September 2, 2015, 5:00 pm
Residents of Omungwelume in the Ongenga Constituency of the Ohangwena Region claim to have evidence that government officials are deliberately robbing people who are relocated to make way for the development of the settlement.
They claimed during an impromptu gathering on Tuesday that the measurement of their land was riddled with mistakes that led to some residents being underpaid.
The case of businessman Kleopas Kapweya was singled out as the clearest example of “daylight robbery”.
Read more about Relocated villagers claim ‘daylight robbery’
↧
↧
September 2, 2015, 5:00 pm
Deputy Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare Lucia Witbooi has called for an intensive investigation into the selling of abortion drugs, saying prominent people might be involved.
This follows a string of reports of abortion drugs being sold since 2014. Last week, four women and a pharmacist were arrested for supplying pills that induce abortion.
“We as the ministry condemn abortion because it is illegal. A foetus is the beginning of a life,” said Witbooi.
Read more about Abortion debate back in spotlight
↧
September 2, 2015, 5:00 pm
The Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Chief Samuel Ankama, has dismissed one of his employees for allegedly being arrogant and “too whitish”.
Rudi John Derek van Ginkel and his wife, Hannelie, found themselves literally out in the cold when Ankama fired them on Sunday and ordered them to leave his lodge, Namibia Lodge 200 and Safaris, on the same day.
According to Van Ginkel, he and his wife applied to work at Ankama’s lodge in July after they saw a newspaper advertisement.
Van Ginkel was appointed as lodge manager and his wife as head of catering.
Read more about Chief Ankama fires ‘very whitish’ man, wife
↧
September 2, 2015, 5:00 pm
Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare Zephania Kameeta says although statistics are important to map levels of poverty, they do not paint the full picture.
Kameeta spoke during a handover of canned fish worth N$500 000 by the Namsov Trust to the government’s drought-relief programme.
Read more about Namsov donates to poverty ministry
↧
September 2, 2015, 5:56 pm
The Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Jerry Ekandjo, arrived in Brazzaville, Congo, on Tuesday ahead of the 11th edition of the All-Africa Games (AAG).
The minister was due to attend three meetings there yesterday and today. Yesterday’s meeting was hosted by SADC.
Read more about Ekandjo in Brazzaville for All-Africa Games
↧
↧
September 3, 2015, 12:42 am
↧
September 3, 2015, 5:00 pm
↧
September 3, 2015, 5:00 pm
Repairs to the only crematorium in Namibia have been partially completed and it is operational again, several months after it broke down.
The crematorium at the Gammams Cemetery in Pionierspark was closed after it broke down in December last year. Bodies had to be sent to South Africa for cremation. Read more about Crematorium operating again
↧
September 3, 2015, 5:00 pm
Government ministers will sign their performance management agreements on Sunday after a three-day Cabinet retreat that will be opened by President Hage Geingob today.
The retreat, at a resort near Windhoek, will be closed by the President on Sunday afternoon.
A media invitation said the government had contracted consultants from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to advise ministers on the contracts.
Read more about Ministers sign on Sunday
↧
↧
September 3, 2015, 5:00 pm
A feasibility study has found that there are only two long-term options for supplying extra water to central Namibia, which faces severe water shortage in the near future. However, it will take about ten years to fully implement these long-term plans and in the meantime, medium-term solutions will cost more than a billion dollars.
The only two long-term options are desalinated seawater from the coast or abstraction from the Okavango River.
Read more about Water crisis: Government knew
↧
September 3, 2015, 5:00 pm
The State says it has established beyond reasonable doubt that Jeffrey Barman should be found guilty of the murder of Melani Booysen in November 2012.
Barman’s explanations as to how Booysen sustained the fatal injuries were implausible, State Prosecutor Zimba Nduna told the Windhoek High Court yesterday.
Barman pleaded not guilty to the murder of Booysen. Her throat was cut with a broken glass during her daughter’s birthday party on November 10, 2012 in Golgota, Katutura.
Barman further pleaded not guilty to two attempted murder charges and a charge of assault.
