Tsumeb is landlocked with no means of expansion as it is surrounded by farms and land belonging to local mines.
Year: 2020
Mayor eliminated from poll contest
The mayor of Ongwediva Angelina Angula as well as a member of the management committee Maria Kavalela will not be contesting for this year’s local authority elections
ECN briefs parties on nomination process
In November, Namibians are heading to the polls to elect new regional council and local authority leaders despite fears of the global coronavirus
MTC, police offer N$160 000 bounty for wanted suspects
The bounty is for the whereabouts of suspects who raped a 12-year-old girl in the presence of her mother
Teaching suspended at school hit by Covid
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday announced that of the 88 new positive cases in the country, 38 were all reported at the Nehale school.
Swapo councillor loses in primary vote
One of the longest serving Swapo regional councillors has failed to make the cut following a highly contested ruling party primary election in the //Kharas region last weekend.
ACC investigator loses legal battle over promotion
She then struck the matter from the court roll and ordered that Masule pays legal fees for the proceedings.
Kandjii’s case withdrawn over missing docket
Mpule had informed the court she never received the docket after the case was transferred to their court from the A-court for trial.
BIG could cost up to N$13 billion
A proposed universal Basic Income Grant (BIG) for every Namibian can only be sustainably implemented if government finds the funds for the initiative from existing sources, as the country cannot afford to increase either the budget deficit or its public debt.
Major hockey events postponed
The Indoor Africa Cup tournament serves as a qualifier for the World Cup that was set to be held in Belgium in February 2021.