Struggle kids get jobs
According to the Namibia Exile Kids Association (NEKA), the last batch of over 100 ‘struggle kids’ have secured jobs in the Correctional Service. The group, which consists of struggle kids that were...
View ArticleLPO bags N$560 000 for FMD containment
The Livestock Producers’ Organisation of Namibia (LPO) has received donations of N$560 000 from various stakeholders for its efforts to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the north...
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PLOT RUSH: Technical Manager of the Ruacana Town Council Stephen Shilumbu (right) shows a map of the town’s residential development plan to former President Hifikepunye Pohamba, while Ruacana Mayor...
View ArticleCity approves fewer building plans this year
The City of Windhoek approved a total of 189 building plans during the month of July, worth N$145 million. This is according to the latest building plans report by financial services company IJG...
View ArticleNamib Mills to close Katima Mulilo mill
Namib Mills will stop all production at the Katima Mulilo maize mill and close the facility as from the end of September. The decision to close the mill is due to the significant drop in the production...
View ArticleDesperate times, desperate measures
The public has responded to reports that a sexual predator managed to lure a 17-year-old girl by means of a radio advertisement and raped her. The responses have varied greatly, specifically because...
View ArticleOvaHerero to hold Red Flag Day twice
It seems that the two OvaHerero factions that last year reached an agreement about the annual Okahandja Red Flag Day are now divided again. The OvaHerero Traditional Authority (OTA) is expected to have...
View ArticleNo bail for suspected killer
Rodney Shaningwa, 43, was denied bail when he made his first appearance on a murder charge in the Special Court of the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Shaningwa, who stands accused of killing...
View ArticleSo near, yet so far
Despite President Hage Geingob’s “no one should feel left out” motto, residents of the Satanlaught commonage farm about 20 kilometres outside Windhoek say they do not feel they are part of Namibia....
View ArticleLucrative Chinese beef market open to Namibia
Namibia has become the only country in Africa allowed to export beef to China, while the Chinese market has also agreed to allow the importation of bone-in beef from Namibia. This was announced...
View ArticleNamPost denies consultancy bid
Namibia Post Limited this week distanced itself from claims that it was working with a local consultancy in tendering for a recently advertised, lucrative tender for the Ministry of Public Enterprises....
View ArticleKazapua wants young candidates
Windhoek Mayor Muesee Kazapua wants more young people nominated as candidates for the upcoming local and regional authority elections. Kazapua called on political parties to nominate the youth for the...
View ArticleIUM opens N$45 million campus
The International University of Management (IUM) yesterday inaugurated its N$45 million high-tech campus in Windhoek. The new campus in Dorado Park has lecture halls, seminar rooms that can accommodate...
View ArticleYoung media enthusiasts ready to learn more
Members of the editorial teams of the schools participating in the NMH School Newspaper Project will attend a media camp at Midgard Country Estate this weekend. The aim of the camp is to give the...
View ArticleOndonga king’s wife accused of divide and rule
The royal house of Ondonga Traditional Authority (OTA) is allegedly divided into two camps of King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas’s loyal senior traditional councillors and those favoured by Elifas’s wife,...
View ArticleStock thieves ‘terrorise’ Omaheke farmers
The Omaheke Region’s cattle rustlers are causing headaches at farms such as Vergenoeg, Kalahariprag and Bankbaar. Farmers said they are fed up as their complaints to the police have yielded no results...
View ArticleDairy industry under attack, says Namibia Dairies
Namibia Dairies (ND) yesterday warned that the local dairy industry is on the verge of collapse, which would cause devastating revenue losses to 14 local dairy farmers. The Ohlthaver & List...
View ArticleAR goes back to its roots
The technical committee comprised of representatives of the government and the Affirmative Repositioning movement has prioritised Kleine Kuppe, where Job Amupanda and two other land activists first...
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