Finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi said the auctioning of the government’s objective fishing quota raised N$8,4m. This figure is a far cry from N$600m which the government had earlier said would be raised through an auction. The fish species that were auctioned were 11 000 metric tonnes of Hake; 72 000 metric tonnes of Horse Mackerel […]
Unionist Kavihuha Mahongora has summed up the long reign of Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa as good for politicians and bad for citizens. With her position now advertised, Imalwa faces the exit door amid heavy criticism that she sat on documents, protected politicians and was very politically exposed to execute her duties without any fear or […]
A group called Kap en Bou from Tsumeb took the law onto their own hands, by grabbing land illegally which led to chaos on Tuesday morning. The Tsumeb police officials were called at the scene by the municipality to reinforcement and mitigate the situation after the municipality said the situation got violent. Approached for comment […]
A 22-year-old woman from Omawuni village in Okongo was arrested and detained at Omawuni police station on Tuesday morning for questioning after a baby was found dumped. It’s alleged that a drunk man who was walking near a toilet heard a baby crying inside the toilet and went to inspect, and called the residents who […]
Okwa lopotwa aanona yaali ayehe yomivo 7 yasi omeya, taku kohololwa ya gwile medhiya nokusa omeya komukunda Okapuku, moshikandjohogololo shaElim moshitopolwa Omusati etitano lyomasiku 25 September 2020. Shika osha kolekwa ku komanda gopolisi koshitopolwa Omusati Commissioner Titus Shikongo, ko Eagle FM omaandaha tati oshingwanima osha holoka etitano lopotundi 16h00. Komanda Shikongo okwati omalutu gaanona oga […]
A Havana mother, Paulina Fernando, had a rude awakening Monday morning when her two-month-old baby boy was allegedly kidnapped by a woman while she had gone to fetch water. The baby boy was in the company of Fernando’s 4 and 2-year-old daughters when he was allegedly picked up by a woman who was caught as […]
Caroline Dunaiski, former Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) operations manager and an aviation expert for 35 years have decried that the continual appointments of chief executive officers with a non-aviation background was the reason why Africa’s airlines are in a sorry state. Dunaiski is credited for the role she played in opening the Luanda route for the […]
A Namibian man, aged 45, was found dead on the bathroom floor with an electrical cord around his neck. The cord was hooked between the rafters through the scuttle hole in the ceiling. Inspector Tomas Aiyambo confirmed the incident to Eagle FM on Monday, saying it happened at a house at Oluno in Ondangwa, Oshana […]
The Office of the Prime Minister says the private sector, individuals and public enterprises contributed N$113,5m for the fight against Covid-19. Among those who contributed are 122 individuals, 49 private sector entities and three trade unions. The highest private-sector contributor is B2Gold that put in N$34m, Investec Asset Management (Now Ninety-One) put in N$5m, FNB […]
As government officials descended into Havana informal settlement to offer support to latest victims of a spree of rapes reported this week, some have come to say the government should not be heard to say that it is willing to offer help, but must extend urgent support so the victims may pick up their lives. […]