REGULATIONS for the information commissioner’s office, which will implement the Access to Information Act, have already been formulated and now await the National Assembly’s endorsement.
Author: Edward Mumbuu (Edward Mumbuu )
N$100 mil digitisation dream gains momentum… electronic IDs in pipeline
While being conservative with the figures, information executive director Audrin Mathe said it will cost around N$100 million over the next three years to fully implement Namibia’s digital strategy.
Namibia blasts Germany
President Hage G. Geingob has slammed Germany for failing to draw lessons from the genocide it meted out against Namibian people at the turn of the 20th century.
Kunene principal expels learners for grandmother’s ‘sins’
A school principal in the Kunene region flexed his muscles late last year to expel three pupils, citing the poor conduct of their grandmother, with whom he has had several run-ins over the years.
Digitisation: India’s magic bullet – 800 million on social grants – 40 million houses built in 10 years
After 75 years of independence, the world’s fastest-growing economy India looks to the next 25 years with sheer ambition and optimism.
N$17 million unexplained at Helao Nafidi
Auditor general (AG) Junias Kandjeke has given the Helao Nafidi town council an adverse audit opinion for its failure to fully account for public resources entrusted to it.
August 26 wins ‘restricted’ N$30 million MIRCO tender
Defence ministry-owned August 26 Construction was recently awarded the N$30 million tender for upgrading the International Women Peace Centre (IWPC) in Windhoek.
Aupindi supports Witbooi shrine … calls for Galton to ‘burn in hell’
Swapo lawmaker Tobie Aupindi is supporting a motion to erect a shrine in honour of national hero Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi, but also wants the Galton Gate renamed.
Battle for Nudo’s soul
Incumbent National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) president Utjiua Muinjangue will have a run for her money next year when the party holds its intraparty elections.
Judiciary lauded for transparency …first public interviews for judges
The move by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to finally hold public interviews for judges, albeit at its discretion, has been welcomed with open arms.