Showdown looms in fisheries
More than 500 fishermen and members of the Mining, Metal, Maritime and Construction (MMMC) Union, affiliated to the Namibia National Labour Organisation (NANLO), say their pleas for improved working...
View ArticleCity yet to declare water crisis
The City of Windhoek says it is monitoring the ongoing depletion of Windhoek’s water resources, now considered to be at a critical stage, before declaring a water crisis, probably by early next year....
View ArticleWildcat strike hits fishing industry
Striking fishermen are adamant that they will not return to their posts on vessels until the government intervenes and addresses a number of issues pertaining to their conditions of employment and...
View ArticleOosthuizen claims RCC ruined his health
The Roads Contractor Company (RCC) is refusing to consider Dr Pieter Oosthuizen’s resignation as general manager of operations as constructive dismissal despite claims that a campaign to “work him out”...
View ArticleDirty hospital blamed on management staff
Cleaners at the Katutura State Hospital have blamed the messy state of affairs at the hospital on the hospital management under medical superintendent Dr Nelago Amagulu. Cleaning and general staff...
View ArticleJarman promises to run circles around opponent
“I’m going to work on my footwork, dance with him, read him and then take him out.” These were the words of Anthony Jarman, who is fighting Christian Ukelo in a 10-round welterweight bout at the...
View ArticleKawana out of line, says RDP
President Hage Geingob has been urged to strongly reconsider the appointment of Justice Minister Albert Kawana, who was earlier this week reported to have referred to opposition parties as “mosquitoes...
View ArticleStop the discrimination - Iyambo
Vice-President Nickey Iyambo has condemned racial groupings in sport codes, government departments and even private companies. He also urged retrogressive Namibians to resign from the public domain if...
View ArticleDump truck crashes into house and backyard shack
Reckless and negligent driving is suspected to be the cause of an accident at Oshakati where a dump truck crashed into a backyard shack, ripping it apart before smashing into a nearby house, causing...
View ArticleRundu vandals to appear in court
Two suspects who were caught red-handed vandalising the new Rundu shopping centre on Sunday are expected to appear before the Rundu magistrate court today to face a case of malicious damage to...
View ArticleSentencing arguments in treason trial tomorrow
The State and the defence counsel are expected to present arguments in aggravation and mitigation of sentence in the Caprivi treason trial in the High Court tomorrow. Thirty men are found guilty of...
View ArticleOmake to give crime a lashing
Operation Omake, a holistic programme to combat crime, was launched in Moses Garoeb Street in Windhoek yesterday, at the site where Jacqueline, 18, and Cecilia Kuaseua, 30, were murdered on October 9....
View ArticleCosts for Okahandja highway increase
The projected cost of constructing the B1 dual carriageway between Windhoek and Okahandja has increased by N$95 million due to changes made to the design of the road. The road will now have two full...
View ArticleOpposition marriage on the rocks
Just a few days after five opposition parties signed a cooperation agreement for the upcoming regional and local authority elections, one of the parties says the others are selfish and won’t share...
View ArticleAttempted kidnapping in Windhoek
Three men tried to abduct a 13-year-old girl on the Wernhil Park bridge across Mandume Ndemufayo Street in Windhoek on Saturday. The mother of the girl, Maria Stefanus*, said she was surprised when her...
View ArticleChinese medicine offers hope for chronic pain
While things fall apart at the Katutura State Hospital, a traditional Chinese clinic operating there is a roaring success. The clinic under the stewardship of Dr Yu Tiwei has become a beacon for poor...
View ArticleStriking fishermen head for Windhoek
More than 500 striking fishermen left Walvis Bay for Windhoek yesterday.“We are going to continue our protest action where we will be camping at State House in Windhoek. We are doing this in order to...
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