UNAM sticks to its guns
By Eliaser Ndeyanale THE University of Namibia (UNAM) is sticking to its demand that local students will only be allowed to register if they pay the compulsory minimum registration fee of N$2 000, and...
View ArticleKLM expose shocking airport security loopholes
By Hilary Mare KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is reconsidering its continuation of flight operations to Namibia, due to a lack of improvement in security performance by Namibian authorities and the...
View ArticleBoN awards bursaries to undergraduate students
By Confidente Reporter THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) has awarded eight bursaries to undergraduate students. This is part of the bank’s corporate social investment and responsibility policy initiatives....
View ArticleAochamub poised to become acting NAC CEO
By Business Reporter THE Board of Directors of the Namibia Airports Company Ltd (NAC) is currently awaiting confirmation of the approval of the appointment of Albertus Aochamub as acting chief...
View ArticleNamdeb workers worried over back pay millions
… As cash-strapped miner begins voluntary retrenchment exercise By Elvis Muraranganda NAMDEB’S workforce has been thrown into a panic, amid a voluntary retrenchment exercise, and the company owing...
View ArticleHaval H6 C leads Chinese charge
In reputations we trust. Customers are willing to pay top dollar for car brands that have paid their dues over the years, and they tend to view newcomers with suspicion. Especially if those newcomers...
View ArticleFemale teacher caught in schoolboy sex tryst
… Probe launched into whether schoolboy fathered her baby By Eliaser Ndeyanale and Marianne Nghidengwa SEXUAL relationships between female teachers and schoolboys are on the increase, an investigation...
View ArticleAakalimo yo mOndangwa taya indilwa ya fute iifuta ya muni
Ku Hileni Nembwaya OM U NA M B E L EWA omukuluntu melelo lyoondoolopa yaNdangwa omusamane Ismael Namugongo oti indile kaakalimo ayehe yomondoolopa ndjoka mboka inaya futa iigandjwa yo komwedhi...
View ArticleSPYL outraged by salary deductions for loo visits
… Condemns actions of Checkers Maerua Mall management By Confidente Reporter A shocked Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has condemned the actions of the Maerua Mall Checkers management that sees...
View ArticleTax-dodgers show govt the middle-finger
… Only N$57.3m collected out of N$4.8bn during second amnesty period By Patience Nyangove A measly N$57.3 million has been collected so far during the second tax amnesty period, out of a principle...
View ArticleMinisters must pay back S&Ts – Schlettwein
… Geingob imposes month-long international travel ban By Elvis Muraranganda Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein says that any ministers, deputy ministers and other political office-bearers, who had...
View ArticleEpidemic expert jets-in over Hepatitis E
By Confidente Reporter AN international scientist and epidemiologist, Thomas Handzel will make a brief visit to Namibia to advise how Namibia can best respond to the Hepatitis E outbreak, which has...
View ArticleBeing vegetarian
A vegetarian does not eat meat or fish, but there are different types of vegetarian. Some consume eggs and dairy products, while the strictest kind, vegans, eat no animal produce at all, including...
View ArticleNWR champions cross-border tourism
By Confidente Reporter THE Namibian Wildlife Resort (NWR) has taken a leading role in facilitating cross-border tourism products that are now profitable and branded, while having a direct and positive...
View ArticleFree cabinet from negative energy
THE dismissal of former cabinet ministers, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana and Jerry Ekandjo, last week, signalled that President Hage Geingob edges closer to a full redress of the current policy...
View ArticleANC’s days of confusion, tension and desperation
By Stephen Grootes THE political conflict between President Jacob Zuma and the party he professed undying love for, is reaching new levels of confusion. While the National Working Committee spent...
View ArticleWalvis Bay logistic hub near completion
By Alwonia Izaaks THE N$4.2 billion Walvis Bay logistic hub funded by the African Development Bank has reached 76 percent of its completion stage and is scheduled to be completely finalised by end of...
View ArticleMeat Board registers over 24k producers
By Business Reporter A total of 24 456 livestock producers were registered under the database of the Meat Board of Namibia for the period January to December 2017 during a registration exercise...
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