Stefanus Nambara NKURENKURU – The Mbunza Traditional Authority has ordered the removal of an alleged illegal fence, which was erected earlier this year, to pave way for farmland at Tamesa village in the Kavango West region. The illegal fence is said to have affected three villages, including Karo, Pusa and Gcugcuma, as well as residents...
Works and transport minister John Mutorwa has intervened into the much-publicised saga at the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), ordering the company’s board to reinstate the suspended assistant legal officer Natalia Isak. Isak was suspended after she was involved in a physical confrontation with the parastatal’s chief financial officer. Prior to her suspension, she wrote...
Magistrate Duard Kesslau is scheduled to give a ruling in the bail application of former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau and his son-in-law Tamson ‘Fitty’ Hatuikulipi today in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. Esau (62) and Tamson (39) brought forth a formal bail application, hoping to convince the court to release them from custody, pending the finalisation...
WALVIS BAY – Covid-19 has claimed three more lives at Walvis Bay, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to seven. Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday announced one fatality was reported at the state hospital, while another two at a private facility. They are all males, aged 49, 58 and 64. Shangula...
After almost six months without action, this year’s Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey League will this weekend be back in full swing and all activities will be conducted under strict Covid-19 safety regulations. Just like other hordes of sport activities worldwide that were hit by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, local hockey was equally affected by the...
MTC’s Tim Ekandjo was yesterday at pains describing the expulsion of the Namibia Premier League (NPL) through a resolution at the 16th extra-ordinary congress of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) over the weekend. During a brief presser in the capital yesterday, Ekandjo announced that MTC has taken a decision to backtrack on their promise of...
WALVIS BAY – Devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, Walvis Bay residents have made a desperate plea for help as more test positive for Covid-19, while hundreds are forced to self-isolate. The residents are urging top government officials, including health authorities, to visit the town to assess the havoc caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus...
Racism allegations have reared its ugly head at the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), where the under-fire management has been accused of presiding over unfair salary grades, lack of transparency and questionable tenders, among others. Works and transport minister John Mutorwa is today expected to address allegations, brought to the fore last week by suspended...
OSHIVELO – Incidences of docket theft are rife at Oshivelo police station due to the lack of office space, where such confidential and crucial files could be safely kept. Officers employed at the station revealed this yesterday when they briefed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Audit, although it was not stated how many such criminal...
RUNDU – Hompa Alfons Kaundu, the traditional leader of the Mbunza authority in Kavango West region, said government has neglected his jurisdiction when it comes to infrastructure development. Kaundu in his remarks during a courtesy visit yesterday to his palace at Kapako village by the leader of the official opposition party, McHenry Venaani, said his...