WINDHOEK – President Hage Geingob yesterday expressed hope that parliament would this year not face the challenge of lack of quorum, as he reiterated his call for politicians to account to the electorate.
Unam dismisses eight employees
WINDHOEK - The University of Namibia (Unam) has revealed it has dismissed eight of its employees since last year, resulting from various cases of theft under false pretence, fraud, corruption, maladministration, absenteeism, misrepresentation or breach of trust.
Swapo recalls defiant Rundu councillors
RUNDU – The ruling party Swapo yesterday swiftly swung the axe on three of its local authority councillors at Rundu who defied directives from its secretary general Sophia Shaningwa who, together with the politburo of its central committee, had given a directive for the status quo to remain.
A vow to remember Kooitjie, and to recover
WINDHOEK- A ceremony of religious worship to commemorate the life of a person, typically someone who has recently died, this is how the Oxford Living Dictionary defines a memorial service.
SPEC, CCN oppose legalisation of dagga
WINDHOEK - The Swapo Elders’ Council (SPEC) is singing from the same hymn book with the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) saying Namibia should not legalise dagga.
Saints starts title defence on a high note …thrilling action in hockey league
WINDHOEK - The opening fixtures of the 2019 Bank Windhoek National Indoor Hockey League took place this past weekend in Windhoek and it proved to be nothing but thrills and spills throughout the course of the first round.
Regional Shooting Competition gets underway with a bang
SWAKOPMUND - NHRSA recently held its first competition leg for the current season at Swakopmund in conjunction with the Outdoor Centre and Swakopmund Shooting Range, at the latter’s Shooting Range attracting a total of 102 entries.
Helen de Wee to head three FNB branches
WINDHOEK - “Taking our business to the next level by creating pockets of excellence and ensuring that our customer service and work standards distinguish us from the competitors and other service providers.”
Accommodation businesses hope to cash in on Valentine’s Day
WINDHOEK – As Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, it is not just florists and gift shops hoping to boost their revenue as a number of Namibian companies have decided to celebrate the day of love with their customers by offering enticing Valentine’s Day specials at reasonable prices.
Lilly Rukoro, embracing the Asian skies
WINDHOEK - There has been a lot of complaints about youth unemployment in Namibia and it has become a widely talked about issue. The unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.