Month: March 2022

Communal land boards have successfully adjudicated 251 out of 276 communal land appeal cases since the Communal Land Reform Act of 2002 was operationalised in 2003.

The Katutura Magistrate’s Court has strongly advised suspects accused of working in cahoots with a former prosecutor to fraudulently scam the office of the Judiciary in witness fees to sort out their legal representation.

The ministry of home affairs has given foreign students another month to apply for study permits.

The trial of a woman accused of dumping her dead infant after giving birth will only be heard next year. 

Frustrated City of Windhoek councillors are demanding that a progress report on the recruitment of the new CEO be submitted in the next council meeting, scheduled for the end of this month. 

National Unity Democratic Organisation parliamentarian Josef Kauandenge has expressed dismay at what he describes as meagre salaries paid to local authority councillors, saying it deters them from performing their work effectively. 

A young chef from Walvis Bay says she was fired from her job after she got shocked by an electrical pot that left her with several medical complications, including seizures. 

The Electricity Control Board (ECB) is at an advanced stage of establishing middleman-like regional electricity distribution (REDs) companies for southern and central Namibia, its latest report shows.

A judge has freed two men accused of theft, alternatively possession of uncut diamonds and one count of conspiracy to commit an offence to bring to an end a saga that lasted over a decade. 

The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) has officially appointed seasoned sport administrator John Heynes as its new chief executive officer with effect from 14 March on a five-year contract.