Year: 2021

Yesteryear’s education calendar was an impasse, difficult, perplexing and a novel one to the education fraternity.

News about the soon-to-arrive Covid-19 vaccine on Namibian shores offers hope for our country’s response in the fight against the global pandemic. 

The Roads Authority (RA) has asked all road users to exercise extra caution and be vigilant on their journeys, especially in areas where good rains have fallen. 

An attempted robbery suspect who was shot and wounded by police officers last week in Windhoek’s Cimbabasia area has appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court, while another is yet to appear.

ONGWEDIVA - The mayor of Ongwediva, Taarah Shalyefu, said the council has this year prioritised the provision of land to low-income earners and sewer system in informal settlements.

WALVIS BAY – The state of governance at the beleaguered Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) is currently in disarray as the board of trustees still consists of a deceased member as well as an inactive one, both of whom have been ‘serving’ for the last 29 years.

Bereaved families losing loved ones to the novel coronavirus are still finding themselves at odds with protocols put in place by the authorities to handle bodies of victims of the pandemic. 

Oshakati mayor Leonard Hango, who is also a senior hydrologist, said he will use his expertise in water affairs to assist council deal with seasonal floods, affectionately known as efundja. 

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has been discharged from hospital where he has been hospitalised with Covid-19, the party announced yesterday.

The National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) yesterday questioned government’s silence in the ongoing labour dispute involving Shoprite Namibia and its employees.