Month: June 2024

Namibia’s oldest political party Swanu, through its secretary general Ngaijake Tjikuzu, has distanced itself from a call made by party member Tangeni Iijambo this week in parliament to investigate the death of late president Hage Geingob.

A truck driver from the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has resigned amid an investigation into the disappearance of over N$1 million worth of fuel from the company’s storage facility in Walvis Bay.

Independent economist Robin Sherbourne said one of the possible reforms for Namwater is to maintain State ownership but to encourage private water desalination to boost bulk water supply.

Constituency councillors from the hunger-hit Omaheke region have come up with mechanisms to solve the problem. 

Reflecting on his close-knit friendship traversing four decades with the late Hage Geingob, defence minister Frans Kapofi says rekindling relations between Geingob and the late Hidipo Hamutenya and Theo-Ben Gurirab remains one of his proudest moments. 

The Otjozondjupa directorate of education last week held its 2024 school opening conference here to take stock of the region’s performance last year and devise ways on how to improve this year.

The UNAM/Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT) programme began late last month with school excursions in Windhoek to provide hands-on astronomical education and inspire young minds in the field of astrophysics and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

Debmarine Namibia demonstrated its commitment to Green Leaves Primary School and welfare by donating food parcels aimed at spreading love and addressing food insecurity. 

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Maria van der Berg, a Control Administrative Officer in the Office of the Auditor General, is one of the nation’s unsung heroines who has so far devoted 35 years to serving in the public sector.