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ALWEENDO DONATES FOOD PARCELS IN OSHIKANGO
Mines minister, Tom Alweendo, on Saturday donated 32 food parcels worth N$ 27 000 to 30 households as a personal ongoing effort to help alleviate the effects of drought in the Oshikango constituency in the Ohangwena region bordering Angola. As Namibia experiences drought, the the minister has said he believes that during times of crisis, […]
Former minister, Dr Libertina Amadhila, built a home of 2 rooms for an elderly couple in Oshana shaTemba village in the Oshikoto region. The construction took place this weekend, and was handed over. Sackaria Haule and his wife, Nangula Kamati-Haule, have lived in the area for more than 40 years and survive on wild fruit, […]
IPC WITHDRAWS COUNCILLORS HAMBUDA AND DAVIDS
IPC has withdrawn councillor Fillemon Hambuda and Desiree Davids from the City of Windhoek with immediate effect. Hambuda was the chairperson of the management committee, while Davids was a member of the management committee. In a memo sent out on Monday, the IPC said the decision is based on section 13(1)(g) of the Local Authorities […]
LPM WANTS NAMIBIA LISTED FOR AUTOCRACY
The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has asked the European Union (EU) to add Namibia on the Grey List Autocratizing Countries alongside Mauritius. The party also wants Namibia placed on the Grey List of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for money laundering. LPM say the Law Enforcement Agencies in Namibia have numerously failed to demonstrate […]
NLM ACCUSES NDEITUNGA OF SELECTIVE MORALITY
The Namibian Lives Matter (NLM) has criticized the Inspector General of the Namibian Police for practicing selective morality by condemning the shooting of a Namibian by Angolan officers ‘and saying little about the killing of Namibians along the Chobe river a few months ago’. “When the Inspector General of NAMPOL said he was going to […]
MINISTRY CALLS FOR PRODUCT RECALL
The health ministry has directed all health regional directors and chief executive officers of local authorities to recall canned products comprising KOO canned vegetable products, Hugo’s baked beans and Helderberg Peas. This is contained in a letter dated August the 3rd 2021, seen by Eagle FM. The ministry is targeting products produced specifically between the […]
MESSI AND BARCELONA MARRIAGE OVER
Lionel Messi ended his 18-year relationship with the Catalan giants, Barcelona, this week. The news comes as the 34-year-old led Argentina as captain to their first trophy in 28 years in June at the Copa America tournament against Brazil. Their last trophy came in 1993, also that of the Copa America cup. Messi announced to […]
CHINESE COMPANY UNDER INVESTIGATION
A Chinese company is now being investigated for employing an all-Chinese and all-male team of engineers which is working on the upgrading to Bitumen standards of Swakopmund – Henties Bay – Uis (Main Road 44 and Main Road 76) under the Roads Authority. The Namibian Society of Engineers (NASE) has said that it has been […]
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS REACH OUT TO COMMUNITIES
Dr Iyaloo Nambuwa and her team of medical volunteers will provide general consultation services, have a mobile clinic on hand, include dental care and have added Covid-19 vaccination as part of the outreach for Saturday. The times will be 09h00 to 13h00 from the Tulikwafeni Multipurpose Centre and from 14h00 up to 17h00 at the […]
APPLE UPDATE WILL CHECK IPHONES FOR IMAGES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Apple Thursday said iPhones and iPads will soon start detecting images containing child sexual abuse and reporting them as they are uploaded to its online storage in the United States, a move privacy advocates say raises concerns. “We want to help protect children from predators who use communication tools to recruit and exploit them and […]