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NBC’s N$338m more than requested – Mushelenga
The national broadcaster, NBC, has been allocated a budget of N$338 million, according to MICT minister, Peya Mushelenga. Mushelenga said the NBC amount is above what the broadcaster has requested for due to the need to change back to normal programming. As of last week, NBC has been covering live parliament debates. He said the […]
Justice minister Dausab says budget hampers case finalisation
As the magistrate’s court continue to bear the brunt of the criminal caseload in the country, the office of the judiciary has been allocated a budget of N$375 662 000 for the 2020/21 financial year. In the 2019/20 financial year alone, 49 127 cases were handled by the district and regional courts with a finalization […]
Govt constructs 1 000 houses in 2019
Urban and rural development minister Erastus Utoni has disclosed that only 1 449 houses were built by the government in the previous financial year. This as the government continue to limp with a persistent backlog in the supply of serviced land and housing. The minister told parliament that “the process of land and housing delivery […]
Erongo Grades 11 & 12 to start classes on 24 June
Grades Erongo Grade 11 and 12 learners are expected to start classes on 24 June 2020, 13 days after the rest of the regions. President Hage Geingob placed Erongo Region under lockdown on 8 June 2020 after 7 people had tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking to Eagle FM on Monday morning Erongo Regional Education Director […]
Bank of Namibia to announce monetary policy Wednesday
Bank of Namibia Governor Johannes !Gawaxab will announce the decisions made by the Monetary Policy Committee on Wednesday. This cut, Salomo Hei said will be to further ease the burden on households and business. Hei also said there is an emerging global view that the interest rate cuts are a blunt instrument to deal with […]
Nanso follows ‘fishrot’money trail
The Nanso is seeking clarity over a N$60 000 linked to the Fishrot scandal allegedly paid to the organisation on 29 November 2017. The payment came from DHC Incorporated and reflects that it was for the benefit of a ‘Nanso Conference. Nanso has since written to Dimbulukeni Nauyoma, who was the secretary-general at the time […]
Guard sues G4S, supervisor for N$1m
A manager at Group 4 Security company, Willem Du Plessis is being sued for N$1 million for wrongful assault by a security guard who has been identified as Nangha Johannes. According to court papers seen by Eagle FM, Nangha has also dragged the security company before the court. “On or about November 2019 and at […]
Republican Party’s //Gowases dies
Republican Party member of parliament Clara //Gowases died of cancer in Windhoek on Monday. She was 59. This was confirmed by the Republican Party president Henk Mudge, while the National Assembly deputy speaker Loide Kasingo announced the news in the National Assembly this afternoon. According to Mudge, //Gowases was initially admitted at the Lady Pohamba […]
Swapo seeks to stop rise of independent candidates from within
The ruling Swapo Party is bent on closing the tap to a rise of affiliated members breaking ranks to run as independent candidates in future polls as the party braces for the November regional and local authority elections. This is the view of political analyst, Ndumba Kamwanya who was commenting on the latest stance taken […]
LPM tells Kandjii-Murangi to stop funding Nanso
The Landless People’s Movement’s youth wing, the Student Command Element has written to higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi requesting her to cut funding for the Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) The LPM youth wing has claimed that the Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation has been funding Nanso from 2017 to 2019 to […]