Year: 2021

OMUTHIYA – Being isolated in hostel facilities for long periods has seemingly caused mental and anxiety issues for Oshikoto learners who have contracted Covid-19.

KATIMA MULILO – The jobs of about 400 workers went up in smoke after a huge fire razed the Katima Mulilo Shoprite shopping complex yesterday morning, destroying property worth millions. 

Namibia and Botswana yesterday reaffirmed their initial plans to jointly set up a multi-billion-dollar pipeline that would draw water from the Atlantic Ocean that will be shared as desalinated water by both countries. 

The City of Windhoek is getting tough on institutions and residents who collectively owe the municipality millions in water and electricity bills.

The ombudsman and the Khorixas Constituency Youth Forum want an interdict that would set aside and terminate a Cabinet decision that directed that certain jobs be reserved for children of the liberation struggle and for them to be employed without going through the recruitment process as required by law. 

Cabinet has clarified that the cost of liquidating the national airline, Air Namibia, will not be borne by government, but rather by the proceeds of the sale of assets of the company.

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Nico Smit last week tabled a motion in the National Assembly in which he called on educators to consider raising the minimum entry requirements for teaching students to improve the quality of education in the country.

Transport minister John Mutorwa has re-tabled an agreement seeking to ratify the establishment of the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Corridor.

One of the four men, accused of killing renowned stock theft investigator Hiambepo ‘Major’ Kazeurua, yesterday gave notice that he will apply for retired Windhoek High Court Judge Alfred Siboleka to recuse himself from the matter.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) yesterday said it is ready to conduct free, fair and credible rerun elections at Koës, Aroab and Stampriet local authorities, as well as Mariental Rural constituency.