Year: 2021

FlyWestair celebrated the addition of its scheduled Wednesday flight to Ondangwa by taking six children from a local charity on their first-ever flight.

Some farmers who occupy portions of a government resettlement farm in the Oshikoto region, have accused the land reform ministry of dragging its feet when it comes to issuing them with allotment letters meant to confirm their legal ownership.  

The Onguti Senior Secondary School in Oshikoto will extend teaching and learning for two weeks, despite schools having closed nationally last week for the first semester holiday. 

The media practitioners agree that newsrooms in Namibia are facing unprecedented challenges – declining circulation, declining advertising revenue and increasing printing and distribution costs.

Gobabis mayor Elvire Theron said the town currently owes NamPower an amount of N$13 million in arrears.
Theron stated in a media release last week that the arrears inherited by the new municipal council stood at about N$14 million. 

Prime Minister Saara Kuugogelwa-Amadhila has implored media practitioners to use their powers responsibly and support government’s efforts to improve the living standards of citizens. 

A Standard Bank manager has been arrested for allegedly stealing about N$1.1 million from the bank last week at Arandis.

IMPALILA – The nationwide Covid-19 vaccination programme reached the northeast island of Impalila in Kabbe South of the Zambezi region last week.  

Standard Bank has confirmed that Vetumbuavi Mungunda has stepped down as chief executive, and has left the Standard Bank Group effective 30 April 2021 in accordance with the advance notice published in August 2020.

The Windhoek City Council last Thursday approved its ambitious Windhoek Economic Recovery Initiative (WERI) through which it aims to create a minimum of 5 000 new permanent jobs; increase the city’s contribution to the national GDP from 33% to 36%; and grow the city’s revenue to N$20 billion.