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Air Namibia, TransNamib staff demonstrating today
The Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) has called on government to send special investigators to do a “clean-up” at TransNamib and Air Namibia.Read more about Air Namibia, TransNamib...
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Govt limited land supply
Current conditions in the local housing market keep about 65% of the country’s population from being able to own property in Namibia, while the chances of lower-income citizens ever owning urban land...
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SA student body threatens to shut down all institutions
South African student leaders vowed to completely shut down all institutions of higher learning in the country yesterday. The students are demanding the scrapping of fees at universities.“We are going...
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Workers blast 'incompetent managers'
More than 400 Air Namibia and TransNamib workers took to the streets yesterday to demonstrate over alleged ill-treatment from what they called “incompetent managers”. The workers, under the leadership...
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Presidency defends Geingob pledge
State House Press Secretary Albertus Aochamub explained that President Hage Geingob’s pledge of 20% of his salary for scholarships to the poor was not part of taxpayers’ money. This money, he said, is...
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Notes
NEW NOTES: The new and improved N$10 and N$20 notes were officially placed into circulation yesterday. Ebson Uanguta, Deputy Governor of Bank of Namibia, formally launched the use of the new notes on...
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Investigating local FMD vaccines
While Namibia is spending N$600 million annually to import vaccines and pharmaceuticals for its livestock sector a delegation from China is currently in the country to help determine whether the...
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SPYL unveils DC members
As the political dust settles around Swapo, its youth wing, which has witnessed fierce infighting, alleged witch-hunts, suspensions and expulsions, has announced a four-member disciplinary team. The...
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Inline hockey thrills coastal fans
Coastal Pirates hosted their annual tournament this past weekend as part of the national NIIHA league. A total of 98 matches were played across all divisions in the league. This was the decisive...
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ICC ‘misled Africa’ - Pierre Buyoya
The ICC deceived African leaders into believing that they would arraign all world leaders when it was established. However, they later discovered that the international court was in fact created to...
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Severe drought leads to grazing dispute
Regional governors Angelika Muharukua and Erginus Endjala stepped in on Tuesday to defuse an explosive situation that involved cattle herders in Kunene and Omusati fighting over the little available...
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Shoprite workers fear dismissal
Following the dismissal of 110 workers at the Rundu Mall Shoprite branch who took part in a demonstration demanding better employment benefits, employees of the Katutura Shoprite branch who also took...
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Kamati murder probe continues
The investigation into the murders of the two Kuaseua sisters in Windhoek will continue although the main suspect, 32-year-old Ananias Kamati, died yesterday morning. Police spokesperson Kauna...
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Rhino kingpin offered police a bribe
Chief Inspector Barry de Klerk of the Namibian Police’s Protective Resources Unit delivered explosive evidence in his testimony in the trail of four Chinese nationals accused in Namibia’s biggest...
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Alleged killer cop goes free
The police and the judiciary are blaming each other for the dismissal of a double murder case which was struck from the court roll this week due to outstanding forensic evidence. In May last year,...
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School pep talks on leash
The Ministry of Education will now vet motivational speakers and their messages before allowing them to use school platforms to address learners on various issues. This will allow the education...
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Swapo takes the lead in regional elections
The Swapo Party is already leading the pack in the four ‘O regions’ and the !Nami#nus Constituency in the //Karas Region, a month before the regional and local authority elections. That is because...
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