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A former hostel caretaker, currently serving 68 years imprisonment for sexually violating 10 minor boys, is heading to the Supreme Court to appeal his conviction and sentence.

Seacope Freezer Fishing, a joint venture between the Fishcor-owned Seaflower White Fish and Spanish fishing company Copemar, has not paid salaries to their 50 fishermen, whom they allegedly ditched without prior notice.

The Namibia Local Business Association has pleaded with government to consider providing tax relief to civil servants, which would help to increase their net salaries on an interim basis until economic challenges have dissipated.

Based on regional findings on digital learning and transformation, the lack of electricity and connectivity devices remains a challenge in most of Namibia’s rural schools.

Even if employees at the cash-strapped TransNamib down tools, the industrial action will change nothing, CEO Johny Smith said on Tuesday while also warning workers of the consequences of a strike on their pockets.

Following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Debmarine Namibia, in collaboration with the Namibia Schools Sports Union (NSSU), yesterday relaunched the ‘Bridging the Gap’ initiative.

Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi will undertake stakeholders consultative meetings on mid-term budget review to northern regions.

An expected increase in the repo rate by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) will weigh heavily on indebted households who already battle with higher living costs, as real disposable incomes deteriorate with rising inflation. This is as the South African Reserve Bank recently hiked its repo rate by 75 basis points (bps) in July, with further tightening expected. 

Mining commissioner Erasmus Shivolo said if it is found the proposed in-situ leach uranium mining process in the Stampriet Artesian Basin (SAB) area will harm the aquifer, the project will be stopped.