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No fraud at Nida, as yet – Jooste

6 days ago - 14 January 2021 | Government

OGONE TLHAGEWINDHOEKThree months after the Namibia Industrialisation Development Agency's (Nida) board was given the boot, fraud that may have been committed at the entity has not been discovered yet.This according to public enterprises minister Leon...

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Redforce resumes operations at Rundu

1 week ago - 08 January 2021 | Government

KENYA KAMBOWERUNDURedforce Debt Management this week resumed with its mission to recover over N$450 million owed to the cash-strapped Rundu town council.This is after the urban and rural development ministry last year failed to nullify...

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Vilho ducks N$200 million questions

1 week ago - 07 January 2021 | Government

KENYA KAMBOWERUNDUDefence minister Peter Vilho says he will not respond to accusations of corruption in the absence of any evidence.The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement has accused the retired army general of lining his pockets at...

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Bye introspection, hi resilience!

2 weeks ago - 04 January 2021 | Government

ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEK President Hage Geingob has declared 2021 as the ‘Year of Resilience’.He said in his New Year’s message last Thursday that 2020, which he declared as the ‘Year of...

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Year of Resilience: Here’s what’s up

2 weeks ago - 04 January 2021 | Government

Dr Hage Geingob The year 2020, which I had declared as the Year of Introspection, will go down as one of the most tumultuous in modern history. It is a year where...

Swapo members take key positions in Otavi town council

4 weeks ago - 23 December 2020 | Government

NAMPAOTAVIFive members of the Swapo Party have been appointed to key positions in the Otavi town council.Isaac !Hoaeb was sworn in as mayor, Frieda Mvula...

Parties team up in Okakarara council

4 weeks ago - 23 December 2020 | Government

NAMPAOKAKARARAThe Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) and National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) have teamed up to run the administrative affairs of the Okakarara town council.The newly...

Job extends olive branch to traffic offenders

4 weeks ago - 22 December 2020 | Government

JEMIMA BEUKESWINDHOEKWindhoek mayor Dr Job Amupanda yesterday announced that first-time traffic offenders will be granted an option to perform six hours of community service in...

New mayor cracks the whip

1 month - 16 December 2020 | Government

NAMPAWINDHOEKThe newly elected leadership of the Okahandja municipality will conduct audits to ascertain that councillors do not make the public office a haven for a...

Kantema bows out

1 month - 14 December 2020 | Government

KENYA KAMBOWERUNDUThe urban and rural development ministry's representative on the Rundu town council, Sebastian Kantema, says he is leaving the cash-strapped local authority on a...

Home affairs clarifies dress code

2 months ago - 18 November 2020 | Government

ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEK The ministry of home affairs has clarified recent confusion regarding a specified dress code when visiting its offices. Several complaints have been...

Botswana must observe international law – Geingob

2 months ago - 17 November 2020 | Government

STAFF REPORTER WINDHOEK As a member of the United Nations, Botswana has an obligation to observe...

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Hengari a liability – analyst

2 months ago - 16 November 2020 | Government

JEMIMA BEUKESWINDHOEKPolitical commentator Ndumba Kamwanyah has branded presidential press secretary Dr Alfredo Hengari a liability to the presidency and questioned whether President Hage Geingob has...

Demos against BDF killings 'pointless'...

2 months ago - 13 November 2020 | Government

STAFF REPORTERWINDHOEKPresidential spokesperson Dr Alfredo Hengari yesterday described demonstrations planned for today against the Botswana Defence Force's (BDF) killing of Namibians as "pointless, politicised and...

Namibia military 11th weakest in...

2 months ago - 11 November 2020 | Government

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEKNamibia possesses the 11th weakest military in the world, a drop of two places since last year's list.This is according to the 2020 Global...

National pride initiative launched

2 months ago - 09 November 2020 | Government

OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEKPresident Hage Geingob last week launched the Nationhood and National Pride programme, which will, among others, seek to enhance the...

Presidency officials use their perks

2 months ago - 06 November 2020 | Government

JEMIMA BEUKES WINDHOEKThe Office of the President has spent just over N$100 000...

Namibia is 'consumed by corruption'

2 months ago - 03 November 2020 | Government

JEMIMA BEUKES WINDHOEKLandless People's Movement (LPM) member of parliament Henny Seibeb has told the National Assembly (NA) that Namibia is consumed by corruption which has...

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