Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Beneficiaries of increased social grants, which were set to take effect by 1 April, will receive backdated payments next month.

Some of the key figures in what is now commonly known as the Fishrot bribery case have taken their fight to the Supreme Court as they contest the prosecutor general’s seizure of their multi-million-dollar assets.

A man accused of committing fraud to the tune of over N$4.2 million pled not guilty last week before Windhoek High Court judge Herman
January.

The infighting within the United People’s Party (UPM) has resulted in the party’s secretary general taking the president and other members to court over allegations of misappropriation of funds and other unlawful conduct.

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which bans all nuclear explosions, whether for military or peaceful purposes, provides reassurance to the world, including 51 African states signatory to the agreement, that the globe is striving towards complete and irreversible nuclear disarmament. 

Health minister Kalumbi Shangula yesterday officially announced the end of the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever outbreak countrywide, which a few months ago claimed several lives in the Khomas and Omaheke regions. 

The Electricity Control Board has expressed concern over the interruptions caused by the recent implementation of NamPower’s debt collection plan, as they caused “immeasurable damage to the economy”. 

Two visiting European prime ministers anticipate Namibia will become a major player in the production and supply of green hydrogen, as enormous amounts of green hydrogen would be needed for the energy transition of those countries.

A renowned Canadian film company, MANKS Motion Picture Studios, is expecting to inject millions of dollars into the Walvis Bay economy by teaming up with a local film company to set up a film studio at Walvis Bay.

There is a glimmer of hope for the unemployed, as approximately 15 000 jobs in the public sector are anticipated to become available this year.