Read more about State wraps up case against Barman
↧
September 3, 2015, 5:00 pm
Parents of Grade 12 learners at Walvis Bay’s Duneside High School have expressed dismay with the school board which cancelled a farewell ceremony for 29 learners
The school board’s decision came after learners vandalised school property in the early hours of July 10. They also criticised teachers and the principal on posters that they displayed at their ‘40 days’ function. This event is held 40 days before the final exams.
Read more about Duneside parents to host own farewell
↧
September 3, 2015, 5:56 pm
Cosafa officials have completed a successful inspection tour of the facilities to host the Cosafa Cup 2016 in Namibia next May.
Executive committee member John Muinjo, standing in for chairman of the Cosafa Cup 2016 Organising Committee Timothy Shongwe, led the Cosafa delegation together with Secretary-General Sue Destombes. The group visited the two match venues and the proposed training and accommodation venues ahead of the May 15-29 tournament.
Read more about Cosafa happy with Namibian facilities
↧
↧
September 4, 2015, 12:31 am
↧
September 6, 2015, 5:00 pm
The Affirmative Repositioning movement has appointed Martin Shaanika as its chief accountant.
This was confirmed in a press statement issued to Namibian Sun last week.
Started in 2014 by Job Amupanda, Dimbulukweni Nauyoma and George Kambala, AR is a movement aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of youth.
Read more about AR appoints Martin Shaanika for financial accountability
↧
September 6, 2015, 5:00 pm
President Hage Geingob says infighting between permanent secretaries and their ministers will not be tolerated because the stakes are high and the electorate is impatient for service delivery.
Geingob also lashed out at ministries that return millions of unspent dollars budgeted for capital projects to the Treasury every year.
“The return of money for capital projects comes at an expense and it undermines the government’s efforts to develop the country,” he said.
Read more about Hungry for service
↧
September 6, 2015, 5:00 pm
Namibian farmers will have to pull up their socks to ensure decent housing and ablution facilities for their workers.
President Hage Geingob said he plans to go around from farm to farm to inspect the living conditions of farmworkers and to see how the country’s farmers are doing.
“I am a little behind with my own farm.
“I still need to finish the pit latrine and showers. We must have this; we must make sure there is proper shelter for the workers.
“Namibia is very weak on sanitation,” said Geingob.
Read more about President to visit farms
↧
↧
September 6, 2015, 5:00 pm
↧
September 6, 2015, 5:00 pm
Aakwashigwana mboka ya popi kutya oya loloka okuhogolola nokugandja owala oonkondo dhuuleli kaantu mboka kaye na ko nayo na oya ningi omatilitho kutya otashi vulika ya ka kale inaya kutha ombinga momahogololo gomalelo goondolopa ngoka taga ningwa momwedhi twa taalela.
Aakwashigwana mboka oya holola ongeyo yawo , nomokati kaakwashigwana mboka omu na mboka haya uhala owala taya dhenge odhungo molwaashoka oya kanitha omukumo moonkalamwenyo dhawo.
Read more about Aakalimo yomoSoweto mOshomeya taya pula ekwatho kuGeingob
↧
September 6, 2015, 5:00 pm
Oshi li pambelewa. Aanamibia oya hogolowa ondoolopa yaNgwediva onga ondoolopa yehogololo lyawo methigathano lyoNamibia Town of the Year competition. Ongwediva oyi li ponomola yotango ya landulwa kOutapi oshowoOshakati. Aahogololi ayehe kumwe oyali 3 088 noomawi gakalelapo oopresenda 15.7 oga yi kOngwediva. Oopresenda 11.1 odha yi kOutapi omanga Oshakati ya mono oopresenda 9.
Oondoolopa dhilwe dhoka dha kutha ombinga kmethigathano ndyoka ongaashi Katima Mulilo, Rundu, Nkurenkuru, Ondangwa, Omuthiya, Eenhana, Oshikuku, Opuwo noRuacana noKahao.
Read more about Ongwediva ya hogololwa onga ondoolopa dhingi mOnooli
↧
