Water crisis needs urgent solutions
The just announced Committee on Water Supply Security consisting of cabinet members and technical experts, have been given less than a month to come up with an implementation plan on how to avert the...
View ArticleBalloon pops on car finance
Banks will have to rethink their vehicle financing options after new regulations governing vehicle sales were gazetted yesterday. Key among the changes made to the country’s Credit Agreement Act, which...
View ArticleGeingob demands governor apology
President Hage Geingob has written to Omaheke Governor Festus Ueitele asking him to apologise to the nation for reportedly making tribal utterances. Ueitele has been accused of making tribal statements...
View ArticleAll eyes on the environment
The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta said Namibia needs to climate-proof economic activities and at the same time capitalise on opportunities such as renewable energy or...
View ArticleStranded hippos need saving now: Sampofu
About 100 hippopotamuses are stranded in the Sampisi river channel which flows from the Linyanti River in the Zambezi Region. These hippos are practically living on land as the water source which they...
View ArticleAupindi’s trial postponed
The trial of the former managing director of Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Tobie Aupindi and his Italian business partner, Antonio Di Savino who are both facing fraud charges, has been postponed to...
View Article‘CHEC doesn’t sell jobs’
The China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has warned the public not to fall prey to unscrupulous CHEC workers and some members of the public who are demanding money in return for jobs at the...
View ArticleOTB Sport sponsors Facebook Lounge tournament
OTB Sport has extended its relationship with the organisers of one of the fastest growing multi-code tournaments in Namibia after announcing its sponsorship of the Facebook Lounge Tournament, which...
View ArticleBotes backs Shilongo to succeed in SA’s PSL
They may be considered as similar players but Namibia’s Henrico Botes demonstrated his class when he gave a glowing report of his compatriot Benson Shilongo. Both players have joined South African...
View ArticleHuge drug bust at Rehoboth
Well-placed sources at Rehoboth have told Namibian Sun of a large drug bust at the town, with at least ten drug smugglers and dealers arrested last weekend, but the details remain sketchy. In some of...
View ArticleNAC spreads its wings
The new Walvis Bay Airport passenger terminal building is a national asset and will stand as a true testament to the Namibian spirit of Harambee, says the Namibia Airports Company Board chairperson...
View ArticleGeingob digs into corrupt officials
President Hage Geingob called for effective service delivery with regard to the construction of necessary infrastructure and said this should happen in a transparent and accountable manner. He was...
View ArticleTwo Etosha poachers nabbed
Two men, aged 32 and 40, were arrested by members of Namibian police’santi-poaching unit in Etosha. They were found in possession of unlicensed firearms. The police reacted to a tip-off from a member...
View ArticleFarmers beef up export battle
With no cattle having left the country since the introduction of South Africa’s new livestock import regulations that came into effect on 1 July, Namibian farmers are irate about the requirements that...
View ArticleRunners brave chilly conditions
The Nedbank Citi Run lived up to its promise of providing great fun as family and social athletes joined the elite runners in taking part in the competition, which was held in the capital yesterday....
View ArticleBenson shines at prestigious race in London
Namibia’s Johanna Benson once again demonstrated her star quality when she won a gold medal at the IPC London Grand Prix, which took place at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Saturday. Benson...
View ArticleScholtz wins Cricket Player of the Year
Senior National Team player, Bernhard Scholtz was awarded as the Cricket Namibia’s player of the year at the award ceremony on Saturday. Scholtz is rated on the HQ cricket as the most valuable player...
View ArticleELCRN prevails over council challenge
The court challenge by some disgruntled members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) to have the ELCRN bishop’s decision declaring the election results of the new...
View ArticleOmatala going for N$2.5m
Businessman Erastus ‘Chicco’ Shapumba will have to fork out N$2.5 million in order to acquire a 1.6-hectare piece of land at Oshakati, which is considered prime property. Shapumba’s company, Mouse...
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