By: Justicia Shipena Three workers for the Confidente newspaper have been evicted from their houses owing to late payments of salaries, as the company only paid out December salaries last week Friday after workers protested. In the meantime, the Namibia Media Professionals Union (NAMPU) has also continued to apply pressure on the weekly newspaper, telling tits […]

By: Pricilla Mukokobi The Caprivi Concerned Group has confirmed that eight more treason  convicts walked scot free last week after decades in prison, owing to a celebrated Supreme Court ruling. However, the group is still adamant that the attempt by a group of Zambezi political players to secede the then Caprivi from the rest of […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus If the Covid-19 pandemic impact prolongs, global GDP losses could rise to $5,3 trillion over five years relative to current projections, with several million more lives to be lost. The International Monetary Fund (MF) projected last year at the end of October- saying that further unchecked transmission makes the emergence of new […]

By: Annakleta Haikera and Justicia Shipena Farmers in Kavango West fear that they might experience drought due to a lack of rain that the region is currently suffering. Speaking to The Villager, Katrina Haingura, a resident from Nakatava, said low rainfall has affected the growth of her crops. She said farmers now fear losing their […]

 By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization, Omar F Ibrahim, pointed out that it would be a mistake for Africans to abandon their abundant petroleum resources. He said this in a statement released by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) this week in an attempt to push back against steadily building […]

By: Andrew Kathindi The minister of health and social services Kalumbi Shangula says that the higher rate in vaccinations during the fourth wave compared to the previous waves has been the cause of less deaths and hospitalizations. Namibia currently has about 330 hospitalizations and 26 people in intensive care unit (ICU) compared to the fourth […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus If you go to a supermarket in January to February 2022 and your cabbage, pumpkin, butternuts and gem squash do not have a Namibian flag then think twice. The country producers will be able to sufficiently carter for the local market and beyond for January to February 2022, according to the Namibia […]

By: Andrew Kathindi, Rose Texeira Clinical psychologist, Michelle McCullochon from Bel Esprit, a specialised mental health private hospital, says that the COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed to the high number of suicides recorded during the festive weekend. Five suicides were reported by the Namibian police to have taken place between the 31st of December 2021 […]

By: Justicia Shipena The residents of Swakopmund owe the municipality about N$100 million in water debts, according to the chief executive officer of Swakopmund town, Alfeus Archie Benjamin. But the days are now numbered for the residents as it has come out that the municipality will be disconnecting water for unpaid accounts. “The municipality is […]

  The Zambezi acting regional police commander, Nehemia Josef, has confirmed that they have opened A case of culpable homicide, and alternatively reckless and or negligent driving in the case in which a 22-year old driver lost control of a Toyota land Cruiser, instantly killing five of the seven occupants close to Kongola in the […]