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…ACC had given minister April deadline to pay up The executive director of higher education, training and innovation, Alfred van Kent, says minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi has fully paid off money she owed the ministry in travel allowances. Paulus Noa, the director general of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), in January directed Kandjii-Murangi and her personal assistant, […]
… as Windhoek and Walvis Bay residents push back RedForce Debt Management chief executive Julius Nyamazana says his company has recovered over N$1 billion from 10 local authorities since 2014 as tension rises among Windhoek and Walvis Bay residents. The agency has been accused of inhumane approaches to debt collecting, robbing defaulters of their dignity. […]
…business community mourns former chairperson The late executive and former chairperson of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), Tomas Iindji, is described as a good banker who helped develop many businesses in the north. Iindji (44) died at a Windhoek hospital yesterday. Numerous friends and associates have expressed their condolences and shared Iindji’s […]
Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) will discontinue Aweh Go, Aweh Gig and the Happy Hour function on Super Aweh as of 9 May. According to the company’s spokesperson, Erasmus Nekundi, this is in response to the demands of its customers. “MTC Namibia has introduced three new offerings that offer more value and flexibility to the market,” […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform says 7 532 communal land registrations were recorded in the 2023/24 financial year. This number translates to 7 339 customary land rights, 96 rights of leasehold and 97 occupational land rights. This data was revealed by agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein last week during a ministerial annual planning […]
The Northern Regions Electricity Distributor (Nored) has challenged an anonymous writer to report allegations of corruption against Nored senior managers to law enforcement agencies. Two letters accusing three Nored senior employees of conflicts of interest and accepting kickbacks amounting to millions of dollars were widely circulated on social media this week. The anonymous writer demanded […]
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) secretary general Haitham Ghais says they are keen to intensify cooperation with Namibia. This is considering Namibia’s oil would be vital in meeting the future demand of consumers around the world. According to OPEC’s World Oil Output, the global population is set to expand by around 1,5 […]
… Community demands immediate solution The Maltahöhe community is pleading with vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to stop minister of environment, forestry and tourism Pohamba Shifeta’s desert tourism deal with a private company. The community has sent Nandi-Ndaitwah an urgent letter, asking her to suspend Shifeta’s decision to grant the company a 25-year contract to transport […]
… Kavango East, West regions last submitted in 2018/2019 Erongo, Omaheke, Kavango East and Kavango West are among the 10 regional councils that have failed to submit financial statements since 2019/2020. This was revealed yesterday by the Office of the Auditor General director for accrual audits Blessing Nyandoro. “We have 27 outstanding financial statements which […]
The president of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo), Esther Muinjangue, says while she won’t be standing for re-election as party president, she will remain a loyal member of the party. Muinjangue during a press conference on Wednesday confirmed that she will step down as party president at Nudo’s upcoming elective congress scheduled for 12 […]