Month: March 2021

Two men are in a stable condition in the Oshakati state hospital after they were shot and wounded by a bar owner in what turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. 

After meeting with the directors and authorised representatives of Mufhiwa Building Projects, the central bank has reiterated its stance that the business activities constitute a pyramid scheme and are therefore illegal in Namibia. 

OMUTHIYA - Learners of Onguti Senior Secondary School have finally joined the rest in learning, following a prolonged closure. 

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Kazeongere Tjeundo has raised serious concerns over the plight of residents living at the once prosperous settlement of Kombat. 

Controversial Ohangwena-based teacher Abed-Nego ‘Bishop’ Hishoono has been served with a final written warning by the education ministry over remarks made on social media, including the accusation that government was failing to address school needs. 

Founding President Sam Nujoma said he was humbled to have been selected as the recipient of the honour which recognises the outstanding work of Venezuelans and foreign nationals. 

SIKONDO – The Office of the Prime Minister has organised shelter for hundreds of people left homeless due to rising water levels in the Kapako constituency of Kavango West.

WALVIS BAY – The Walvis Bay municipality has threatened to sell houses built under the Mass Urban Land Servicing Project (MUSLP) if those pre-allocated units are unable to claim and pay for them. 

A union representing the interests of security guards yesterday criticised government ministries for continuously making delayed payments for services provided by their members. 

A former Namibian Defence Force (NDF) soldier, who is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend and mother of his now six-year-old son in Katutura during 2016, yesterday testified in his own defence before Judge Naomi Shivute in the Windhoek High Court.