Angula denies meddling in TransNamib settlement
The vice-chairperson of the TransNamib board, Elize Angula, has taken issue with an allegation that she is trying to convince the rest of the board to pay out a handsome settlement to suspended chief...
View ArticleKatjavivi catches flak over new parliament
Government’s commitment of N$2 billion dollars for the construction of a new parliament building this financial year has caused public uproar. This is despite National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi...
View ArticleCrisis of epic proportions
The economic crisis in neighbouring Angola has had far-reaching implications for the Namibian economy. At least eleven sectors including retail, tourism, accommodation, transport, construction,...
View ArticleNamibians most tolerant in Africa
Namibia is the most tolerant country in Africa, but homophobia still divides the country, according to data released by Afrobarometer.“When compared with similar national data across Africa, Namibia...
View ArticleNMH , MTC gives scholarships
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View ArticleGeingob gives media 6.5 out of 10
President Hage Geingob yesterday gave the local media a 6.5 out of 10 rating following an informal meeting with editors from publishing and broadcasting houses at State House.“You are doing your job. I...
View ArticleNudo appoints youngest youth leader
Twenty-year-old Veparura Kandirikirira has been unanimously elected as Nudo Youth League acting secretary-general, making him the youngest among his peers in the country. He was elected at the wing’s...
View ArticleNEEEF intends to ‘banish whites’
The proposed black economic empowerment legislation is causing jitters among white professionals who feel they are being pushed to the limit, and out of the country of their birth. A Windhoek-based...
View ArticleStruggle kids refuse to budge
The group of over 200 children of the liberation struggle, also known as struggle kids, camping at the Swapo Oshana regional office in Oshakati say they won’t vacate the premises unless they are...
View ArticleDaniels takes on Shanghala
Media Ombudsman Clement Daniels has warned Attorney-General Sackey Shanghala not to trample the rights of the media and the public for political expediency. This follows reports that Shanghala went for...
View ArticleSkorpion Zinc and union reach agreement
The Skorpion Zinc Mine has successfully concluded wage negotiations with the Mineworkers’ Union of Namibia (MUN). Skorpion Zinc spokesperson Nora Ndopu told Namibian Sun that the wage deal would come...
View ArticleCouple get 20 years for child rape
A couple in the Zambezi Region have been sentenced to jail for raping a minor in 2007. The Katima Mulilo Regional Court last week sentenced Mbumbo Mkelenge Maanda and his wife, Joreen Samalopa, to 20...
View ArticleShanghala and Daniels tit-for-tat continues
Attorney-General Sackey Shanghala says he never discussed Cabinet ministers’ secrets with Media Ombudsman Clement Daniels in 2014, as he was not part of that group of ministers at the time. Daniels...
View ArticleGeingob, Pohamba and Nujoma meet
President Hage Geingob yesterday met with his predecessors, Hifikepunye Pohamba and Sam Nujoma, for the inaugural meeting of the President’s Advisory Council. The council may later include former prime...
View ArticleDumpsite murder investigation almost complete
An investigation into the murder of two women whose burnt bodies were discovered at a dumpsite in Windhoek earlier this year is almost complete. This was confirmed by the police’s Khomas Region crime...
View ArticleTombstones stolen at Okaku
Criminals have stolen expensive tombstones from a cemetery at Onawa village in the Okaku Constituency of the Oshana Region, leaving residents shocked and asking questions. Village headman Abisai...
View ArticleDisabled regain Ehafo possession
Judge Hosea Angula, the deputy judge president, yesterday restored possession of the former Ehafo vocational training centre in Klein Windhoek to the government. The judge granted a spoliation order in...
View ArticleEnd of the road for bad drivers
In an effort to improve road safety in Windhoek a points demerit system could be implemented soon, which could lead to a clash between taxi drivers and the police. In addition, as part of a City Police...
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