What Namibia’s football fraternity lack in competence and cohesion, they make up for in letter writing and court action.
Year: 2021
Know Your Civil Servant: Delivering public services with excellence
Chief Correctional Officer: Laimi Hainghumbi
Aroab farmers demand land
“We, as members of the Aroab Small Livestock Farmers Association have requested the village council previously to allocate part of the land in town to us, as the less fortunate in order to address our housing and grazing challenges, but are still waiting on them,” he explained.
‘Let’s work collectively’, Katjingisiua appeals to MPs
Swapo Member of Parliament (MP) Nono Katjingisiua has appealed to fellow parliamentarians to approach the genocide matter with the sensitivity it deserves and work collectively to improve the joint declaration, especially on the monetary aspect.
Tjeundo wants proper atonement through reparations
Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian Kazeongere Tjeundo has called upon those supporting the N$18 billion genocide agreement to convince parliament as to why they think the deal is justifiable.
State denies negligence in N$35 million eyesight suit
The ministry of safety and security and the commissioner general of the Namibia Correctional Services have denied negligence or having failed to keep an inmate safe who is suing them for N$35 million for losing his eyesight.
New developments in Wasserfall murder
More suspects are likely to be added to the charges in which two siblings are accused of the brutal killing of Sharon Wasserfall and her subsequent burial in a shallow grave in Walvis Bay.
Youth activist probed for embezzlement
A source close to the saga late yesterday said Hashikutuva’s family paid N$35 000 so that the aggrieved party can withdraw the case as they don’t want their son to have a criminal record.
Namdeb’s lifespan extended by 20 years
Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Namdeb) yesterday confirmed that despite dwindling land-based diamond production, it has extended the lifespan of its mining operations by 20 years, from 2022 to 2042.
Underfunding hampers media self-regulation…ombudsman’s office in peril
As defamation cases are on the rise, members of the public opt to sue media houses instead of going for the cost-effective and faster self-regulation mechanism. However, self-regulation is in peril as the very members who subscribe to it don’t sustain it.
