Month: March 2021

The governor of Ohangwena region, Walde Ndevashiya, has discouraged the public to desist from employing Angolan nationals without working permits, saying the act could have serious repercussions. 

A Tses farmworker, who was on trial for allegedly murdering his friend, was convicted yesterday in the Windhoek High Court.

The Rundu Magistrate’s Court has denied a 38-year-old man bail following his appearance on charges of assault and attempted murder. 

Fisheries minister Albert Kawana has warned government will deal harshly with new entrants in the fishing sector who use names of vulnerable citizens and charity organisations to gain access to fishing rights without such entities benefiting.  

​​​​​​​President Hage Geingob yesterday said the plight of the ‘struggle kids’ cannot be ignored but no one should be discriminated against when it comes to job opportunities. 

The Indian High Commission in Namibia has advised government to start rolling out the donated Covishield Covid-19 vaccine due to its limited shelf life.

The Presidency has dismissed a report in a local daily which ostensibly insinuated President Hage Geingob was not in support of the much talked about basic income grant. 

Swarms of locusts in the Kavango East and West regions have damaged about 854 hectares of crop fields since the outbreak, the ministry of agriculture has said.

The interim board chairperson of the National Fishing Corporation of Namibia, Mihe Gaomab, says the fate of former Seaflower Pelagic Processing employees, who were temporarily employed by Tunacor, lies with the fisheries ministry. 

The All People’s Party has lost a bid to force a recount of last year’s regional council election in the Ndonga Linena constituency after the electoral court dismissed the party’s application.