September 21, 2015, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Sampofu, governor of the Zambezi Region, has revealed that it is indeed the partners in the controversial tobacco plantation that are delaying the start of the project.
He said this is despite high expectations from the communities which gave land for the N$1 billion tobacco and maize plantation.
According to Sampofu, even the Mafwe Traditional Authority under which these communities fall had visited his office to demand answers on the status of project.
Read more about Tobacco company delays plantation
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September 21, 2015, 11:43 pm
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September 22, 2015, 5:00 pm
Despite several challenges that the meat industry in Namibia has faced this year, Meatco has managed to slaughter more than 80 000 cattle since February and says it is well on track to reach its target of slaughtering just over 108 969 cattle by the end this financial year.
According to Meatco, 81 352 cattle have been slaughtered since the start of the financial year on February 1 to the first week of September.
The actual target that was set by Meatco for this period was to slaughter 83 809 cattle.
Read more about Meatco weathers the storm
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September 22, 2015, 5:00 pm
Residents of the newly-created Nehale lyaMpingana Constituency in Oshikoto Region and Olukumwa in the Okongo Constituency in Ohangwena Region are experiencing serious water scarcity and are urging the government to come to their rescue.
The worst affected areas in the Nehale lyaMpingana Constituency include the King Kauluma village and the surrounding localities.
The senior headman of Uukwanambwa district, Willem Lidker, said more boreholes were needed in the district as a matter of urgency.
“The government must come to our rescue. We are suffering,” he said.
Read more about Villagers fend for themselves
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September 22, 2015, 5:00 pm
Thirty-six years ago, at the age of 20, Daniel Frans Uusiku trekked hundreds of kilometres to Omaheke Region, to look for job opportunities.
Uusiku, who lived with his parents and six siblings at Onathinge in Oshikoto Region, left without telling any member of his family, one evening in January 1979. In the company of other job-seekers, he boarded a bus and found himself at a small Aminius farm known as Farm Bedinard.
Read more about 36 years and nothing to show
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September 22, 2015, 5:00 pm
A one-year-old baby boy died on the spot while six others were rushed to hospital in critical condition when the car they were travelling in was hit by a TransNamib train yesterday afternoon at Onankali in Oshikoto Region.
Oshikoto Detective Chief Inspector Edna Nawa says the toddler, who was travelling with his mother at the time of the accident, has been identified as Johannes Sheekeni Shawapala.
Read more about Toddler killed after train hits vehicle
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September 22, 2015, 5:00 pm
On Saturday, September 19, at around 13:00 at the Nuwerus location in Aranos, Hardap Region, a sight of horror spread through the location as young and old, men and women, engaged in an alcohol-induced community fight.
The incident occurred in the centre of Nuwerus where the majority of the community members spend days on end consuming all sorts of alcoholic beverages, including a dangerous homebrew notoriously known as witbier - a concoction of yeast, maize meal and other secret ingredients.
Read more about No resting in Nuwerus
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September 22, 2015, 5:00 pm
AWFUL: Injured passengers next to the B2 Highway after a minibus left the road, overturned and claimed the life of a baby. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident 20 kilometres outside Swakopmund on the Swakopmund-Arandis road after a minibus which had 16 passengers veered off the road and crashed. The accident occurred around 13:00 yesterday.
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September 22, 2015, 5:56 pm
Olympic and World Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was upon her arrival in Namibia welcomed by a group of school learners and people from all walks of life yesterday.
The Jamaican sprinter is touring Namibia with the aim of meeting aspiring athletes in the country.
She will be in the country for eight days, visiting five regions to have motivational talks with Namibian athletes.
Deputy Minister of Sports, Youth and National Services Agnes Tjongarero welcomed Fraser-Pryce saying that Namibia is eager to learn from her.
Read more about Triple world champion Jamaican in Namibia
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September 22, 2015, 11:34 pm
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September 23, 2015, 5:00 pm
There is general lawlessness in the allocation of communal land in the King Kauluma area of the Uukwanambwa district of Ondonga, Oshikoto Region, where some well-connected individuals have allegedly usurped the power to allocate land upon payment, totally ignoring the traditional authority.
