Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Keetmanshoop municipal councillors and residents should stop ‘throwing stones’ at each other and rather join hands to develop the town for the betterment of all, a member of the council has said.

The councillor of the Otamanzi constituency in the Omusati region has expressed concern over animals that destroy crops of the San community in Amarika village, saying it will result in deepened poverty.

Lay litigant August Maletzky, who is accused of fraud, corruption, forgery and conspiracy to commit fraud and corruption and money laundering, is still without legal representation.

Police in Omusati have cautioning the public to desist from crossing water pans at night or while under the influence of alcohol to avoid loss of life.

The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) has taken decisive action to address the ombudsman’s report, which questioned its recruitment of 14 new staff, finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi said in parliament last week. 

President Hage Geingob has called on Namibians to take ownership of the future of the country, reminding citizens that to get to the country’s destination of a well-developed nation, every Namibian must play a role.

Local frontline workers, who were first to roll up their sleeves and get inoculated against Covid-19, have expressed delight to have been one of the first targeted populations to receive the much-anticipated jabs. 

Fisheries minister Albert Kawana says the latest decision to auction almost 16 164 metric tons of hake under the governmental objectives quota is enjoying the full
support of the fishing industry. 

To protect its border, Namibia has increased the presence of defence and security personnel along the border in the Zambezi region, international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said last week.

The tragic death of Namibia Asset Management chief financial officer, Ulrich Eiseb, has been described as a great loss to the investment industry.