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An accountant alleged to have been involved in a fraudulent loan scheme through which he obtained more than N$100 million is facing another 12 days in police custody, after appearing in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on two counts of fraud on Monday. A brief first court appearance by Michael Bronkhorst (37) following his arrest on […]
Home affairs, immigration, safety and security minister Albert Kawana has tabled an amendment bill to replace the current Marriage Act 25 of 1961. The bill clearly stipulates that spouses may only be from the opposite sex. This will make same-sex marriages in Namibia illegal. Kawana tabled the bill in the National Assembly on Tuesday. The […]
… resident overcharged by N$1m while another account of N$90 000 disappeared from the system The City of Windhoek has been accused of covering up a faulty billing system for over two years. This involves, among others, a case where a client’s water bill shot up to N$1 million within a month. The billing controversy, […]
Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party will use social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Twitter (X) and YouTube, as part of its campaign to reach voters and move with the times. The party will also use its website, radio programmes on Radio Energy and Namibia Today. Nandi-Ndaitwah said this when she launched […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has called on Namibians to participate in the oil and gas sector through capacity building. He said this while visiting the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Windhoek yesterday. Mbumba said the extraction of mineral resources requires skills, and Namibians should gain those skills. “To get minerals from the ground is not […]
Namibia’s national debt has gone up by more than half in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) in the last seven years. Minister of finance and public enterprises Iipumbu Shiimi recently told Namibia Media Holdings’ ‘Evening Review’ show that public debt used to be around 20% of GDP, but has ballooned to 70%. He said […]
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture will unveil a bronze statue of legendary Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Windhoek on Wednesday. The event at Chairman Mao Zedong High School at Otjomuise will be officiated by deputy prime minister John Mutorwa, who will be joined by Namibia’s ambassador to China Elia Kaiyamo. The statue aims […]
AquaNam’s second cohort has graduated under the project’s agribusiness training programme. The ceremony on Tuesday saw 20 graduates complete training in aquaponics. According to AquaNam project manager Elena Teixeira, aquaponics is a food production system that combines aquaculture with hydroponics. “In this system, nutrient-rich water from aquaculture is fed to hydroponically grown plants. The result […]
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) parliamentarian Utaara Mootu has placed an urgent call to address the need for transparent accountability of the government’s commitments in financially supporting youth entrepreneurship and start-up ecosystems. Mootu said this on Wednesday while tabling a motion that demands immediate action to rectify the shortcomings and proposed dynamic solutions for fostering a […]
… state loses N$120m in stolen water pumps, solar panels The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform through NamWater launched a N$250-million water supply project at Eenhana in the Ohangwena region on Saturday. The Ohangwena II Well Field Water Supply Schemes project will see the development of the Ohangwena Aquifer, making it the second […]