Year: 2022

Mortgages charged at 9% will increase to 9.5%

Home Loan Old instalment New instalment Difference

N$1 million N$8 997.26 N$9 321.31 N$324.05

N$1.5 million N$13 495.89 N$13 981 N$486.08

N$3 million N$26 991.78 N$27 963.94 N$972.16

Medical professionals have questioned a decision by the Health Professionals Council of Namibia to exempt doctors who undergo a remedial programme as medical interns, from writing the council examination.

Chaos erupted on Tuesday evening when a group of people who were evicted from a Wanaheda compound allegedly resorted to vandalising the entire compound.

Khomas taxpayers owe an astounding N$5.6 billion in capital to the Namibia Revenue Agency. This exorbitant amount excludes interest and penalties. 

The overall value of all Namibia’s public enterprises, including their assets, is approximately N$132 billion. This is a massive figure, considering the country’s gross domestic product is roughly N$160 billion. Out of this figure, 22 commercial public enterprises account for more than half of the total at about N$80 billion. 

Angola’s Vice President, Bornito de Sousa Baltazar Diogo, yesterday arrived in Namibia to undertake a four-day working visit intended for consultations with his Namibian counterpart, Vice President Nangolo Mbumba.

Windhoek High Court Judge Hannelie Prinsloo yesterday dismissed an application by University of Namibia professor Frednard Gideon to review and set aside The Namibia University of Science and Technology’s decision to appoint Erold Naomab ahead of him as vice chancellor.

An inmate housed at the Windhoek Correctional Facility’s Unit 6 wants monetary compensation for an assault he claimed was perpetrated on him by at least 15 correctional officers spearheaded by correctional officer SS Shanghala.

Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku said the region remains extremely rural and attributed the status quo to a lack of local authorities. At the moment, it has one local authority, Nkurenkuru.

The Judicial Service Commission has announced the appointments of acting judges to the high court by President Hage Geingob, on recommendation of the commission yesterday.