Year: 2018

WINDHOEK – The non-participant of the SADC Founding Fathers at the just ended 38th SADC summit in Windhoek attests to the fact that the region has a good transition in leadership.

WINDHOEK – Deputy Minister of Information Communication and Technology, Engel Nawatiseb says SADC officials delegated for ICT and Information should not forget their ministries of ICT in various member states, are critical enablers of innovation and sustainable socio-economic development.

KHORIXAS – Rhino horns confiscated from poachers are worth millions and it will be good if Namibia works with other SADC countries having huge stockpiles of horns to persuade CITES to grant them the right to sell this stock, says the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism (MET) Bernadette Jagger.

WINDHOEK - Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi is in support of efforts of government in the current genocide negotiations noting that government’s role is meant to foster inclusiveness, peaceful coexistence and national reconciliation. 

WINDHOEK - A psychiatrist who examined a 21-year-old woman accused of stabbing her 70-year-old lover multiple times to death on February 25 has concluded she is fit to stand trial and can be held accountable for her actions.

WINDHOEK - With the recently tabled Basic Education Bill, the Teachers’ Union of Namibia (TUN) has questioned the logic behind certain sections of the Bill regarding powers of school boards to recommend to school management in terms of disciplinary matters in relation to teachers, learners and other staff members.

ONGWEDIVA – The mother of a grade five learner at the !Oe#gab Primary School in Erongo has opened a case against a teacher who is alleged to have assaulted a learner leaving him with a fractured arm.

WINDHOEK - The Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) has expressed shock and dismay at Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi’s threat last week to bar parliamentary journalists from attending sessions. 

WINDHOEK- With Grade 10 learners starting their year-end exams next week, police have cautioned all bar and shebeen owners plying their trade in residential areas to avoid playing loud music or that they could face the music.

WINDHOEK - A naked man who was left to burn to ashes along the Gammams riverbed behind Single Quarters on Sunday afternoon allegedly disclosed his friend’s name to a nurse when he was asked who committed the heinous crime.