Month: January 2024

The Oshana regional education directorate is busy placing Grade one, four, eight, and 11 learners who have not yet found placement at local schools. 

Acting //Kharas chief regional officer (CRO) Benedictus Diergaardt expressed confidence that the 2024 academic year will be one of growth, achievement and fulfilment for both educators and learners.

A Karibib family found itself reeling and grieving again after a contentious dispute with Osino Resources as the latter exhumed ancestral graves to pave the way for business. 

Irish firebrand politician and member of the European parliament, Michael Wallace has thrown his weight behind President Hage Geingob’s stern call for Germany to rethink its decision to support Israel in the genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) brought by South Africa. 

Landless People’s Movement (LPM) lawmaker Utaara Mootu is calling for the immediate dismissal of education minister Anna Nghipondoka for allegedly bringing the education sector to its knees.

The Zambezi health directorate has alerted Namibians travelling to neighbouring Zambia to take precautionary measures against the cholera outbreak, which continues to claim many lives and leave thousands hospitalised. 

A delegation from Sierra Leone which was on a study visit in Windhoek praised the country’s road network, even naming it the ‘Europe of Africa’ due to its good road management system. 

The Stampriet Aquifer Uranium Mining Committee is continuing to advocate for the interests of the local communities in the Omaheke region. 

Six of the 10 suspects detained in the recent multi-million-dollar fraud committed at Bank Windhoek’s Opuwo branch last Saturday were denied bail on Friday.

Auditor General (AG) Junias Kandjeke slapped the Nkurenkuru Town Council with an adverse audit opinion, as the financial statements do not give a fair reflection of its financial health and performance.