ONAYENA - Poor management and poor service delivery is cited as some of the root causes of corruption in various government offices, including those of regional and local authorities, as there is lack of controls and maladministration among accounting officers.
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Fishcor pays N$6 million dividends to Governors Trust
LÜDERITZ – The National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) on Friday paid out dividends of N$6 million to the Regional Governors Trust, which owns 22 percent, shares in the state-owned fishing company.
More resignations rock RDP
ONGWEDIVA – The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), once tipped to unseat Swapo after orchestrating mass resignations in the ruling party, is enduring the same fate after several of its members followed party president Jeremiah Nambinga in quitting the party.
Media a crucial partner in corruption fight – Mathe
ONAYENA – Society must look at the media not as public enemy number one, but as an important partner in the fight against corruption.
Okalongo suspected murderer has pending assault cases
ONGWEDIVA – The suspect arraigned for the murder of his girlfriend over the weekend at Onandjaba settlement in Okalongo Constituency has two pending cases of assault against two other victims, police confirmed.
Over 600 domestic violence cases in 3 months
WINDHOEK - Law enforcement agencies have recorded a total of 611 cases of domestic violence during the past three months with females being the majority of complainants.
Twelve people die in road accidents
OTJIWARONGO – Twelve people died in three separate road accidents on Friday and Saturday, with one killing eight people north of Otjiwarongo. The other two accidents on Saturday, which occurred in Erongo Region, claimed four lives.
SADC condemns loss of lives in Zimbabwe elections
WINDHOEK - The SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation has condemned the killing of six people in Harare, Zimbabwe, as soldiers and police fought running battles with hundreds of opposition supporters disputing victory of the ruling ZANU PF party and its presidential candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Blackburn Rovers to offer Nyambe new deal…long-term and improved contract
WINDHOEK – According to one of Britain’s leading online sports publications HITC Sport, English Championship club Blackburn Rovers are ready to offer Namibian-born defender Ryan Nyambe a new and much-improved contract.
Up close and personal with flying winger, John Hans
The football-obsessed institution popularly known as Dobra (St Joseph’s Secondary School) has without a shadow of doubt produced the finest footballers that graced football pitches across the length and width of then South West Africa (SWA) now Namibia, back in the day.