Mariental – Hardap governor Salomon April said they have put measures in place for his region to mitigate the effects of the drought the country is experiencing. “The country is facing its worst drought in a century, and the situation is alarming in that it has resulted in poor crop performance and rangeland conditions,” he...
OLUNO – A male correctional officer at Oluno Correctional Facility is under investigation for allegedly stealing a pig from the facility on Monday. The Commissioner General of the Namibian Correctional Service, Raphael Hamunyela confirmed the incident. The stolen pig was allegedly intended to be slaughtered for the inmates, or sold to the public togenerate income...
ONGWEDIVA – To address the shortage of classrooms, education minister Anna Nghipondoka on Friday announced that Oshakati South is amongst the areas where a new school is earmarked for this financial year. “Already yesterday, I sent another letter to the minister of finance to say that for this financial year, we still have other projects...
MARIENTAL – Deputy education minister Faustina Caley engaged principals and regional councillors at Mariental in the Hardap region. The engagement aimed to discuss the performance of schools and challenges across all three education circuits – Nauklift, Auob and #Oan//ob. Accompanied by Hardap governor Salomon April and member of Parliament Harald Kambrude, her visit covered a...
Windhoek High Court acting judge Collins Parker yesterday ruled that the social media posts Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda made in 2021 about deputy finance minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, are defamatory. Parker found that a post Amupanda placed on his social media account of an unknown woman clothed in jeans and a white t-shirt, accompanied by...
The ministry of education has revealed that recently-dismissed teacher Petrus Ndeulita, had a history of corporal punishment, which contributed to his dismissal. Ndeulita was dismissed following anincident in which he allegedly forced a grade seven learner to hold a chair over his head for an extended period. The learner eventually threw the chair away, and...
Mineworkers face numerous health and safety risks in their challenging work environments – not to mention that the risk of accidents is heightened by a need for constant vigilance in a setting where equipment and hazardous materials are prevalent. Many mineworkers are also employed far from their homes, which makes the lucrative profession even more...
Roland Routh Victoria Immanuel The Uukwambi Traditional Authority (UTA) and the community’s royal family are quarrelling over planned events to honour their chiefs and kings. Herman Iipumbu, on behalf of UTA, dragged the royal family, represented by Wellem Amwaama and Seblon Shivolo, to the High Court to stop them from having a commemoration ceremony for...
ONDOBE – Education minister Anna Nghipondoka has called on school principals to restore order in schools, and avoid unnecessary conflict amongst teachers and learners. The minister said schools should not be toxic environments. She made these remarks last week while expressing her disappointment over schools that have become battlefields and fiefdoms, where conflict thrives, to the...
Auleria Wakudumo Home affairs minister Albert Kawana has tabled a Bill that, if passed, will make it a criminal offence for doctors to leave the cause of death section on death certificates blank. He tabled the Civil Registration and Identification Bill for the second time on Monday. Kawana previously withheld the Billbecause of objections raised...