The Landless People’s Movement and the official opposition have all teamed up on defence minister Rear Admiral Peter Vilho for his remarks this week which attacked the private sector. LPM says it is “shocked and dismayed at the baseless and unprovoked racist remarks the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Rear Admiral (Rtd). Peter Hafeni […]

By Llewellyn le Hané We talk a good game as Namibians, but we are prone to not embracing real change. A small shift here, a small innovation there, but large scale comprehensive change always seems out of reach. We use a million excuses to keep the status quo, never truly examining how much we are […]

Finance minister Ipumbu Shiimi has today said that the total amount raised from the auction amount to N$ 627,936,827.10 including the application fees. He said this is equivalent to 100% more or two times when compared to N$315,366,400.0, which could have been raised if the Governmental Fishing Quota was sold at the reserved prices. “As […]

Ngoloneya goshitopolwa Ohangwena Valde Ndevashiya, olyomakaya okwa gandja pambelewa iikwathitha ya yooloka koshiketha Vatela Oshiwana Foundation, okuziilila pendiki lyomauliko giipindi yEenhana. Shika oshili oshitopolwa shegongelo lyiikulya niikwatha yilwe ngaashi iizalomwa oku gandjwa kwaamboka yeli monkalo ondhigu, pethimbo ndika taku kondjithwa oshivu sho coronavirus. Iikwatha yagandjwa ongaashi oondjato dhiizalomwa iipe niikulu, oompunda dhiilya, omatanga gomaliwa, omanyangwa, […]

Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to coronavirus vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but more funding is needed and countries need now to make binding commitments. Countries wishing to be part of the global COVAX plan have until Aug. 31 to submit expressions of interest, […]

PHOTO FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY Four (4) suspects were arrested on 21 August 2020 after they illegally hunted a specially protected game (rhino). The suspects conspired and entered a private Farm to hunt rhinos, they shot and injured a female white Rhino and killed one male White Rhino. The horns were removed. The cow managed to […]

Seaflower Pelagic Processing has approached the High Court of Namibia, on an urgent basis, in an attempt to stop the fisheries and marine resources ministry from auctioning fishing quotas. Seaflower Pelagic Processing is a joint venture between Fishcor (40%) and African Selection Fishing Namibia, which is owned by the Angola-based African Selection Trust, which is […]

Daring robbers cut an electric fence around a police constable’s house, broke in, tied him up and ransacked the house in Dorado Valley, Windhoek on Saturday. According to the police, the incident happened at about 19h50. The constable was in the house when the six robbers, armed with knives, jumped into the yard and broke […]

Swapo Secretary-General Sofia Shaningwa is in the dark about the alleged contravention of the COVID-19 regulations at the Okatana constituency elections. See an earlier story https://www.eaglefm.com.na/news/more-than-40-swapo-primary-elections/. When approached for comment on Sunday, Shaningwa said she’s in Windhoek and “does not have eagle eyes” to know what is happening in Okatana. “Do you know where I […]