Namibia is one of the last countries in Africa enforcing mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card Registration. Mandatory SIM Registration is a policy adopted by several governments, around the world as part of efforts to mitigate security concerns, address crime and enable the application of digital services.
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) yesterday confirmed it provided N$155 million in finance for the City of Windhoek’s Khomas substation. The existing 66kV transmission network that supplies Windhoek is reaching maximum capacity, while Nampower’s Van Eck transmission substation has reached its physical and operational margins.
After receiving numerous queries from the Namibian public as to why domestic diesel prices were left unchanged for October, the energy ministry explained this is due to under recoveries (losses) recorded on diesel fuel sold locally.
In memory of the late Erastus Tsempo Nghindishange
Edmund Burke said, in quote “The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.” The Namibian electorate has been giving Swapo so much power for the past 32 years with no check and balance in place.
National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi has reiterated his call for the parliament of Germany to reciprocate the gesture by its Namibian counterpart to create a German-Namibia Parliamentary Friendship group intended to look at specific issues of mutual interest and concretise parliamentary relations.
The trial of a former teacher that stabbed his wife 12 times in front of their children causing her death was on Tuesday postponed to 17 October because the prosecutor fell ill.
The Khomas police are concerned about the skyrocketing cases of robbery, and said they are hard at work in pursuance of criminals involved in two robbery cases. One involves a Chinese national, who lost N$600 000 in cash on Monday.
KATIMA MULILO - The Zambezi Vocational Training Centre (ZVTC) graduated 302 students this week and their families celebrated their graduation at Kamunu hall in Katima Mulilo.
WALVIS BAY - Lineekela Kandjungu is about to embark on an unlikely maritime career considering his background. The Windhoek-born 22-year-old graduand is one of the success stories of Namport’s Catch-Them-Young (CTY) maritime school after he successfully completed the programme and is currently a Marine Class II Trainee Navigator intern at Namport.