have not yet been identified via DNA. “The reality of the situation is that DNA analysis is a costly process, as explained in the past on many media platforms. The NPFSI […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa The Windhoek High Court has expressed that while it sympathised with same-sex couples who seek to be legally accepted by the Namibian government, it had no power to make such a ruling because of a two-decades-old Supreme Court judgment. The Frank Judgment delivered some 20 years ago has made it law that […]