Women struggle to make Parliament impact
By Eliaser Ndeyanale THE National Council has only 10 female Members of Parliaments (MPs) out of 42 legislators who were elected to the house of review following last month’s regional council and local...
View ArticleMichelle McLean Children’s Trust court drama continues
By Donna Collins TWO legal giants will be going head on into a High Court trial battle which commences on March 22 2016, where former Miss Universe Michelle McLean-Bailey and former executive director...
View ArticleNepotism scandal rocks Namcor
By Marianne Nghidengwa THE board of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) is reportedly trying to sweep under the carpet a case in which one of its Director and Executive for Strategic...
View ArticleCops swindle British couple of 15k Pounds
By Confidente Reporter TWO City Police officers allegedly swindled a British couple of 15 000 British pounds (N$300 000) in a botched diamond deal in Windhoek last week. The two officers, Engelman...
View ArticlePolice Chief beds subordinate’s wife
By Marianne Nghidengwa A Tsumeb Namibian Police Chief Inspector, Beaven Kaiko, is reportedly embroiled in an adulterous relationship with his subordinate Johannes Kautondokwa’s wife, Secilia Mushimba...
View ArticleAlleged fraudster seeks First Daughter’s hand in marriage
By Faith Haushona-Kavamba THE Confidénte has reliably learned that alleged notorious fraudster Congolese national Mark Ode Mubalama has been courting Nangula Geingos with the intention to marry...
View ArticleCabinet extends BIPA board’s office term
By Eliaser Ndeyanale CABINET has approved the extension of the term of office of the board of directors of the Business Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) by another two years. BIPA is an...
View ArticleNew mayor pledges to build on work of predecessors
By Confidente Reporter NEWLY elected mayor of Outjo, councillor Marius Sheya, has pledged to carry on the work of his predecessors to further strengthen the operations of the town. FOR FULL STORY GET A...
View ArticleNdeitunga warns Namibians against joining ISIS
By Confidente Reporter NAMPOL Inspector General, Sebastian Ndeitunga, has warned in strongest terms Namibians to avoid joining terrorist groups such as the Islamic State (ISIS). FOR FULL STORY GET A...
View ArticleNAMCOR investigates executive over nepotism saga
By Confidente Reporter THE board of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has launched investigations into a case in which its Executive for Strategic Finance and EXCO member, Akua...
View ArticleNampol on high alert over planned Kavango demo
By Confidente Reporter THE Namibian Police says it is on high alert and is ready to deal with any disturbances that might arise during the planned demonstration protesting alleged alienation of the two...
View ArticleOver 450 retrenched in 3 months
…69 companies affected By Marianne Nghidengwa A total 453 workers were retrenched between June and September this year, documents from the Labour Commissioner’s office reveal. The retrenchments which...
View ArticleN$2 million for Cabinet Secretary’s office
By Eliaser Ndeyanale GOVERNMENT has allocated N$2 million towards the refurbishment of the office of Cabinet Secretary George Simataa, a recent Tender bulletin revealed. FOR FULL STORY GET A HARD COPY
View Article‘We are tired of being used as voting cows’
… Kavango traditional leaders tell government … As they issue GRN with ultimatum By Confidente Reporter IN what appears by all accounts to be the most notable protest by one of Namibia’s largest...
View ArticleBy Faith Haushona-Kavamba
WHAT in the name of all that is unholy is ‘FOMO’ and whose brilliant idea was it to make it one of the most trending words/abbreviations of 2015?I have often said that I was either born a couple of...
View ArticleHAWK EYE
THIS year was by all accounts a good year for Namibian sports. The sportsmen and women have really gone the extra mile to provide entertainment and ensure bright smiles on the faces of thousands of...
View ArticleInstalment credit balloons …As debt continues to steadily grow
By Hilary Mare WITH corporate debt having grown by 19.79 percent y-o-y to N$32.61 billion at the end of November, the biggest contributor to corporate debt remains the instalment credit category which...
View ArticlePassengers stranded as bus drivers refuse to cooperate with police
By Hileni Nembwaya MANY holidaymakers who spent their festive season in the north are stranded at various bus terminals and police roadblocks after bus drivers refuse to charge the normal required long...
View ArticleChristian school cheats teachers
By Faith Haushona-Kavamba TEACHERS at the Highlands Christian School in Windhoek have accused the management of the school of cheating them of their bonuses and salaries. FOR FULL STORY GET A HARD COPY
View ArticleLoad shedding becomes a reality in Omusati
By Eliaser Ndeyanale LOAD shedding has become a regular occurrence across towns, villages and settlements in the Omusati regions since October last year, this without explanation from power supply...
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