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Struggle kids set June 7 for Windhoek trip
More than 100 struggle kids camping at the Oshakati, Grootfontein and Rundu Swapo Party regional offices on Saturday agreed to march on Windhoek if their demand for jobs is not met by June 7. The group...
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Oshana educators slam the system
Oshana educators and learners have described the country’s education system as complicated and in need of transformation, while at the same time bemoaning the late arrival of stationery and textbooks,...
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Big breather for trade account
Namibia’s trade deficit stood at N$4.15 billion during the first quarter of 2016, a significant decline of 62% compared to a revised figure of the previous quarter in which the deficit was estimated to...
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NSFAF under fire
The Namibian Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) is under fire once again. The student funding body, which is already being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged...
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Pastor appears in court for assault
Allegations of assault against a pastor of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church in Namibia had a sequel in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Pedro Marcelino Moussongela made a brief...
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Dos Santos's Bank BIC gets green light
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) yesterday announced its approval of an application for a banking licence by Angola’s Bank BIC Namibia Ltd. The approval means that Bank BIC Namibia is now permitted to offer...
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Mother wants her child back
The woman who is suing Mennonite pastor Pedro Marcelino Moussongela for allegedly kidnapping her daughter demands to have her child repatriated to Namibia. From correspondence seen by Namibian Sun, the...
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Katima wants traditional huts out of town
The Katima Mulilo Town Council yesterday issued stern warnings to squatters who refuse to demolish illegal clay huts. The council’s chief executive officer, Charles Nawa, told Namibian Sun that the...
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Nam gets ready for Nations Cup
The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) last week announced the team that will represent the country at the World Rugby Nations Cup in Romania next week. Namibia will play Romania on Thursday, 9 June; Spain on...
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NHE names new CEO
The National Housing Enterprise yesterday announced in an internal memo the appointment of Gisbertus Mukulu as its new chief executive officer effective 1 July 2016. Mukulu currently serves as Okahao...
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Bail denied to hostel father accused of rape
The State yesterday successfully opposed bail in the case of Mervin Ngujapeua, a 48-year-old hostel caretaker facing 20 counts of rape of ten minor boys. Otjiwarongo Magistrate Helvi Shilemba denied...
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Ex-soldiers are waiting on Hage
The chairperson of the Namibia War Veterans Trust (NAMVET) this week said former SWATF/Koevoet members would only cease their protest sit-ins if President Hage Geingob expressed himself on their demand...
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New support for Cosafa Cup
The Confederation of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) yesterday announced that Telecom Namibia, under its subsidiary brand TN Mobile, had signed a partnership agreement for the 2016...
View ArticleMinister in dark about NWR strife
Both environment minister Pohamba Shifeta and his deputy, Tommy Nambahu, remain in the dark about a planned strike by Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) workers which was put on hold at the eleventh hour....
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Green lawns despite restrictions
While many gardens in Windhoek are dying as a result of strict water restrictions, a complaint was recently made that the lawn and flowerbeds at the office of the vice-president continue to be watered...
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Northern railway earthworks in full swing
The bulk earthworks for the construction of the railway line between Ondangwa and Oshakati is in full swing after 150 people volunteered their labour, including Founding President Sam Nujoma. The...
View ArticleAfrica, the last paradise
I love Africa and cannot imagine living on any other continent. But the coverage or reflections of our beloved continent as portrayed by the mainstream foreign media is worrisome. Many still regard...
View ArticleCasablanca accident truck driver denied legal aid
The truck driver who was involved in a crash that killed 15 people near Casablanca on the Omuthiya-Oshivelo road will not get a state-funded lawyer. Junias Kotokeni Kiingala (32) appeared before Tsumeb...
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