WALVIS BAY – Covid-19 has claimed three more lives at Walvis Bay, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to seven. Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday announced one fatality was reported at the state hospital, while another two at a private facility. They are all males, aged 49, 58 and 64. Shangula...
Former defence minister and the current Oshikoto governor, Penda Ya Ndakolo’s only asset to his name is a mahangu field, according to the 2019/2020-asset declaration for lawmakers. The politician made this known to the public via the asset declarations by Members of Parliament (MPs), which is a requirement of the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of...
Despite the good rains received in the region, people of Impalila Island are being terrorised by the huge number of elephants crossing into the island from neighbouring Botswana. It has been noted that over 100 elephants are roaming the 15.5 square kilometres inhabited by close to 2 500 residents. In an interview yesterday, Kabbe South...
RUNDU – Hompa Alfons Kaundu of the Mbunza Traditional Authority in Kavango West says the N$2 000 monthly allowance that traditional leaders get from the government is “peanuts”. Kaundu said there was nothing much they could do with the monthly stipend, considering the significant responsibilities they are entrusted with. Kaundu made the remarks during a...
Cecilia Xavier OPUWO – The National Council’s Parliamentary Committee on Habitat has expressed satisfaction with the progress made by the Kunene Regional Council on the implementation of the drought intervention programme. The committee visited the region last week Friday. The region had received N$21 million from the Office of the Prime Minister during the 2019/2020...
With the escalating Covid-19 positive cases that surpassed 1 300 in Namibia, the Teachers’ Union of Namibia (TUN) yesterday threatened to invoke the Labour Act of 2007, section 42 that deals with employee’s right to leave a dangerous place of work. TUN secretary general Mahongora Kavihuha yesterday said the union would exploit all the possible...
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) says it will put under microscopic scrutiny its members wanting to contest as candidates on its tickets in regional and local authority polls in November. This, according to PDM secretary general Manuel Ngaringombe, was decided during its central committee meeting, held in Windhoek last week. Ngaringombe said the party will allow all...
The virus has been a moving target when it comes to travel. Nobody knows how long it will continue, which areas it might hit next or when and where it will plateau and start to ease off. The hardest hit region, the Erongo region, will need to apply a new perspective on destination, development and...
Moses Magadza A call was made for SADC parliamentarians to support efforts to bring about fair and credible elections that will deliver electoral justice. The call comes in the wake of increasingly, tightly contested elections and electoral disputes in the SADC region particularly after elections. Victor Shale, the Principal Consultant at Shalestone Elections & Governance...
Swapo party Okorukambe district coordinator in Omaheke region Frans Murangi has been suspended and is prohibited from participating in any party activities, pending his appearance before the party’s political bureau. Swapo has accused him of disrupting its activities in the region, particularly since he started serving as district coordinator. “The central committee meeting of Swapo...