Month: January 2023

Namibia finds itself in a precarious situation, where public debt has reached maximum levels, as government has been unsuccessful in abiding by its targets for public debt. 

President Hage Geingob yesterday cautioned a visiting European Union delegation that conflict benefits no one. 

The Samora Machel constituency councillor, Nestor Kalola, is asking government to establish a temporary school at Goreagab to accommodate 529 learners, who are at home, having failed to secure a place in a school for this year.

There is no provision in the Procurement Act that gives the head of state unfettered powers to cancel tender awards by the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN).

A school principal was relieved of her duties from the public service after the ministry of education discovered she forged a document in 2020. 

The correctional services chief has read the riot act to officers hoping to cash in on the recruitment of new officers or favouring acquaintances and family members after this paper received several complaints from the public and hopefuls.

Acknowledging Germany’s genocide of Namibians, European Union commissioners said while the dark past should not be forgotten, greater focus must be placed on the future. 

Attorney general Festus Mbandeka confirmed that his office is studying the matter in which activist Micheal Amushelelo demanded N$750 000 from the police for allegedly fracturing his humerus (the upper arm) bone when they arrested him two weeks ago.

The shortage of classrooms in the country remains one of the challenges confronting the education sector.