WINDHOEK - The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has urged all members to visit their Human Resource officers from their respective institutions, to update their Beneficiary Nomination forms. Members must ensure that the names and date of births of their dependants (beneficiaries) and nominees accurately appear on the forms as they reflect on their national documents.
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Trade corridor infrastructure to play pivotal role in intra-Africa trade
WINDHOEK - Road infrastructure is a growth enabler, enabling trade, integration and the movement of people.
Endless crisis, squabbles in DRC
I will just try to have a brief overview of the long and complicated history of this Sadc member state which sometimes finds itself in untenable situations.
German Bundestag delegation visits Namibia
WINDHOEK - Five members of the Budgetary Committee of the German Federal Parliament (the Bundestag) visited Namibia last week, the German Embassy in Windhoek said yesterday.
Okahandja residents endure ‘inflated’ municipal bills
OKAHANDJA - Residents of Extension 8 have accused the Okahandja Municipality of sending them inflated bills for municipal rates and taxes over the past eight years.
Pregnant woman fatally stabbed at shebeen
NKURENKURU - The police in Kavango West have arrested a 29-year-old man suspected to have fatally stabbed a pregnant woman identified as Hamunyera Annastacia Ihemba, 25.
Rape victim sets house alight, killing rapist
LÜDERITZ - A 21-year-old rape victim in what is seen as a revenge crime set alight a house in which two of her alleged attackers were sleeping early on Tuesday morning in Area 2 settlement of Lüderitz, burning to death one, while the other rape suspect is in a critical condition.
Police refute claims of brutalising vendors
ONGWEDIVA – The Namibian Police in Omusati Region has distanced itself from reports of an alleged fracas between the police and street vendors at Outapi yesterday as it was widely publicised on social media.
MUN passes no-confidence vote in acting president
WINDHOEK – The Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) national executive committee (NEC) overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence in its acting president Desley Somseb for alleged poor decision-making and dividing the union.
Optimal budget utilisation enhances service – Kandjoze
OPUWO - The Minister of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Obeth Kandjoze has made an impassioned appeal to government officials to optimally utilise the developmental budgets allocated to their ministries as this will enhance service delivery to the inhabitants of the regions.