WALVIS BAY – The business community at Walvis Bay yesterday welcomed the announcement by President Hage Geingob to allow economic activity to return to the coastal town despite strict travel restrictions.
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2020-06-232024-04-30Front Page News
Voluntary return to school … as Govt moves reopening of lower grades to 6 July
Parents will not be forced to send their children to school for face-to-face classes, President Hage Geingob announced yesterday. Many learners have not returned to the classroom since the Covid-19 outbreak in March this year.
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2020-06-232024-04-30Front Page News
San school-going children prefer early marriage
San community leader at Ekoka village in Okongo constituency Festus Nakale is concerned about the early marriage of young children hastily being wed off by their parents.
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2020-06-232024-04-30Front Page News
Namibia prepares for discreet reopening for tourists
In an attempt to rejuvenate the economy and trade in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Hage Geingob has announced plans to open international travel during the newly introduced stage five phase of fighting the coronavirus.
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2020-06-232024-04-30Front Page News
ACC slashes local travel budget
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) executive director, Hannu Shipena, strongly feels the proposal by the agency to trim down its budget on countrywide educational trips is premised on the fact such trips are a waste of resources.
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2020-06-232024-04-30Front Page News
Venaani demands whistleblower protection law
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani yesterday claimed the delay in the implementation of the Whistleblower Protection Act is proof that the governing party is not serious about tackling corruption.
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2020-06-232024-06-18Crime and Courts
Valombola pleads not guilty, admits to firing shot
Although taking a no guilty plea, refugees commissioner Likius Valombola admitted to firing the shot that could have possibly caused the death of former student leader Helao Ndjaba in 2018.
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2020-06-232024-06-18Crime and Courts
Governor condemns tribal hate speech… as accused teacher appears in court
KEETMANSHOOP - //Kharas governor Aletha Fredericks has condemned racial remarks against the Nama community allegedly made by a teacher who also appeared in court yesterday.
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2020-06-232024-06-18Crime and Courts
Court orders NIMT to reinstate worker … ordered to pay N$812 000 back-pay
The Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) has been ordered to fork out N$812 000 to a worker the institute unfairly dismissed last year, as the labour court ruled in favour of the worker who should also be reinstated.
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2020-06-232024-05-07National
Inmates repair broken school furniture
RUNDU – Elizabeth Nepemba Correctional Facility in Kavango West region says it is pleased to assist nearby schools with restoring their damaged school chairs and desks without compensation with the help of offenders who are being taught basic vocational technical skills.