National

We watched with keen interest this week as five prospective candidates for the City of Windhoek CEO position slugged it out during public presentations. 

Maria Anna Nangolo Iilonga is a Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) warden in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism responsible for conservancies in the Otjozondjupa region. 

Joy was visible on the faces of the residents of Emanya in the remote area of Nehale Lya Mpingana in the Oshikoto region, who this week received identity documents through an outreach programme to serve rural communities.

Youthful member of parliament Patience Masua said she resonates with being a worker more than a politician, adding that she will use her career, office, resources, influence and power to effect change and to diligently serve the Namibian people.

The Landless People’s Movement’s National Assembly chief whip Henny Seibeb says the N$18 billion offer from Germany is a cleverly crafted deal aimed at crooking the affected communities. 

Swapo’s //Kharas coordinator Matheus Mumbala has come out defending President Hage Geingob who was overheard saying “they must go to hell” during the opening of a recent central committee meeting.

The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has started with the second round of regional consultative meetings to engage relevant stakeholders on the Access to Information Bill.

Namibian businessman Gabriel Uahengo claims he was sidelined and kept in the dark by his two partners, who sold their stake in the Seal Products factory at Henties Bay last month.

The High Court has been asked to decide if the designation of Hendrik Ismael Witbooi as chief of the Witbooi Traditional Authority by government was legal.

The N$190 million dollar Peugeot Opel Assembly Namibia (POAN) venture at Walvis Bay has since inception produced 150 vehicles, inclusive of testing vehicles.