Month: August 2019

WINDHOEK – The People’s Litigation Centre (PLC) under the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement has appointed Umunee Marinee Matundu as director of the centre, with effect from yesterday.

Our Star of the Week is High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg. Despite what is seen by some as a lenient sentence for granting former education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa a fine of N$50 000 following her

WINDHOEK - China has embraced a defence policy aimed at strengthening the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) and building a stronger, world-class military but will not seek hegemony and expansion as it values

WALVIS BAY – Residents of Erongo can breathe a collective sigh of relief as there won’t be any electricity price increase until July next year when the tariffs will come up for review.  Farmers in the region will also see

BUKALO - The prevailing economic hardships gripping the country did not spare the energetic fundraising drive initiated for the planned renovations of crumbling infrastructure at Sanjo Secondary School in

WINDHOEK - Coastal estate agent Erwin Sprangers, 58, and his wife Lorinda Sprangers, yesterday pleaded not guilty to a charge of fraud and five charges of theft by conversion, alternatively theft, before

Finalisation of National Equitable Economic Empowerment Bill (NEEEB) was identified as a key priority and the Bill will be tabled in parliament within six months. This would help restore certainty for the private

WINDHOEK – The 2019 Economic Growth Summit, which this week took place under the theme ‘Economic Revival for Inclusive Growth – Strengthening the Namibian House’, managed to secure some N$50 billion

LUNGALA – Many farmers have already lost their cattle to drought, as the country continues to battle with the most devastating drought in years. But, in the Zambezi region, cattle are still in good condition thanks to the

WINDHOEK- Khomas Regional Education Director, Gerard Vries, says the government and the City of Windhoek are working around the clock to ensure that disconnected water and power supplies to nine