Linus Chata The beauty of a democratic system of governance is that at predictable intervals in the country, citizens have an opportunity to make the shortest but very powerful statement (X on the ballot paper). This opportunity is seized by citizens through the process of elections. It is through an electoral vote that citizens express...
Uakutura Kambaekua The National Unity Democratic Organisation will hold its long-awaited congress at the Ramatex Centre in Windhoek this weekend. Among the expected outcomes of the two-day congress is the selection of a new executive to oversee the organisation for the next five years. It is also expected that several top party figures will battle...
Lahja Nashuuta Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has accused the government of using public resources to advance the ruling party’s election agenda. According to Swartbooi, the government’s decision last week to subsidise the cost of electricity by N$365 for the current financial year is an election gimmick for the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly...
Windhoek High Court Judge Dinah Usiku on Monday convicted four men andacquitted another, in connection with the murder of 50-year-old Hans-Jorg Möller and the attempted murder of his wife. The incident occurred in June 2016 atthe couple’s home in Walvis Bay in the Erongo region. Panduleni Gotlieb, David Tashiya, David Shekundja and EllyHinaivali face charges...
Iuze Mukube Existing ties between Namibia and Ghana must impact the lives of ordinary citizens of both countries positively, international relations executive director Penda Naanda has said. Naanda made these remarks during the Namibia-Ghana Permanent Joint Commission of Cooperation (PJCC) held last week in Swakopmund. He emphasised that deliberations must be conducted meaningfully on issues...
Chelva Wells Namibian Broadcasting Corporation director general Stanley Similo has refuted claims that they prevented other broadcasters from accessing its platforms. This comes after the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) has been investigating NBC’s alleged anti-competitive conduct. Responding to the matter, Similo on Tuesday criticised the NaCC for its publication of the findings, which he described...
The Ministry of Justice was on Monday scrutinised by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs over millions of dollars, originally allocated for purchasing the ombudsman’s building in Windhoek, that have not been unaccounted for. The committee, chaired by Swapo member of Parliament Tjekero Tweya, visited ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha on Monday. The meeting...
ONGWEDIVA – Ongwediva Town Council CEO Damian Egumbo has revealed that there are 4 901 people on the town’s housing waiting list. Egumbo, in an interview with Nampa on Thursday, said 3 040 of the applicants are from the low income earner category, 1 628 from the high income earner category and 233 in the...
OSHAKATI – Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform executive director Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata has said a total of 121 079 cattle have been vaccinated against Foot and Mouth Disease during the current financial year. Nghituwamata, during an engagement with various management heads within the ministry from all 14 regions at Oshakati on Monday, said of...
Charles Ndeumane ONGWEDIVA – Nonande ye mwene omvalele yaNamibia nokwa hokana omukulukadhi Omunamibia, omusamane gwomimvo 83 okwa hulile muunyengwi konima yomimvo dhi vulithe 20 sho a kala ta kambadhala okumona uukwashigwana nuuthemba wulwe woshilongo. Oonkambadhala dhomunamimvo 83 omukalimo gwomomukunda Oshaandja moshitopolwa shaShana Fillemon Johannes dhokumona uuthemba wopashigwana waNamibia odha hulile muunyengwi konima sho anuwa a...