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New ID SMS notification service

1 month - 17 May 2021 | Ministries

STAFF REPORTER WINDHOEKThe public will in the future be notified via an SMS notification when their identity documents are ready for collection, which will alleviate some of the congestion at the...

Home affairs urges Mexican citizenship for Delgado-Lühl twins

1 month - 12 May 2021 | Ministries

JANA-MARI SMITH WINDHOEKThe home affairs ministry has issued a brown passport to Yona, the two-year-old son of Phillip Lühl and Guillermo Delgado, to allow...

No corruption at fisheries – Klazen

1 month - 06 May 2021 | Ministries

OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEKNew fisheries minister Derek Klazen says the ministry is not plagued with corruption, contrary to public opinion.He made the comment in a brief interview with Namibian Sun following his recent...

Kalumbi must explain – Venaani

2 months ago - 31 March 2021 | Ministries

JEMIMA BEUKESDr. Kalumbi Shangula’s recent trip to Switzerland has raised questions amid a recommendation by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Committee of Ministers of Health that virtual meetings must continue until the Covid-19 situation...

Fuel storage facility now in Namcor’s hands

2 months ago - 31 March 2021 | Ministries

OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEK The National Petroleum Commission of Namibia (Namcor) has officially taken over the operations of a N$5 billion-dollar national oil storage facility, its board chairperson Jenny Comalie announced. With the completion and operationalisation...

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Pendukeni did nothing at home affairs – Kapofi

2 months ago - 23 March 2021 | Ministries

STAFF REPORTER WINDHOEKHome affairs minister Frans Kapofi has hit out at critics who say he has rolled back on successes attained in...

Govt seeks DNA proof of twins’ paternity

2 months ago - 23 March 2021 | Ministries

JANA-MARI SMITH WINDHOEKHome affairs minister Frans Kapofi yesterday said his ministry being asked...

Judiciary wants N$1.9m worth of cellphones and other gadgets

3 months ago - 09 March 2021 | Ministries

MATHIAS HAUFIKU WINDHOEKThe Office of the Judiciary says its decision to budget N$1.85 million to procure communication gadgets and mobile services for its top brass...

Sioka in hot water over jailed children

3 months ago - 04 March 2021 | Ministries

JANA-MARI SMITH WINDHOEKThe clock is ticking for child welfare minister Doreen Sioka who has less than a month to present a...

We are trying our best – Shiimi

4 months ago - 04 February 2021 | Ministries

MATHIAS HAUFIKU WINDHOEKFinance minister Iipumbu Shiimi says government is trying its best to salvage the country’s teetering economy, despite claims it is...

High demand for free basic computer training in Kavango...

4 months ago - 02 February 2021 | Ministries

NAMPA RUNDU Over 1 000 youth interested in basic computer skills flocked to...

Defence blames August 26 workers for media leaks

5 months ago - 19 January 2021 | Ministries

Kenya Kambowe RUNDUThe defence ministry says allegations of corruption against defence minister Peter...

‘Bring us sex-for-jobs evidence’

7 months ago - 23 October 2020 | Ministries

Kenya Kambowe RUNDUEducation ministry executive director Sanet Steenkamp has urged those making allegations...

Covid kicks Shiimi in the...

8 months ago - 21 October 2020 | Ministries

OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEKThe Covid-19 pandemic has sucked government coffers dry and hit state revenue streams by nearly N$5 billion, thus exerting pressure...

Defence clarifies Chinese military presence...

9 months ago - 31 August 2020 | Ministries

NAMPA SWAKOPMUND Defence minister Peter Vilho has assured that interactions his ministry has in any sphere with the Chinese government are within the...

Customs in bid to outwit...

11 months ago - 29 June 2020 | Ministries

OGONE TLHAGEWINDHOEKThe directorate of customs in the finance ministry is making attempts to outwit clearing agents who avoid paying import duties by using product codes...

Defence pays N$300k to ghost...

11 months ago - 29 June 2020 | Ministries

NAMPAWINDHOEKThe defence ministry spent N$303 391 on a non-existing attaché purportedly posted to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), auditor-general (AG) Junias Kandjeke has found.This...

Youth unemployment plagues Nujoma

1 year - 15 June 2020 | Ministries

NAMPAWINDHOEKThe alarmingly high structural unemployment in Namibia, especially amongst young people, demands bold and targeted solutions. A new approach to employment creation is also required...