Month: November 2018

KHORIXAS – The District Executive Committee (DEC) of Swapo at Khorixas on Sunday evening reportedly voted in favour of removing Khorixas mayor, Elizabeth Geises.

ONGWEDIVA - The police in Outapi yesterday had to use pepper spray to disperse about 100 street vendors who went on an angry rampage, after the police allegedly confiscated and threw away the goods they were selling. Amongst those teargassed indiscriminately were three toddlers strapped on their mothers’ backs, witnesses said.

WINDHOEK – Drug dealing in Namibia is increasing worryingly, with police confiscating a staggering N$1.9 million worth of drugs last month alone, and arresting 115 Namibians and several foreigners.

RUNDU - The community of Ndama, the sprawling and one of the biggest informal settlements in Rundu located south of the Trans Caprivi Highway, prompted the police to open a substation under a tree in order to cope with the increased daily crime in the area.

WINDHOEK - Plans by the Social Security Commission (SSC) to set up a contributory pension scheme meant to cater for close to 250 000 beneficiaries not attached to any pension fund is still on the cards, SSC Manager for Communication and Marketing Unomengi Kauapirura confirmed upon inquiry yesterday.

MUZII – Mbututu walikweli zene natibile kwa Muzii mwasilalanda sa Kabbe ya Mbowela mwasikiliti sa Zambezi viki yefelile. Mbututu nali ni bashemi bahae hane balika kusila nuka kuya mwa Zambia kuti kwakuyo leka lico, mukolo wabona walikonde

NKURENKURU – Musali wa lilimo zemashumi amane kasilisiñwi (41) uakalezwa kuli nabitelezwi nikubulawa ki muuna walilimo zemashumi amabeli kazelobañwi (29) kwamunzi wa Wini, mbowela wa Nkurenkuru mwasikiliti sa Kavango ya Wiko.

LUHONONO – Bayahi ba Luhonono mwa silalanda sa Kabbe ya Mutulo babilaezwa kitaba yakuli bana babona bane bailo pepelwa mwa Zambia, kakuli kwa Luhonono hakuna muzuzu wababali fakaufi nikupuluha, bahanelwa mapampili asipepo

WINDHOEK - Etosha Fishing Corporation asserted its position as a leading producer of quality canned fish products at the 6th Annual National Quality Awards hosted by the Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) in October. The company once again received top honours by winning three of the five large enterprise categories, including Company of the Year, Exporter of the Year and Product of the Year, a feat it managed in both 2015 and 2017.