The traditional authority demands a token fee of N$600 for a mahangu field, but private land-allocators demand amounts that range from N$1 500 to over N$2 000 even if the portions of land are smaller.
Read more about Individuals sell communal land
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September 23, 2015, 5:00 pm
Thirteen TransNamib train drivers based in Walvis Bay went on strike on Monday in solidarity with a suspended colleague who allegedly refused to deliver a cargo of acid to the Rössing mine.
Read more about No trains running
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September 23, 2015, 5:00 pm
If no new foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases are reported by the end of the year, Namibia could be declared FMD-free by next year January.
The Deputy Director of Veterinary Services, Dr John Shoopala, told Namibian Sun yesterday that in the meantime, the FMD status quo remains.
According to Shoopala, the last confirmed case of the outbreak was reported in July in the Omusati Region. In terms of veterinary regulations, six months are needed from the date of the last confirmed case before a country can be declared FMD-free.
Read more about FMD controls remain in place
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September 23, 2015, 5:00 pm
Swapo primaries to select candidates for the coming regional and local authority elections are under way.
Party structures in the northern regions have already nominated their preferred candidates and sent their names to the party headquarters for vetting before the final round takes place this weekend.
But not everyone is happy with how the process was conducted.
In the Omusati Region it is alleged that nominated candidates “fell from heaven” because there were no nominations at section and branch levels as mandated by the party statutes.
Read more about Complaints about Swapo 'candidates from heaven'
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September 23, 2015, 5:00 pm
Labour Minister Erkki Nghimtina said Namibians are “sick and tired” of foreign nationals occupying jobs that they can do, like “pushing a wheelbarrow”.
Nghimtina said for specialised professions or skills, the hiring of foreigners is justified.
The minister made the remarks when he announced designated employers and institutions which will be required to register vacancies in their structures with the Employment Services Bureau.
Nghimtina said all employers with a staff complement of 25 or more will be known as designated employers.
Read more about Writing on the wall for expats
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September 23, 2015, 5:00 pm
Newly appointed Director-General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Stanley Similo says he will hit the ground running and believes it is a doable challenge.
Similo, who takes over the reins of the national broadcaster from Albertus Aochamub who now serves as presidential spokesperson, said it gives him a feeling of homecoming to return to the institution where he cut his teeth.
Read more about Similo happy to be back at NBC
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September 23, 2015, 5:00 pm
Three Angolan nationals are expected to appear before the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court after being found in possession of N$1.7 million in cash.
According to the Otjozondjupa police spokesman, Warrant Officer Maureen Mbeha, the three have been charged with contravening Sections 4, 5, and 6 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA), which deals with money laundering and the acquisition of proceeds of unlawful activities.
According to the Otjozondjupa police, the three men aged 13, 31 and 33 were arrested on Tuesday after failing to explain the origin of the money.
Read more about Angolans found with N$1.7m cash
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September 23, 2015, 11:43 pm
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September 24, 2015, 5:00 pm
The police yesterday confiscated N$280 000 more from three Angolan nationals who had been caught with an unexplained N$1.7 million in cash at the Otjiwarongo-Otavi roadblock on Tuesday.
Feliuano Abilio, 31; Francisco Sossango, 23; and Joaquim Antonio, 33, made their first court appearance in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court yesterday and were refused bail.
They appeared before Otjiwarongo Magistrate Joseph Menos Shikongo while the State was represented by prosecutor Johannes Kalipi.
Read more about Angolan haul now stands at N$2m
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September 24, 2015, 5:00 pm
The defence counsel in the B1 City project fraud case will on Thursday launch an application to force the State to provide further particulars in the case against their clients.
Sisa Namandje, representing accused Dawid Imbili, will launch a further challenge on the constitutionality of Section 45 (a) (b) of the Criminal Procedure Act.
This probably will require the Attorney-General, Minister of Justice, and the Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to indicate whether they are going to oppose the constitutional challenge.
Read more about B1 City fraud case stalls
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