We woke up to the sad news of the passing of our late mother, grandmother and great grand-mother, Fredrika Goliath at the age of 83 on 13 January 2023 at home in Berseba.
Year: 2023
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Jaturua Katjitundu: The bull in a china shop
The phrase “the bull in a china shop” refers to a giant of a man who is, seemingly, slow but who can cause a lot of damage, just like a bull in a china shop. That was how Jaturua Katjitundu was; but much about that later.
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LEX SCRIPTA with Fedden Mainga Mukwata – Costs in the labour court: frivolous and vexatious conduct
Hangayika v Amazing Kids Private School Academy NALCMD (09 December 2022) – what constitutes frivolous and vexatious in terms of section 118 of the Labour Act 11 of 2007?
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Know your civil servant – Muvangua ensures public accountability
Metarere Muvangua is a senior auditor in the directorate of cash-based audits at the Auditor General’s office. He is responsible for the sound and effective functioning of government and ascertaining that the benefit of public funds reaches every corner of society.
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Kanyama’s ‘condom factory’ under wraps
Health tender magnate Shapwa Kanyama has refused this newspaper entry into his purported condom manufacturing factory, located in the Windhoek northern industrial area, citing privacy.
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Geingob blasts tender cancel calls
President Hage Geingob has come out guns blazing against calls for him to cancel a controversial N$650 million tender awarded to Amnics Trading to supply the health ministry with clinical products.
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Demonstrators bay for Shoprite managers’ blood
Emotions reached boiling point yesterday as protestors blocked the Sam Nujoma Avenue for two hours, demanding the dismissal of two managers of Shoprite, who allegedly bullied Fabiolla Zondjembo, resulting in her suicide last Wednesday in Walvis Bay.
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Isaacks demands preference for //Kharas residents
//Kharas Regional Council chairperson, Joseph Isaacks said people of the region should enjoy preference in all government projects and opportunities through affirmative action and equity this year.
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NHE workers vote to down tools
The National Housing Enterprise’s workers are expected to embark on industrial action to force the board and management meet their demands as the collective bargaining process has deadlocked.
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Flooded residents plead with City for help
Residents of Samora Machel constituency are demanding the City of Windhoek relocate them following heavy rains that damaged their properties over the weekend.