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Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani has accused the Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) of paying some political leaders to destabilise political parties. Venaani made the claim at his party’s central committee meeting at Opuwo in the Kunene region on Friday. He claimed the spy agency recently created a new party called Action Democratic […]
Exclusive Books in South Africa has remained mum over reports that it pulled a children’s colouring book that tells the story of Palestine off its shelves. The book, ‘From the River to the Sea: A Colouring Book’ for children aged 6 to 10 years old is illustrated by Soweto-based writer Nathi Ngubane, and published by […]
The Walvis Bay municipality tabled a N$566-million budget for the next financial year at a town council meeting on Thursday. The budget, recording expected revenue of about N$566 million for the new financial year and expenditure also projected to amount to N$566 million, was announced by management committee chairperson Richard Hoaeb. Hoaeb also announced proposed […]
The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) says it has been receiving numerous reports from the public regarding individuals falsely claiming to be recruiters from the department. In a statement issued on Friday, deputy commissioner John Kambimbi says fraudsters are soliciting money from the public, falsely promising to secure them employment with the NCS in exchange for […]
Police Minister Bheki Cele said he is not disgruntled after his name, among other African National Congress heavyweights, did not make the ANC’s list of candidates to serve in the 400-member National Assembly. IOL reported on Friday that Cele, Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu; Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi; Minister in the Presidency responsible […]
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party, and the Patriotic Alliance (PA) are members of the planned Government of National Unity (GNU), however, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has said that it will only join if these three parties are left out. On Thursday night, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa announced that they […]
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) will not form any coalition with the ANC – as long as Cyril Ramaphosa remains party president. Simply put, the party is calling on Ramaphosa to step down immediately. This was reiterated by MK spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela, who spoke to IOL. “Let us be clear, we want Ramaphosa to go. […]
Kenyans are learning the truth of the old adage that taxes – along with death – are the only two certainties of life. This is because President William Ruto is trying to convince them that they should hand over more of their hard-earned cash, saying that, if anything, they are under-taxed. He recently argued that […]
Mary Njambi Koikai, better known as Jahmby Koikai, dedicated most of her short life to telling her fellow Kenyans about the debilitating condition of endometriosis, which led to her death this week aged just 38. As a popular radio host and reggae DJ, she had the perfect platform. Bravely, she shared her struggles, often calling […]
The Namibian and Desert Radio joined forces with Round Table Namibia on Friday in an effort to support the less privileged. The initiative, called ‘Winter Knights’, took place in Windhoek. The Namibian’s chief operations officer, Mark Kissler, says the collaborative effort saw media professionals take to the streets to raise funds to buy the less […]