National

A member of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) stationed at an army base at Rundu allegedly committed suicide on Saturday with a service rifle which he had just booked out while on duty. 

Although significant progress has been made in controlling tuberculosis (TB), Namibia has been flagged as one of the top 10 countries in terms of TB per capita and is thus contributing to the high burden of bacterial infection in the world alongside Angola, Central African Republic, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Lesotho and Liberia.

Fisheries minister Derek Klazen clarified that labour unions are not party to the section 4 agreement of the Marine Resources Act. This is because the agreement binds the contracting parties, and there are no additional or new conditions under which the unions can be legally bound without contradicting existing labour laws. 

Deputy education minister Faustina Caley said since Namibia is moving towards universal health coverage, there is a need to train more nurses for the programme to be more effective. This is because the programme aims to provide comprehensive health care at all levels of health delivery points. 

President Hage Geingob has welcomed Heineken’s takeover of Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), and has reminded the new controlling shareholders to focus on industrialisation and employment-creation. 

When Cassinga Day was commemorated by Namibians all over the country last week, it was evident the fateful day was one of the most important days that led to national independence. 

All eyes are set on the Daures constituency as the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources is investigating allegations of illegal lithium mining in Uis. The committee is scheduled to descend on that town today to conduct public hearings on the allegations. 

Although they still have a few points to collect to fully cement their survival, veteran gaffer James Britz is happy with the work done so far to ensure Tigers move out of the relegation zone and boost its chances of playing topflight football next season. 

Despite the ongoing public clamour around the exclusion of mercurial midfielder Awillo Stephanus from coach Collin Benjamin’s 37-man squad that was announced this week, the national team mentor says his decision is purely informed by long-term strategies and grooming the next generation of stars.

The unwritten history of Namibian football will be rendered gravely incomplete if the name of Blue Waters Football Club is not inscribed in the opening paragraphs of the narrative.