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A baby of about one year old was found in the dunes at Walvis Bay on Saturday morning. Erongo police spokesperson inspector Ileni Shapumba says the girl was found about 200m from the Walvis Bay road towards Swakopmund. She was wrapped in a blanket and dressed in warm clothes. “It is not clear who brought […]
A Windhoek High Court judge on Friday issued an interdict prohibiting social activist Michael Amushelelo from disrupting the business of a shop in the Okuryangava area of Windhoek. In the interdict granted by acting judge Kobus Miller on Friday afternoon, Amushelelo and the unregistered National Union of Retail Industry Workers of Namibia, of which Amushelelo […]
The Electricity Control Board (ECB) has approved an increase of 8% in NamPower’s electricity bulk tariff for the period 2024/25. In a statement issued on Friday, the ECB said this translates to an average tariff increase from N$1,9856 per kilowatt hour (kWh) currently to N$2,1444 per kWh. According to the statement, NamPower applied for an […]
Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa has been instructed by lawyer Richard Metcalfe, from Metcalfe Beukes Attorneys, to hold an extraordinary congress on or before the 4 May or face a court challenge. The law firm represents three Swapo party members, namely Reinhold Shipwikineni, Peter Shituula and Joshua-Vaino Martins. In a letter dated 26 April 26 […]
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy (Hyphen) has appointed Victoria Pieters as its head of human resources and Titus Kanyanda as its finance manager. Pieters has over 24 years of experience in human resources and brings a unique blend of expertise to Hyphen. She has a bachelor of technology in human resource management and certifications in management development […]
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has increased its monthly pension and disability benefits by 5% from 1 April. In a statement issued by Edwin Tjiramba, the general manager of marketing and stakeholders’ engagement, the fund says active annuitants (pensioners, spousal and child beneficiaries) will be awarded a 5% increase. Tjiramba says a 5% increase […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, in collaboration with Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), have announced that there is sufficient water in the Fish River Canyon for the upcoming hiking season in May. NWR spokesperson Nelson Ashipala said this in a press release on Friday. “We are pleased to announce that, following a thorough appraisal […]
Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) deputy leader Kalimbo Iipumbu and Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) lawmaker Hidipo Hamata are pushing for the parliament to discuss labour hire practices and to abolish them. This comes after Iipumbu recently submitted a motion in the parliament, asking that the National Assembly discuss and find solutions to these practices. Speaking […]
Students who graduated at the Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) in Windhoek yesterday were urged to embrace artificial intelligence (AI). “In today’s rapidly changing world, navigating new developments requires us to be smart. One such tool that requires you to be smart is AI,” education, arts and culture deputy minister Faustina Caley said during […]
A total of 2 243 students are due to graduate from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) this year, with women comprising 57% of graduates. Nust held a ceremony for the first batch of graduates in Windhoek on Thursday. Nust vice chancellor Erold Naomab said fields like commerce, human sciences and education are […]