Month: March 2024

Last month, deputy governor of the Bank of Namibia Ebson Uanguta was seconded as interim managing director to the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor). 

T​​​​​​​he Electoral Commission of Namibia said for the institution to hold political parties accountable, the Electoral Act needs to be amended to give it the requisite powers.

The Kavango East Regional Council has distanced itself from a controversial tender which saw the education ministry splash N$528 000 for the procurement of 240 mattresses for a school in the region.

Executive director of the ministry of education Sanet Steenkamp said N$18.3 billion received in the 2024/2025 financial budget will enable extra teachers to be recruited to ensure the adequate number of educators are employed.

The Namibian Police destroyed cocaine worth an estimated N$206 million yesterday. The contraband was part of a consignment confiscated in June 2018 in Walvis Bay, and its disposal followed the finalisation of the court case.

Namibian Police chief Joseph Shikongo said no cases of robbery were reported while the nation was mourning president Hage Geingob last month.

Beneficiaries of social grants in Keetmanshoop welcomed their monthly increment of N$200 with mixed feelings after not receiving the major increase they had hoped for.   

THE convenor of World Non-Governmental Organisation Day, Ronny Dempers, says these institutions do not exist to acquire power or to make money but to uplift the societies they serve.

OTAVI Town Council has turned around its waste water management system, putting a stop to the overflow challenges that the town has faced over the years.