The University of Namibia’s School of Medicine can take in only 80 new students in a year, the school’s associate dean, Fillemon Amaambo, said on Monday. Amaambo said this was a decision taken by the regulatory authority to ensure quality learning and training at the school. “The decision to admit 80 students per intake, including […]
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Evidence heard in a bail application by former minister of fisheries and marine resources Bernhard Esau and his son-in-law Tamson Hatuikulipi in July last year showed that the state appears to have a strong case against them, a judge concluded in a judgement delivered in the Windhoek High Court on Friday. Magistrate Duard Kesslau’s finding […]
The Anti-Corruption Commission needs N$30 million in additional funding in the financial year starting April to execute key investigations, such as the Fishrot scandal, or else it will be forced not to investigate some aspects of it. The director general of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Paulus Noa, said this in an interview with The Namibian […]
The hopes of former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau and his son-in-law Tamson Hatuikulipi to be released on bail were squashed on Friday when High Court judges of appeal dismissed their application. Acting judges Herman January and Marlene Tommasi concluded that lower court magistrate Erich Kesslau did not misdirect himself when he refused Esau and Hatuikulipi […]
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Namibia: Heavy Hailstorm Destroys Crops
Pensioner Frieda Nahambo from Okashana Kemanya in Eengodi constituency of Oshikoto region was left devastated by a hailstorm that left behind a trail of destruction to her crops. The 60-year-old Nahambo said, last week Friday afternoon, while working in her field, she saw a black cloud hovering above her homestead. She felt a few raindrops […]
An outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Eiseb in the Otjombinde constituency, Omaheke Region was recently announced by the Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS). The disease was first detected at Otjiuapehuri village on 12 February and so far, a total of 31 head of cattle from 10 various homesteads have been affected, Chief Veterinarian […]
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Namibia: Mirco Bids Kalomoh Farewell
The international relations ministry on Friday bade farewell to special advisor on foreign affairs and renowned diplomat Tuliameni Kalomoh, who retired from that role. International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah thanked Kalomoh for his invaluable contribution, saying his dedicated support and creative mind ensured growth and success of the ministry. Kalomoh was appointed special advisor to […]
Two teenagers died on Saturday night after the car they were in was involved in an accident while travelling with their fellow soccer teammates from Swakopmund to Henties Bay. Confirming the tragic accident, crime investigations coordinator for the Erongo region Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu said a white Ford single-cab bakkie in which the team was […]
Tura Magic was crowned the champions of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Women’s Super League Cup after defeating Galz & Goals 1-0 in an entertaining final played at the NFA Techincal Centre on Saturday. Magic had been free-scoring all campaign but faced a tough nut to crack in Galz and in the end, it was […]
The domestic economy is expected to recover to a growth rate of 2.7% in 2021, from a deep contraction of 7.3 % in 2020, the Bank of Namibia said in their Economic Outlook update for February. According to the central bank the domestic economy is projected to grow by 2.7% and 3.3% in 2021 and […]
President Hage Geingob reportedly met a potential investor for an ambitious desalination project which could be implemented as a partnership between Namibia and Botswana. The meeting took place at State House on Thursday during Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi’s visit to Namibia. Masisi was in Namibia for a one-day “working visit”. The details of the meeting […]
The ombudsman and the Khorixas Constituency Youth Forum want an interdict that would set aside and terminate a Cabinet decision that directed that certain jobs be reserved for children of the liberation struggle and for them to be employed without going through the recruitment process as required by law. In an affidavit, Ombudsman John Walters […]
Omuthiya — Being isolated in hostel facilities for long periods has seemingly caused mental and anxiety issues for Oshikoto learners who have contracted Covid-19. Learners at Uukule Secondary School say they become mentally exhausted and anxious while in isolation. The Oshikoto region has seen over 400 learners testing positive for Covid-19, leading to the suspension […]
THE Ministry of Trade and Industrialisation has closed down the NamBizOne portal, which was launched to improve Namibia’s investment attractiveness and ranking on the World Bank’s ease of doing business index. The website was launched in 2017 and was operational for a year only. It was developed by the government of Singapore for free in […]
Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda posted on social media yesterday that ministry staff should ask their bosses to pay the City of Windhoek their debts of millions so they could be reunited with their lunch boxes. This was after a government ministry employee had posted that his lunch box, wallet and car keys were locked in […]
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Namibia: Pace-Setters Clash At Wanderers
The cricket title race is evenly poised between the front-runners Wanderers and WHS Old Boys, who meet at the Wanderers ground tomorrow. Wanderers have dominated cricket in Namibia for the past decade, winning the title seven times in ten years, but in recent years Old Boys have started to threaten their supremacy. They won the […]
The President HE Dr. Hage Geingob and Botswana’s Mokgweetsi Masisi this week discussed within the framework of a win-win partnership, matters of mutual concern for the two countries during a one-day working visit in Windhoek. The two discussed the areas of water infrastructure and sustainable development, Namibia’s presidency said in a statement. Furthermore, the two […]
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Namibia: N$2m Left of Covid-19 Budget
Only N$2 million is left of the government’s Covid-19 budget, although the health ministry maintains funding is available for the vaccine rollout. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the finance ministry made available N$727 million specifically to fight the pandemic, and to date, the ministry only has 0,3% of the total funds […]