Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) hosted its prestigious 2022 Good Business Awards in Windhoek on 3 November 2022. Officiated over by the Vice President, Nangolo Mbumba, the event was attended by leading lights in Namibia’s private sector. 

The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) last week donated N$150 000 to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) to facilitate Namibia’s participation at the COP27 gathering being held in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt between 6 and 18 November. 

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, in an attempt to improve the standard of early childhood development centres, donated equipment to facilities in the Epukiro constituency.

The Kavango East Regional Council has appointed the institution’s director for human resources, finance and administration Ludgela Nangura as the new chief regional officer to replace Ludwig Thikusho, who went on retirement last month.

The Namibian Police at Omaruru is requesting members of the public to help with possible information regarding a man who raped a minor at the town last week.

A local company is suing the City of Windhoek for N$2.8 million after it failed to pay for the handling and treatment of the town’s sewage sludge.

An Angolan national, who allegedly informed his neighbours he killed his live-in girlfriend and showed them the body, is now disputing that admission.

A fishing company, against which Seawork Fish Processors is trying to get a court interdict against it selling off its fishing quotas, says the latter is trying to secure future quotas through it.

The fishing industry does not have the capacity to create 645 active jobs in a short period for the fishermen who resigned from the Cavema joint venture in August this year.

Damara Gaob Justus ǁGaroëb has leapt to the defence of under-fire chief Immanuel /Gaseb of the !Oe Gan traditional authority,
saying calls to remove him from his position will do more harm than good for the entire ≠Nūkhoen community.