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Defence grilled over unapproved weapons purchase

1 month - 01 December 2021 | Ministries

JEMIMA BEUKES WINDHOEKThe defence ministry has bought, without Treasury approval, weapons worth N$5 million from its own ammunition manufacturing company, Ndilimani Pyrotechnics Industries (NPI), which has since been deregistered.Before its deregistration,...

‘Ghost’ defence attachés unmasked

2 months ago - 26 October 2021 | Ministries

STAFF REPORTER WINDHOEKThe defence ministry finds itself in hot water after it was found that money meant for defence attachés was spent – despite...

Tweya raps agri ministry over knuckles

3 months ago - 20 October 2021 | Ministries

OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEKFormer trade minister and chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources Tjekero Tweya this week tore into the agriculture ministry’s failure to keep proper records on the land...

Sioka failed children – Smit

3 months ago - 06 October 2021 | Ministries

JEMIMA BEUKES WINDHOEKGender minister Doreen Sioka has come under fire for allegedly failing the Namibian child, who is subjected to gross sexual abuse,...

Ombudsman blasts Utoni

3 months ago - 05 October 2021 | Ministries

ESTER KAMATI AND JEMIMA BEUKES WINDHOEK The Ombudsman has accused labour minister Utoni Nujoma of abusing his powers as minister by appointing Kylikki Sihlala as deputy labour commissioner.In a letter to the...

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Home affairs ministry warns public against passport message

3 months ago - 05 October 2021 | Ministries

NAMPA WINDHOEKHome affairs ministry executive director Ettienne Maritz has warned members of the public not to respond to an SMS message...

Alweendo tells mines to procure locally

4 months ago - 07 September 2021 | Ministries

OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEK Mines minister Tom Alweendo says mining companies should make greater effort to procure goods and services locally.He made the...

Trade ministry accused of slow service delivery

5 months ago - 19 August 2021 | Ministries

OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEKSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) accused trade and industrialisation ministry of being slow when it comes to issuing good standing...

Exodus at treasury

6 months ago - 06 July 2021 | Ministries

MATHIAS HAUFIKUWINDHOEKThree senior officials at the finance ministry have resigned and will leave the ministry at the end of this month.Long-serving executive director Ericah Shafudah...

New ID SMS notification service

8 months ago - 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...

Home affairs urges Mexican citizenship for Delgado-Lühl twins

8 months ago - 12 May 2021 | Ministries

JANA-MARI SMITH WINDHOEKThe home affairs ministry has issued a brown passport to Yona, the...

No corruption at fisheries – Klazen

8 months ago - 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...

Fuel storage facility now in...

9 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...

Pendukeni did nothing at home...

10 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...

10 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...

10 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...

10 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...

11 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...