ON Sunday, 25 February 2024, Namibia and the rest of the continent bade farewell to one of its most illustrious, industrious and committed African liberation struggle cadres, President Hage Gottfried Geingob who died after succumbing to cancer soon after returning from treatment in the United States of America.
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Know your civil servant – Stephanus, the empathetic private secretary
One glance at Serinna Stephanus presents an enigmatic yet extroverted individual, a fascinating sight.
On the spot – Avoiding past mistakes
Last month, deputy governor of the Bank of Namibia Ebson Uanguta was seconded as interim managing director to the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor).
Party funding: ECN’s Achilles’ heel
The Electoral Commission of Namibia said for the institution to hold political parties accountable, the Electoral Act needs to be amended to give it the requisite powers.
Kavango West disowns mattress saga
The Kavango East Regional Council has distanced itself from a controversial tender which saw the education ministry splash N$528 000 for the procurement of 240 mattresses for a school in the region.
Budget Over 200 pre-primary teachers to be recruited
Executive director of the ministry of education Sanet Steenkamp said N$18.3 billion received in the 2024/2025 financial budget will enable extra teachers to be recruited to ensure the adequate number of educators are employed.
Police destroy N$206 million cocaine
The Namibian Police destroyed cocaine worth an estimated N$206 million yesterday. The contraband was part of a consignment confiscated in June 2018 in Walvis Bay, and its disposal followed the finalisation of the court case.
Shikongo: Even robbers mourned
Namibian Police chief Joseph Shikongo said no cases of robbery were reported while the nation was mourning president Hage Geingob last month.
Mixed feelings over pensioners’ increase
Beneficiaries of social grants in Keetmanshoop welcomed their monthly increment of N$200 with mixed feelings after not receiving the major increase they had hoped for.
NGOs not for power or profit
THE convenor of World Non-Governmental Organisation Day, Ronny Dempers, says these institutions do not exist to acquire power or to make money but to uplift the societies they serve.