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PRESIDENT Nangolo Mbumba has conferred a hero’s funeral on liberation struggle veteran Ida Jimmy !Ha-Eiros. She died on 3 April at the age of 78. Jimmy !Ha-Eiros led the Swapo Women’s Council and was one of many Swapo liberation fighters arrested in 1980 under the Terrorism Act. Presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari confirmed the status of […]
Namibians have once again been recognised by continental brand Scream Magazine for their 11th annual Scream Awards, an event highlighting and celebrating media personalities and creators across Africa. This year’s local contenders include model Leena Shipwata for Screen personality of the year, DJ Kiki for DJ of the year, Miss Namibia 2023 Jameela Uiras for […]
Some University of Namibia (Unam) education students are fuming after the university allegedly changed their academic statusesmultiple times since last year. They told The Namibian at the end of the 2023 academic year, their academic, statuses reflected that they passed but this year they were surprised to find out that this had changed to indicate […]
International relations minister Peya Mushelenga on Wednesday afternoon summoned envoys from the European Union, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal after learning of their meeting with the opposition party Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) on Tuesday to discuss various matters, including the upcoming elections. Mushelenga said while the government doesn’t object to diplomatic missions engaging with […]
… Namcor investigated Olivia Dunaiski for approving N$28m to Erongo Petroleum CC – her new employer Former National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) commercial manager Olivia Dunaiski has been hired by Erongo Petroleum CC, a company she is accused of irregularly approving transactions worth around N$28 million while she worked at the national oil company. […]
At atleast 32 617 families from marginalised communities benefit from the government’s special feeding programme. The programme is meant to provide food supplements to the San, Ovatue and Ovatjimba communities due to their dire socio-economic and impoverishment levels. Gender equality, poverty eradication and social welfare minister Doreen Sioka on Monday motivated her N$7,9 billion budget, […]
… MP resigns from party, National Assembly Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) politician Vipua Muharukua has walked away from the party and parliarment citing “trivial” internal party problems. He yesterday said he was also looking for greener pastures. “PDM internal stuff is really trivial as far as I’m concerned. My reason was provided to the PDM […]
… The two met Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to push their idea SWAPO backbencher Jerry Ekandjo and former works ministry permanent secretary Peter Mwatile last week met Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to push the party to hold an extraordinary congress. This is despite the party, through its lawyer Sisa Namandje, clarifying that Swapo’s constitution does not […]
An ex-policeman accused of fatally stabbing his former domestic partner at Keetmanshoop in June 2021 plans to admit guilt on the charges he is facing in the Windhoek High Court. Judge Dinnah Usiku was informed that former police officer Morgan Plaatjie (46) intends to plead guilty when Plaatjie appeared before her in the High Court […]
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology spokesperson Shoki Kandjimi says the ministry will prioritise areas with a low radio coverage such as the Kunene region in the universal access service initiative. This comes after minister Emma Theofelus announced plans to implement the initiative by deploying 15 radio access network sites on Monday. “The ministry decided […]