City approves fewer building plans this year
The City of Windhoek approved a total of 189 building plans during the month of July, worth N$145 million. This is according to the latest building plans report by financial services company IJG...
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Namib Mills to close Katima Mulilo mill
Namib Mills will stop all production at the Katima Mulilo maize mill and close the facility as from the end of September. The decision to close the mill is due to the significant drop in the production...
View ArticleDesperate times, desperate measures
The public has responded to reports that a sexual predator managed to lure a 17-year-old girl by means of a radio advertisement and raped her. The responses have varied greatly, specifically because...
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OvaHerero to hold Red Flag Day twice
It seems that the two OvaHerero factions that last year reached an agreement about the annual Okahandja Red Flag Day are now divided again. The OvaHerero Traditional Authority (OTA) is expected to have...
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No bail for suspected killer
Rodney Shaningwa, 43, was denied bail when he made his first appearance on a murder charge in the Special Court of the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Shaningwa, who stands accused of killing...
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So near, yet so far
Despite President Hage Geingob’s “no one should feel left out” motto, residents of the Satanlaught commonage farm about 20 kilometres outside Windhoek say they do not feel they are part of Namibia....
View ArticleLucrative Chinese beef market open to Namibia
Namibia has become the only country in Africa allowed to export beef to China, while the Chinese market has also agreed to allow the importation of bone-in beef from Namibia. This was announced...
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New acting MD for Air Namibia
Mandi Ellaine Samson has been appointed as acting managing director of Air Namibia. The chairperson of the board of directors, Gerson Uaripi Tjihenuna, who made the announcement yesterday, said the...
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NamPost denies consultancy bid
Namibia Post Limited this week distanced itself from claims that it was working with a local consultancy in tendering for a recently advertised, lucrative tender for the Ministry of Public Enterprises....
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Kazapua wants young candidates
Windhoek Mayor Muesee Kazapua wants more young people nominated as candidates for the upcoming local and regional authority elections. Kazapua called on political parties to nominate the youth for the...
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IUM opens N$45 million campus
The International University of Management (IUM) yesterday inaugurated its N$45 million high-tech campus in Windhoek. The new campus in Dorado Park has lecture halls, seminar rooms that can accommodate...
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Young media enthusiasts ready to learn more
Members of the editorial teams of the schools participating in the NMH School Newspaper Project will attend a media camp at Midgard Country Estate this weekend. The aim of the camp is to give the...
View ArticleOndonga king’s wife accused of divide and rule
The royal house of Ondonga Traditional Authority (OTA) is allegedly divided into two camps of King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas’s loyal senior traditional councillors and those favoured by Elifas’s wife,...
View ArticleStock thieves ‘terrorise’ Omaheke farmers
The Omaheke Region’s cattle rustlers are causing headaches at farms such as Vergenoeg, Kalahariprag and Bankbaar. Farmers said they are fed up as their complaints to the police have yielded no results...
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Dairy industry under attack, says Namibia Dairies
Namibia Dairies (ND) yesterday warned that the local dairy industry is on the verge of collapse, which would cause devastating revenue losses to 14 local dairy farmers. The Ohlthaver & List...
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AR goes back to its roots
The technical committee comprised of representatives of the government and the Affirmative Repositioning movement has prioritised Kleine Kuppe, where Job Amupanda and two other land activists first...
View ArticleConradie corruption case postponed again
The corruption case involving Windhoek lawyer Dirk Conradie and his co-accused Sara Damases has been postponed yet again. The matter was to be heard yesterday but will only continue on December 1...
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Unacceptable hunting practises frowned upon
While the trophy hunting industry is facing a serious crisis, the President of the Namibian Professional Hunting Association (Napha) Kai-Uwe Denker, has denounced unacceptable hunting practises and...
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Red Flag saga continues unabated
DTA leader McHenry Venaani and party newcomer Olsen Kahiriri were this weekend involved in a verbal fight on social media in what appears to be sparked by recent high-profile suspensions within the...
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