The drama continues to grip the City of Windhoek, where the CEO appointment saga drags on, with seemingly no end in sight. In the latest twist of events, urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni stopped the city’s management in its tracks as it moved to appoint Roads Authority (RA) chief executive Conrad Lutombi as CEO, pending ministerial approval.
The notorious ‘Esau act’ or Fisheries Marine Resources Act, through which the Fishrot scheme was midwifed, remains unchanged – the lucrative industry is still exposed to potential looters.
Around 300 Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activists descended on the coastal town of Walvis Bay over the weekend to adopt their constitution and chart the movement’s future as it edges closer to becoming a full-blown political party.
While Namibia waits for Germany’s response to their July 2022 missive to relook the widely rejected tentative genocide agreement, Namibia yesterday revealed their initial N$1.1 trillion reparations demand still stands.
Former Windhoek municipal councillor Desiree Davids is suing the Independent Patriots for Change for N$2.1 million over a purported unlawful ejection from council and defamation of her character.
Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda is prepared to sacrifice everything he has amassed, if it is what it takes to remove the veterinary cordon fence.
Businessman Yasser Alphather Shangadi has apportioned blame on Covid-related lockdown regulations for his company’s failure to complete the construction of the Nkurenkuru Vocational Training Centre.
Namibian Police supremo Joseph Shikongo has made a raft of changes at the top echelons of the force.
Isabella Chirchir is the country’s new mining commissioner after taking over from Erasmus Shivolo, who had served in this position since 2008.
The towering statue of German colonial officer Curt von François will fall from its mount outside the Windhoek municipal building at the intersection of Independence Avenue and Sam Nujoma Drive.