Kelvin Chiringa Suspended City of Windhoek councillor, Desiree Davids, has resigned from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) after admitting to three counts of breaching various relevant legislation including the oath of Membership and oath of Public Office Bearers. Davids was suspended dramatically after a media report that she used her political prowess to […]

Andrew Kathindi & Kelvin Chiringa Namibia Students’ Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) acting CEO, Kennedy Kandume, has confirmed that the process to dissolve the institution has begun. On Wednesday, Windhoek Mayor Job Amupanda said that the minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation Itah Kandji-Murangi had decided to dissolve the fund, alleging that it will result […]

  Staff Writer The mother arrested on allegations of beating and breaking her daughter’s arm was released on a warning on Tuesday. Wilka Mbinga (79) was arrested last week on Friday after her daughter Wilka Shikongo reported the matter to the police. She appeared in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Monday and was remanded in […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa His name is Paul Christian. That is who the man who demonstrated naked at the ombudsman’s offices in Windhoek is called. He is from Walvis Bay, where he has also demonstrated in the nude whenever he had something to communicate. On Monday, Christian brought his antics to Windhoek where he attracted some […]

  By: Andrew Kathindi Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Derek Klazen says that the Democratic Republic of Congo will buy 27 300 metric tons of horse mackerel for N$85.7 million after local companies were hesitant to take up the offer. According to Klazen, local companies showed hesitancy to buy the 27 300 metric tons […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Selected Namibian institutional investors pre-committed to take up 282,899,160 (77%) of MTC shares made available. This is according of the analysis provided by Simonis Storm and Cirrus Securities this week. Collectively, the institutional investors are willing to invest N$2,4 billion in MTC. If institutional investors’ applications get approved, only 84,7 million shares […]

  That outburst by Me’ Sophia Shaningwa during the press conference, what was that? Aye, mahn calm down and take deep breaths. Count to reven and open your eyes slowly. After all, it is just an election in Ndonga Linena. Or maybe there is something we are not being told about. Because that lung-bursting tantrum […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Government debt through widening the budget deficit is just bad if you don’t have any savings. Last week, the government auctioned three and nine-month treasury bills (TBs) to raise N$1,06 billion. According to the result of the auction released by the Bank of Namibia, the market has oversubscribed the two short securities […]

By: Helen Andreas Ongandjera Traditional Authority Friday met the community members and the farmers to discuss the issues of wildfire, stock theft, and deforestation. The meeting was held at the Ongandjera palace. Some of the areas and villages mostly affected by the wildfires include Amarika village in Otamanzi constituency; Otoogo, Amega, Okeeholongo in Okahao constituency; […]