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Geingob urges Swapo to deal with housing, health without delay
President Hage Geingob said they have to deal without delay with the challenges of housing, health, education and equitable economic development. Geingob said this in his closing speech after the Swapo Party’s introspection meeting held in Windhoek over the weekend. “Definitely, we must give full effect to my decision on solving the crisis in informal […]
Twaloloka fire kills 2-year-old boy
Erongo governor Andre Neville said the fire that razed down shacks in the Twaloloka informal settlement at Walvis Bay on Sunday evening killed a two-year-old boy. In a statement Monday, Neville said the fire destroyed up to 200 of the 240 shacks in the area. “As the damage is being assessed by the relevant authorities, […]
Contractors abandoned 43 capital projects in 3 years
Forty-three (43) capital projects of 153 projects have been left abandoned and left incomplete in the space of three years. Works and Transport Minister John Mutorwa, reported this morning. Mutorwa said this during a media briefing on the reports of abandoned and incomplete government capital projects. A regional breakdown saw that Khomas had the highest […]
Otjozondjupa builds 233 toilets for N$3m
The office of the Otjozondjupa Governor paid over N$3 million for the construction of 233 toilets in 6 different constituencies. During his state of the region address, Governor James Uerikua said they constructed 233 toilets in the various settlements of the region at an amount of N$3,157,332.79 This means each toilet costs about N$13 551. […]
Sibling murders brother over a jacket
A Katutura man has been arrested by the police for the murder of his brother whom he allegedly stabbed after an argument erupted over a jacket. The deceased took the jacket without his brother’s permission, according to the police resulting in the fatal stabbing. The deceased was rushed to hospital where he died and the […]
Show empathy, solidarity – Erongo governor
The High- Level Inter-Ministerial Delegation that went on a fact-finding mission to Walvis Bay has visited the families of those who died as a result of COVID-19. During his weekly briefings, Erongo Governor Neville Andre said in the last two days the delegation managed to visit some of the bereaved families who lost their loved […]
Second NBC staffer tests positive for Covid-19
A second NBC employee has tested positive for Covid-19. NB spokesperson Umbi Karuaihe-Upi confirmed to EagleFM that one of their employees in the Windhoek newsroom has tested positive for COVID-19. The case is one of those announced this morning. Karuaihe-Upi said that they will be taking some of their employees from the regions and other departments, […]
Driver reports herself after fatal accident
A 33-year old woman has been arrested after she reported herself to the police today in connection with a weekend accident that resulted in the death of an unidentified male in his 60s. The accident happened at 23h00 along the Florence Nightingale road, Khomasdal. The body of the deceased was found next to the road […]
NIDA management labeled “useless”
Some small-scale businesses this week have watered down the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA), the country’s newest State-Owned Enterprise, as a money-making idea that should have stayed in the ambit of the trade ministry. This is amidst accusations that management is sitting on its laurels and doing nothing about availing offices to SMEs in the […]
Swapo won’t recognise itself in the mirror – Nahas Angula
As the ruling Swapo party braces for its reflective conference on the November 2019 polls, its senior cadre who is former Prime Minister, Nahas Angula, said the party will not be able to recognise itself in the mirror due to ideals that he says have evaporated. Angula caught up with Eagle FM this week after […]