By: Kelvin Chiringa Former Namibian diplomat and military commander, Lieutenant General Martin Shalli, has said Heroes Day should seek to celebrate every Namibian who is contributing in their small ways in various fields for the betterment of the country. Shali was speaking ahead of the Heroes Day commemorations scheduled for Thursday the 26th of August […]

By: Justicia Shipena and Julia Heita The National Chess team scooped second place at the ongoing 2021 online Chess Olympiad. The team progresses to division three after 11 rounds of play. Charles Eichab, president of the Namibian Chess Federation said nine out of 11 in any normal tournament can easily win you first place. “That […]

By: Julia Heita and Justicia Shipena Sporting ‘gods’ smiled on Namibia this month with the country bagging four medals from the recently concluded world under 20 athletic championships in Kenya spearheaded by the country’s sprint aces of Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma. Elsewhere 19-year-old Monica Shahin Gomases from Namibia on Friday walked away with R2 […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Zambezi newly revived export abattoir has slaughtered 733 cattle for the month of July 2021, Meat Board of Namibia July statistics shows. The July slaughter is the second for the year after it had slaughtered 455 in June – boosting the northern side of the redline’ commercial slaughter beyond kapana, weddings, […]

By: Dwight Links and Hellen Andreas The minister of environment, Pohamba Shifeta, is scheduled to be part of a hearing between the Ondando-C village members and the Ondonga Traditional authority. Ondando-C village is in the Oniipa area, Oshikoto region. The hearing is the next step after the environment commissioner Timotheus Mufeti instructed the traditional authority […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa President Hage Geingob must be seen to be consistent and summon Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila to explain herself on the controversial loans paid out to her husband at the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN). Although the PM has stated that she has nothing to do with the business dealings of her husband, […]

  By: Andrew Kathindi It has been two years since President Hage Geingob’s panel set up to revive the economy said they had received pledges worth more than N$20b. The Presidential High-Level Panel on the Namibian Economy was chaired by Johannes Gawaxab who was deputised by Nangula Uaandja. Both Gawaxab and Uaandja have since been […]

Staff Writer The Affirmative Repositioning has summoned its leader, Job Amupanda, to their Head Quarters to explain his role in the proposed budget at the City of Windhoek. The budget presented Monday shows that for 2020/21, the mayor’s annual allowances should be N$790,491 and for 2021/22 the amount goes up to N$849 539. For 2020/21, […]

Justicia Shipena and Julia Heita MTC’s chief of human capital and corporate affairs Tim Ekandjo called out Namibian corporate sector for only supporting national icons after they have won. Ekandjo said, during a press conference announcing sponsorship for Miss Namibia 2021 on Tuesday, that companies have a terrible habit of shutting their eyes to the […]

Staff Writer The City of Windhoek’s George Mayumbelo has denied that there has been a salary increment for mayor Job Amupanda. Reports have been that Amupanda is set to earn an increment in his allowance which is comparatively N$ 5,000.00 more than his predecessors. “The alleged increase in the allowance of Dr. Amupanda is factually […]