Year: 2021

Construction has commenced on the 287 kilometre-long 400 kV Auas to Gerus electricity transmission line. Once completed,  it will run from the Auas substation near Dordabis to the Gerus substation near Otjiwarongo.

At the beginning of July 2021, Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Limited communicated the need to cut the salaries of all its employees as a last resort after it had exhausted all other cost-cutting measures it had instituted over the past 16 months.

Exit Rockaz has taken to Twitter to gush about fatherhood. The musician has become one of the country’s most loved musicians and never ceases to amaze his followers. Despite the busy schedule that he has,

Rapper Lioness is currently at the peak of her career, and there’s no stopping for her. The rapper has been a true definition of ‘hard work and perseverance pays off’. She continues to capture our hearts with her unprecedented wins in her career.

The battle against poverty is won by those who fearlessly claim their share of the universe. Those of us who fear life challenges are used as tools for masters who are fearless. Fear is a derivative of poverty. 

The Namibian people have taken into account the factors that affect them from all four corners of the country, the unfair labour practices, and to a lesser extend acceptable labour practices.

With the land and housing-related matters three-day workshop underway in the capital, City of Windhoek Swapo councillors promised to drive the discussion on reasons some critical council policies and resolutions on land and housing-related matters are not implemented. 

Trevor Brockerhoff, who represented four of the accused in the just-ended tax fraud trial, lodged an application for leave to appeal their convictions and sentence yesterday. Windhoek High Court acting judge Kobus Miller concluded the trial on Friday, and sentenced all the convicted persons to jail terms ranging from five to 18 years.

A charcoal farmer in the vicinity of Grootfontein, Simon ‘Small Boss’ Tuhafeni, was rearrested on fresh charges for keeping foreign nationals in the country illegally. He appeared in the Grootfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday, where he was granted bail of N$3 000 and his case remanded to 4 November for further investigations. 

Former CEO of the Fisheries Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor), Mike Nghipunya (37) wants the Windhoek High Court to remove the words “It is the interest of the public or the administration of justice” from the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA).