OKAKARARA – Ageing sewage infrastructure and a growing population are some of the contributing factors to Okakarara’s continuing sewer problems, which have now become an eyesore to residents. Planned and installed about 50 years ago, the town’s sewage system was initially designed to cater for 500 houses only. However, with the growing population and the...
Many Namibian consumers were yesterday given a reason to cheer after years of suffering from the financial stress of a high-interest rate environment. This is because the central bank reduced the repo rate to 7.50% from 7.75% for the first time since June 2022. Due to the decision made by the Bank of Namibia’s monetary...
WALVIS BAY – Seven people who were arrested last week in connection with the disappearance of Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) student Matheus Sheehama (24) have been charged with murder. The suspects are Sheehama’sgirlfriend Jessica Gaes (27), her brother Jimmy Gaeb (24), and Gaes’ ex-boyfriend Michael Awaseb (24). Others are Marvin Wapota (20),...
Mariental – Hardap governor Salomon April said they have put measures in place for his region to mitigate the effects of the drought the country is experiencing. “The country is facing its worst drought in a century, and the situation is alarming in that it has resulted in poor crop performance and rangeland conditions,” he...
OLUNO – A male correctional officer at Oluno Correctional Facility is under investigation for allegedly stealing a pig from the facility on Monday. The Commissioner General of the Namibian Correctional Service, Raphael Hamunyela confirmed the incident. The stolen pig was allegedly intended to be slaughtered for the inmates, or sold to the public togenerate income...
ONGWEDIVA – To address the shortage of classrooms, education minister Anna Nghipondoka on Friday announced that Oshakati South is amongst the areas where a new school is earmarked for this financial year. “Already yesterday, I sent another letter to the minister of finance to say that for this financial year, we still have other projects...
MARIENTAL – Deputy education minister Faustina Caley engaged principals and regional councillors at Mariental in the Hardap region. The engagement aimed to discuss the performance of schools and challenges across all three education circuits – Nauklift, Auob and #Oan//ob. Accompanied by Hardap governor Salomon April and member of Parliament Harald Kambrude, her visit covered a...
Windhoek High Court acting judge Collins Parker yesterday ruled that the social media posts Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda made in 2021 about deputy finance minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, are defamatory. Parker found that a post Amupanda placed on his social media account of an unknown woman clothed in jeans and a white t-shirt, accompanied by...
The ministry of education has revealed that recently-dismissed teacher Petrus Ndeulita, had a history of corporal punishment, which contributed to his dismissal. Ndeulita was dismissed following anincident in which he allegedly forced a grade seven learner to hold a chair over his head for an extended period. The learner eventually threw the chair away, and...
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