WINDHOEK - The Executive Director at the Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare Esther Lusepani said the importation of food by the ministry to be distributed by government to needy households is not by choice but by design.
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Electoral Act clear on party funding – Katjavivi
WINDHOEK- The National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi says Namibia already has existing pieces of legislation regulating funding for political parties.
Govt still working on a strategy for Ongombo West
WINDHOEK - Three months after President Hage Geingob instructed the ministries of Land Reform and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry to restore Ongombo West to its productive glory, the farm remains unproductive.
Govt to address school hostels shortage – PM
WINDHOEK - Following media reports saying many learners lack hostel accommodation - a situation compelling learners to rent shacks near schools, government will intervene and address the shortage of hostels.
Cash-strapped NIMT fails to pay salaries
SWAKOPMUND - The Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) faces yet another financial crisis. NIMT cannot pay its more than 60-strong workforce their January salaries that were already due on January 25.
NEPC appoints acting CEO
WINDHOEK - The board of directors for New Era Publication Corporation (NEPC) yesterday announced Benjamin Jakobs as acting CEO for the company.
Sick lawyer stalls murder-for-hire trial
WINDHOEK - A bout of ill health affecting one of the lawyers in the murder-for-hire trial in the Windhoek High Court has effectively stalled the trial for several months as the lawyer is unable to attend court proceedings.
Accused slayer of pregnant woman denied bail
RUNDU - A 29-year-old man Ndonga Tadeus Morosi, accused of the murder of a woman in a seemingly unprovoked attack, was denied bail in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning when he appeared on a charge of murder.
Nedbank annual cycle challenge promises fireworks …Cyclists gear up for mouth-watering spectacle
WINDHOEK – It’s once again that time of the year when the country’s leading cyclists descend on Namibia’s commercial capital Windhoek, to grill each other on two wheels.
Musekiwa has already served his punishment – Kauta
WINDHOEK – For the first time since the identity theft saga between demoted Gobabis outfit Young African FC, the Namibia Premier League (NPL) and Zimbabwean import Tapiwa Simon Musekiwa started, it only came yesterday to the public’s attention that Musekiwa – who falsified his identity documents in order to play for African last season – has already served his 7-match ban for the crime committed.