ONGWEDIVA - Parents of learners attending school for the first time at Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Secondary School in Ondangwa claims their children are being intimidated and robbed of their belongings within the school premises.
Year: 2019
Esau hopeful pilchards will recover
WALVIS BAY - The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernhard Esau says he remains hopeful the pilchard’s fishery will recover once the moratorium is over, possibly by next year.
Rossing records output increase of 17 percent
SWAKOPMUND - Rössing Uranium Limited has recorded a 17 percent increase in its 2018 uranium production compared to 2017, as a result of higher milling grades.
Lawyer withdraws from child murder trial
WINDHOEK - The legal aid lawyer of the man accused of killing a four-year-old boy he cared for as his own son after he heard rumours that he is not the biological father withdrew from the trial on Monday citing conflicting instructions.
Over 1 100 Grade 9s failed last year in Khomas
WINDHOEK - The Khomas education directorate has revealed that out of 4 838 learners who sat for Grade 9 examinations in 2018, 1 119 could not be promoted to Grade 10 this year due to failure.
SATUCC calls on Geingob to intervene in Zim violence
WINDHOEK- The Southern Africa Trade Union Co-ordination Council (SATUCC) has written a letter to President Hage Geingob in his capacity as chairperson of Sadc to urgently intervene in what the council said were deteriorating human rights violations in Zimbabwe.
Estate agent’s bail reduced to N$100 000
WINDHOEK - Judge Naomi Shivute yesterday granted estate agent Erwin Sprangers, 58, a reduction of N$100 000 on his bail amount of N$200 000.
Luderitz not consulted on manganese shipments
LÜDERITZ - Residents of Lüderitz are not against the shipping of manganese ore through their port but want to be consulted on any project that has environmental implications and that in future things should be done in the right manner.
‘Hundreds join APP in the north’
ONDANGWA - All People’s Party (APP) secretary general Vincent Kanyetu said 400 people particularly from the ruling party Swapo and the official opposition, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), recently joined APP in the northern regions.
Flags to fly at half-mast for hero Nambundunga
ONGWEDIVA - The Namibian flag is to be flown at half-mast from today until Saturday in honour of Major-General (Retired) Peter Kagadhinwa Nambundunga, the presidency announced Monday.