Executive director in the information ministry Audrin Mathe has clashed with Hardap Regional Council (HRC) chairperson Gerson Dausab after he questioned the council’s decision to restrain public servants from serving on committees tasked with coordinating Heroes' Day commemoration set for the region on Friday.
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Chiefs clamour for more money
Traditional leaders in the Zambezi, Otjozondjupa, and the Kavango East regions are unhappy about the monthly stipend they receive from government.
Geingob takes charge of SADC organ
Namibia yesterday accepted the position of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security after it emerged that the country might decline based on financial reasons.
Masisi reported to ICC over Nchindo killings
Caprivi Concerned Group (CCG) has dragged Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi and his defence chief Placid Segokgo to the International Criminal Court over the killing of four fishermen in 2020, by Botswana Defence Force (BDF) members on suspicion that they were poachers.
Illegal fencing persists
Despite President Hage Geingob’s directives for relevant ministries to put shoulders to the wheel and start implementing laws prohibiting illegal fencing in various communal areas, the prohibitive practice persists to the detriment of farmers in communal areas.
Geingob hails Namibia, India’s strong bond
President Hage Geingob on Monday congratulated India on 75 years of independence and said the strong bonds of friendship and warmth that existed between the two countries before independence continued to prevail after Namibia’s independence.
Govt to address communications shortcomings
New executive director in the information ministry Audrin Mathe said the majority of government work goes unreported because of a lack of a coordinated information system, but efforts are being made to address such shortcomings.
Katjavivi recalls last moments with wife
While grappling with pain and grief for losing his wife, speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi yesterday narrated the last moments of his wife Jane.
Kandjoze to represent Omaheke at Swapo congress
Swapo in Omaheke has endorsed Aminuis treasurer Obeth Kandjoze, who also serves as the director general of the National Planning Commission, as one of its delegates to the watershed ruling party congress slated for November.
/Ui/o//oo bemoans absence of San languages in schools
Deputy minister for marginalised communities Royal /Ui/o//oo has lamented the exclusion of marginalised groups’ mother tongues from school curricula.