By: Andrew Kathindi The secretary-general of (National Unity Democratic Organisation) NUDO and convener of the City coalition Joseph Kauandenge says that a meeting scheduled to take place on Monday morning regarding the coalition in the City of Windhoek did not happen. This comes as the election and inauguration of the 2021/2022 political office bearers in […]

  By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Due to under-recovery, the government has spent almost a billion (N$929,7 million) on subsidising local fuel prices from January to November 2021. According to the information collected by The Villager from the ministry and their monthly fuel statements, the seven monthly fuel road delivery subsidies amount to N$977, 5 million. All […]

By: Hellen Andreas & Kelvin Chiringa The suspended chief executive officer of Oniipa applied for the same position at the Okahao amidst reports that the councillors there recommended him for the job despite being under investigation. A close source informed The Villager that Junias Jakob was recommended with 66 score sheets amongst three candidates vying […]

By: Andrew Kathindi The director of community courts in the ministry of justice, Amalia Nathaniel, says community courts have not been able to provide financial statements as staff are not paid extra. Kandjeke has not been able to provide an audit opinion on the community courts for the last ten years as the accounting officer […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa An expected crowd of 200 young people from all walks of life and across the political divide are expected to make a date with President Hage Geingob and interrogate key issues affecting them in various respects at the back of rising unemployment numbers. The event will kickstart this coming Thursday at the […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa  This Tuesday, the defence ministry will be subjected to critical scrutiny and questioning by the parliamentary standing committee on public accounts at the back of a questionable audit. Dudu Murorua confirmed this last week after hosting a Namibia Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) delegation.  The appointment with the defence team came at the […]

By: Justicia Shipena The Windhoek High Court on Monday struck off the roll former fisheries minster Benhard Esau’s bail application due to missing documents. Fishrot-accused Esau is one of 10 men who have been languishing in custody after their arrest late 2019. Esau is facing 21 of 42 charges in the Fishrot saga. The charges […]

  By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus There are 202 tractors for the 91 constituencies in the 10 crop-growing regions to assist farmers with tillage and weeding services for the current cropping season. The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land updated The Villager this week on their rain-fed crop production programmes. The statement indicated that they have assessed […]

By: Andrew Kathindi The minister of international relations and cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says that her office has engaged the United Kingdom over Namibia, being placed on a red travel list following the discovery of variant Omicron. “The first country was the UK. Of course, we have contacted them. Of course, they informed us that the […]

The South African government said it has noted the announcements by several countries to institute temporary travel restrictions on South Africa and other countries in our region following the detection of the new Omicron variant. South Africa’s statement comes after the World Health Organisation pleaded with world leaders not to engage in knee-jerk reactions and […]