Year: 2021

Information and communication technology minister Peya Mushelenga said the review of various information and communication technology policies and their possible consolidation into a uniform national ICT policy is on the cards. 

President Hage Geingob has hailed the late Colonel (Retired) Filipus Amutenya Nandenga (‘Commander Zulu’), who passed away a fortnight ago, as an example of unwavering commitment, formidable bravery and unyielding patriotism.

President Hage Geingob has said government will consider the request by the family of the three brothers and a cousin, who were gunned down by members of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) late last year, to view the contents of the report into the killing.

President Hage Geingob’s latest appointee to the National Assembly, Patience Masua, says she is ready for the opportunities and challenges that parliament brings. 

The cash-strapped Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) is on the brink of collapse, members of the parliamentary standing committee on information, communication, technology and innovation heard yesterday.

Former Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) managing director Zelna Hengari’s application, in which she was challenging the board’s decision not to renew her contract, was dismissed with cost by the Windhoek High Court.

Lawyers representing National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi in a case where Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leaders are challenging his decision to ban them indefinitely from the August House claimed the High Court is not empowered to make a ruling on the matter, while internal processes are yet to be concluded. 

Plans are underway to establish a Namibia University of Science and Technology campus in Eenhana.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has slapped the Namibia Football Association (NFA) with a hefty fine of about N$85 800 for using the dilapidated Sam Nujoma stadium for international matches.

New Era Sport brings you, our esteemed reader, an update of coaches and players in the newly established Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL). Today, we feature six clubs – and in tomorrow’s edition, we will bring you the remaining six clubs.